Along France's river of romance: . ¥M^ If-^ Montjean stands its noble church. On the opposite bank across abroad plain can be seen the grey, ivy-covered towersand ramparts of the castle of Champtoce, mentionedearlier. Looking further down the river, now become avast sheet of water with already something of thecharacter of an estuary, you notice the thin, frailsuspension bridge, and further on the white houses ofIngrandes, a town noted for its wines, which marks theboundary between Anjou and Brittany. The shipping 288 THE LOIRE here increases, and strings of barges are met withsHnking downstrea
Along France's river of romance: . ¥M^ If-^ Montjean stands its noble church. On the opposite bank across abroad plain can be seen the grey, ivy-covered towersand ramparts of the castle of Champtoce, mentionedearlier. Looking further down the river, now become avast sheet of water with already something of thecharacter of an estuary, you notice the thin, frailsuspension bridge, and further on the white houses ofIngrandes, a town noted for its wines, which marks theboundary between Anjou and Brittany. The shipping 288 THE LOIRE here increases, and strings of barges are met withsHnking downstream to Nantes. Below Ingrandes theriver separates itself into many channels divided byislands, bordered by lines of willows and osiers, whichare highly cultivated. Each group of islands is suc-ceeded by a broad and peaceful reach. Some miles below Ingrandes rises a steep hill, on theleft bank, covered with red roofs surrounding a hightower topped by a spherical dome, the whole set in agreen frame of trees. This is the interesting v
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