Chanceaux-près-Loches is an enchanting little hamlet in the middle of the woods to the west of Loches. Although well worth a visit at any time, it holds two major festivals in August – Les Peintres à Chanceaux (14th-16th August 2009 from 10.00-19.00) and La Forêt des Livres (30th August 2009 from 10.00-22.00). This year is the 24th edition of Les Peintres and the 14th of La Forêt.
There is a mural (La Fresque des Écrivains) featuring France's most famous writers on the outside wall of the Pavillon des Chasseurs. It was painted by Armand Langlois between 2003 and 2008.
François Rabelais and Ronsard
Leonardo da Vinci
Réné Decartes: I think – therefore I must be Descartes!
Honoré de Balzac
Marcel Proust
Leonardo da Vinci
Réné Decartes: I think – therefore I must be Descartes!
Honoré de Balzac
Marcel Proust