Eure river in Chartres
by RicardMN Photography
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Eure river in Chartres
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RicardMN Photography
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Chartres is a commune and capital of the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. It is built on a hill on the left bank of the Eure River. Its renowned medieval cathedral is at the top of the hill, and its two spires are visible from miles away across the flat surrounding lands. To the south-east stretches the fruitful plain of Beauce, the "granary of France", of which the town is the commercial centre.
The Eure River, which at this point divides into three branches, is crossed by several bridges, some of them ancient, and is fringed in places by remains of the old fortifications, of which the Porte Guillaume (14th century), a gateway flanked by towers, is the most complete specimen.
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July 24th, 2013
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