François Rabelais room

Comfortable room with air-conditioning
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Description

This guest room is 30 m² and is on the second floor. It has a sitting area and a desk.  You will be surprised by the open-plan bathroom with its old-fashioned bathtub and two washbasins. A Japanese blind separates the bathroom from the bedroom if you prefer.

A window with an east-facing view over the immensity of the vineyards lets you enjoy sunrises over the vines. The other window opens south towards the garden and the village centre, with a beautiful view of the village church.

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François Rabelais

François Rabelais (1494–1553) was a French Renaissance writer, physician, priest and humanist, best known for Gargantua and Pantagruel, a satirical series of novels. His works celebrated knowledge, freedom, and human potential, embodying the spirit of the Renaissance.  Rabelais used grotesque humour and rich language to mock religious hypocrisy, authority, and outdated traditions. Though controversial, his influence on literature was profound, inspiring later writers like Swift and Voltaire. His legacy endures in the term “Rabelaisian,” describing bawdy, exuberant humour mixed with deep intellectual insight.

His birthplace, La Devinière is in Seuilly near Chinon, which can be visited today is only 24km from La Dixmeresse.