The director takes us to a trip to the castles of the Loire; from the fortresses bold of the Middle-Ages-Chinon (which was destroyed by Richelieu) Langeais, Angers-to the exquisite Châteaux Renaissance (Chenonceaux: the Dames' castle, Azay-Le Rideau and its reflection in the river Indre, Cheverny and its gardens "A la Française"), not forgetting the castles which came between such as Amboise and Blois. Varda ends her trip to the Loire in a less famous mysterious castle.—dbdumonteil