" The Palace of the Popes 226 XXXIV. Villeneuve-lès-Avignon 230 XXXV. Vaucluse 235 XXXVI. Orange 243 XXXVII. Macon 249 XXXVIII. Bourg-en-Bresse 254 The Church at Brou 255 XXXIX. Beaune 262 XL. Dijon 267 [Illustration] [Illustration] List of Illustrations Nîmes: the Garden (_Photogravure_) _Frontispiece_ Tours: the House of Balzac _To face page_ 8 Tours: the Cathedral (_Photogravure_) " 14 Tours: the Towers of St. Martin " 18 Blois (_Photogravure_) " 26 Blois: the Château " 28 Chambord " 38 Amboise: the Château " 48 Chenonceaux (_Photogravure_) " 56 Azay-le-Rideau " 64 Loches " 72 Loches: the Church " 74 Bourges: the House of Jacques Coeur (_Photogravure_) " 86 Bourges: Doorway, House of Jacques Coeur " 90 Bourges: the Cathedral (West Front) " 92 Le Mans: the Cathedral " 98 Angers: Old Timbered Houses " 104 La Rochelle " 118 La Rochelle: the Hôtel de Ville (_Photogravure_) " 120 Poitiers: Church of St. Radegonde (_Photogravure_) " 126 Bordeaux: the Quay (_Photogravure_) _To face page_ 134 Toulouse: St. Sernin (the Transept) " 146 Toulouse: the Garonne (_Photogravure_) " 148 Carcassonne " 158 Carcassonne (another View) " 160 Narbonne: the Washing Place " 166 Narbonne: the Cathedral and Hôtel de Ville (_Photogravure_) " 168 The Pont du Gard " 180 Aigues-Mortes " 186 Nîmes: the Cathedral " 190