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Maison de George Sand, Nohant

France Indre Montgivray

Maison de George Sand, Nohant
Photo: Manfred Heyde, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The country house where the writer George Sand lived and wrote, and where she welcomed Chopin, Delacroix, Liszt, Flaubert and Balzac. The rooms are kept as she knew them, including her puppet theatre and the table laid for guests.


The garden, where she is buried, and the Romanesque church of Vic with its frescoes nearby complete the visit.

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