Product details the picturesque town of dreux 60 miles west of paris quietly entered history in 1821 when victor hugo won the hand of his beloved there another century and a half would pass before the town made history again but this time there was nothing quiet about it. A small city in france book read 3 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers the picturesque town of dreux 60 miles west of paris quietl. Population 509 giverny is a small village on the border of normandy most famous for being the site of claude monets cherished riverside house and garden both of which are open to the public . Amboise is one of those beautiful french towns that you fall in love with in an instant this small town in the central frances loire valley was home to king charles the viii and even to the great leonardo da vinci himself there are plenty of places to see in and around this beautiful town