Musee Rabelais
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La deviniere, a country cottage and the birthplace of François Rabelais, is situated near Chinon (7 kms) in a village called Seuilly. The french writer used this place and surrounding lanscapes as the natural setting for a family of giants. The museum traces the life of rabelais : writer, doctor, humanist during a period called la Renaissance.