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Dreams of the GR3 Saumur – Orleans

January 4, 2010 By Almis Simans

Saumur on the Loire River, France .Feb 11 – Tuesday (some years ago) REIMS, FRANCE I plan to walk from Saumur to Orleans along the GR3 Trail. A big hearty breakfast and off to the station. Ten minutes before the train pulls out – a bomb scare. The police arrive, but don’t find anything. I miss my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Walking Experiences Tagged With: Chinon, France, GR3 Trail, loire valley, Reims, Saumur, thermal gloves

Fromage de Chèvre – Goat Cheeses from the Loire Valley

July 4, 2009 By Helen Page

Fromage de Chèvre - a must try on your Loire Valley Holiday: The Loire Valley, with its fertile soil, has an abundance of orchards growing apples and pears.  Strawberries and asparagus also grow well here - asparagus, it seems, particularly love the sandy soil of the banks of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: chabichou du poitou, goat's cheese, goat's milk cheese, holiday in the loire valley, loire valley, loire valley holidays, poitou charentes

Food in Western France

May 23, 2009 By Tony Page

Food in Western France: a brief gastronomical tour! Normandy; Brittany; the Loire Valley. Rouen; Caen; Bayeux; Cherbourg; Mont-St-Michel; St Malo; Rennes; Nantes; Angers; Tours; Saumur; Vouvray; Amboise; Le Mans; Chartres; Orleans. Food in Western France will get you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: belon oysters, Brittany, Calfedpotfe, camembert, crepes, crepes suzette, galettes, Loire, loire valley, Mont St Michel, Muscadet, Normandy, Pouilly-fume, rilettes, salt meadow, Sancerre, vouvray, western france

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