Sunday 16th September
Destination Sancerre today as we have been told that it is well worth visiting.
Once again a beautiful day clear blue sky and quite warm. Decided to drive through St Fargeau and past Guedelon where we visited yesterday so we could stop at the Poterie de la Batisse hoping that it might be open today as yesterday it was all closed up.
No luck today either, still all closed up. Continued on through Cosne-Cours-s-Loire to Sancerre after enjoying our usual cup of morning coffee.
Just fantastic scenery, in fact stunning, vineyards, acres and acres of vines growing on hillsides, chateaus, history everywhere stopping to take numerous photos.
In Sancerre we sought out the tourist bureau to pick up our walking map. All very organised here, as it’s a tourist town. Following the red line through the narrow street and stopping at the numbered locations with information plaques in English as well provided us with all the history details of the buildings and events that has unfolded over the many centuries. (The web site is very interesting)
We climbed and climbed up the only remaining tower (our des Fiefs) from the ancient city wall. It gave us a fantastic view of the town and the surrounding vineyards.
Home at 5pm after a very enjoyable day. We watered the garden and then sat outside having our evening drink to watch the sun setting over the farm fields that surround Les Toulerons.
Destination Sancerre today as we have been told that it is well worth visiting.
Once again a beautiful day clear blue sky and quite warm. Decided to drive through St Fargeau and past Guedelon where we visited yesterday so we could stop at the Poterie de la Batisse hoping that it might be open today as yesterday it was all closed up.
No luck today either, still all closed up. Continued on through Cosne-Cours-s-Loire to Sancerre after enjoying our usual cup of morning coffee.
Just fantastic scenery, in fact stunning, vineyards, acres and acres of vines growing on hillsides, chateaus, history everywhere stopping to take numerous photos.
In Sancerre we sought out the tourist bureau to pick up our walking map. All very organised here, as it’s a tourist town. Following the red line through the narrow street and stopping at the numbered locations with information plaques in English as well provided us with all the history details of the buildings and events that has unfolded over the many centuries. (The web site is very interesting)
We climbed and climbed up the only remaining tower (our des Fiefs) from the ancient city wall. It gave us a fantastic view of the town and the surrounding vineyards.
Home at 5pm after a very enjoyable day. We watered the garden and then sat outside having our evening drink to watch the sun setting over the farm fields that surround Les Toulerons.
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