la Vallee troglodytique des Goupillieres

Loire valley cycle, day 5 - Azay-le-Rideau to Loches

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September 10th 2008
Again, early morning mist from the river, but with the army of ducks laughed their taps around 7 am, I was out of bed by 8 am, with enough time to enjoy the quiet and the misty reflections on the river. Our first stop was to La Vallee Troglodytique des Goupillieres, a small collection of dwellings and farms discovered by the proprietor, Louis-Marie Chardon, as a child. He had since converted the c ... read more

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