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The Loir Valley (with Gastronomic Sunday Lunch at Le Cheval Blanc)
Link to Maps of the Pilgrimage Roads of France
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One branch of the via Turonensis, the pilgrim's road to Santiago de Compostela from Paris, followed the Loir River Valley (not the same as the Loire River Valley - that's bigger and a bit further south) for a lot of the way from Chartres to Tours. Here are links to photos of a couple of the churches the pilgrims would have visited. The Vendome tourist people list over 20 churches in the area with frescos, but we rather think that most of these are fragmentary or modern and that the two below - which happen to be close to each other - are the best for simple beauty and getting a feel for what it was like when churches were painted, which they all were.
There is a third chapel that is also said to be worth a visit - St-Gilles in Montoire - but we could not find it ! It was in a rail car parked near Montoire that Hitler met with Maréchal Pétain on 24 October 1940, as a result of which the French government of Pétain committed to collaborate with the Nazis.
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THE CHURCH OF ST-GENEST, LAVARDIN
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THE LITTLE PILGRIMAGE CHURCH OF ST-JACQUES DES GUÉRETS
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AND ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RIVER LOIR, MICHEL COYAULT, CHEF GASTRONOMIQUE, GREETS SUNDAY LUNCH GUESTS AT THE WHITE HORSE (WHICH IS ALSO A HOTEL)
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Cheval Blanc - Restaurant
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Cheval Blanc - some little hot and cold appetizers to go with the aperitif
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Cheval Blanc - Le Bloc
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Cheval Blanc - scallop mousse with lobster sauce
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