Friday, 5 October 2018

2018 Sancerre road-trip part I...picnic lunch and a 'beau detour'.


Travelling from our homes here in Southern Touraine over to Sancerre for a bit of wine tasting, we have many opportunities to take in new places to visit, for this trip Liz had suggested Mehun-sur-Yèvre at the gateway to the Sologne. It is listed as one of ‘Les plus beaux detours de France’, which is always a good point of reference. John who was our navigator for the trip ( he has sat-nav ) had identified a good spot for us to stop and have our picnic lunch – the ‘Jardins du duc Jean de Berry’in the centre of town, which proved to be an excellent choice.


Covering an area of ​​about 3 hectares, in the heart of the town, the gardens are actually crossed by two rivers the Yèvre and Annain. They have been allowed to meander indiscriminately to create little  islands accessed by a series of bridges which make for a very pleasant walk


The backdrop to the gardens are the impressive towers of the former chateau of 'Duc Jean de Berry' and the imposing Notre Dame church.



After a hearty lunch to which everyone had made contributions we headed off thinking (especially Liz, as it has a pottery museum) that there was probably more to explore here than just the gardens.

Footnote: This lot know how to do picnics...we even had a fab dessert of apple pie and custard, courtesy of Angela.



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