Going to a troglodyte cellar was on the list of things that I wanted to do while we were in the Loire Valley because I had heard about a pizza restaurant (I think) that is in one. Unfortunately, it was closed while we were there so it’s still on my list.
Looks as if you’re enjoying you’re time out of Paris!
Fraussie
September 3rd, 2012 at 9:51 pm
Yes, that was the weekend. Now it’s back to work while the pneumatic drills carry on in Paris without me.
And, of course, I’m assuming that the reason that you don’t remember the name of the troglodyte restaurant has nothing to do with the wine tasting that you did beforehand!
Fraussie
September 3rd, 2012 at 9:47 pm
How could you even suggest otherwise? It’s only because it’s a long time ago and I am hopeless at names …
There are several troglo restaurants in and around Vouvray. It sounds like you are referring to “La Cave St. Martin” in the Vallee Coquette. They serve traditional local cuisine and have a nice seating area outside if you catch the weather just right…but how often to you get to eat in a real cave!!! A fun time no doubt!
Fraussie
September 6th, 2012 at 4:25 pm
I’m definitely going to check it out – but in winter. As you say, how often do you get to eat in a real cave?
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L’Helianthe at Turquant is worth a visit. It has a good menu, traditional food of the Saumur area, beautifully presented, and a good selection of Saumur wines local to the restaurant.
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Jane’s cousin’s friend
May 30th, 2014 at 2:56 am
We are going to visit a Troglodyte house near Longeais. It should be very interesting.
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Going to a troglodyte cellar was on the list of things that I wanted to do while we were in the Loire Valley because I had heard about a pizza restaurant (I think) that is in one. Unfortunately, it was closed while we were there so it’s still on my list.
Looks as if you’re enjoying you’re time out of Paris!
Yes, that was the weekend. Now it’s back to work while the pneumatic drills carry on in Paris without me.
And, of course, I’m assuming that the reason that you don’t remember the name of the troglodyte restaurant has nothing to do with the wine tasting that you did beforehand!
How could you even suggest otherwise? It’s only because it’s a long time ago and I am hopeless at names …
I imagine the restaurant was Les Gueules noires in la Vallée Coquette.
Thank you. It may have been. I just checked it out and its old name “Cave Martin” rings a bell. I’ll have to put it on my list of places to go to.
What fasinating homes. Ive seen something similar in Baux-de-Provence. Would love to see inside too 🙂 Jill
Oh, I didn’t notice them in Baux-de-Provence. Probably too many people… Yes, it would be fun to see inside!
There are several troglo restaurants in and around Vouvray. It sounds like you are referring to “La Cave St. Martin” in the Vallee Coquette. They serve traditional local cuisine and have a nice seating area outside if you catch the weather just right…but how often to you get to eat in a real cave!!! A fun time no doubt!
I’m definitely going to check it out – but in winter. As you say, how often do you get to eat in a real cave?
[…] been wanting to buy some wine in Vouvray and try out a troglodyte restaurant there. After closing for winter, Les Gueules Noires has just […]
[…] us in and although she doesn’t have the wine Alain is looking for, she suggests we try two other vouvrays. We prefer the 2005 tendre from Domaine du Viking so Alain buys a couple that she puts in an […]
The pizzas are known as fouée, more like pitta bread and served with copious amounts of garlic butter, mojettes (white haricot beans), rillettes and sometimes wit Nutella.
L’Helianthe at Turquant is worth a visit. It has a good menu, traditional food of the Saumur area, beautifully presented, and a good selection of Saumur wines local to the restaurant.
Thanks, Jean, L’Helianthe sounds lovely. And thank you for the information about the fouĂ©e.
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We are going to visit a Troglodyte house near Longeais. It should be very interesting.
Hey, great share…
Although I am a huge wine lover, I wasn’t aware of the Loire Valley and Vouvray wine .
I would definitely like to try it out.
Thanks for sharing this amazing post.
Keep exploring new places and keep drinking…
Cheers!!
[…] and the railway line but the maintenance isn’t any better. On the other side, we can see many troglodyte houses built into the limestone cliffs, but it’s not really […]
[…] so we plan lunch at L’Embarcadère in the troglodyte village of Rochecorbon, not far from Vouvray. We’ve been there twice before and enjoyed it. I book a table but needn’t have bothered […]
[…] of the region’s most surprising attractions are the troglodyte dwellings in the tufa cliffs along the Loire, particularly around Vouvray, and the Cher River on the road to […]
[…] live in a region in France – the Loire Valley – known for its troglodyte houses so it was rather fun to discover the same concept in Spain, but with an entirely different result. […]