Between Vienne and Chinonais - Rando Loire-Anjou-Touraine
Between Vienne and Chinonais
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Thizay

Between Vienne and Chinonais

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Heritage and history
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A small village at the mouth of the dry Verrière valley, the center of Thizay is nestled between the largely wooded plateau and the wet meadows of the Vienne, where geese were once raised. The "Oies de Pontilles", in the neighboring commune of Cinais, were already mentioned in the writings of Rabelais.

Description

  1. Opposite the town hall, a small passageway leads to the village washhouse. A place of conviviality until the beginning of the last century, the washhouse with its pitched roof, built in 1885, has retained all its character.

  2. A former stronghold dating back to the second half of the 15th century, the Château de Vaumenaise has undergone several alterations and still boasts dwellings dating back to the 17th and 18th centuries. Eleven ovens dug into the rock have stood the test of time, as has a fuie, housed in a square pavilion where only the upper level was converted into a dovecote.

  3. To the south of the village, you cross the dry Verrière valley, perpendicular to the Vienne riverbed, at the end of which nestles the village of Thizay.
  • Departure : Thizay's church
  • Arrival : Thizay's church
  • Towns crossed : Thizay, Seuilly, and Lerné

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