The Sacred Fountain
Pont-de-Ruan
The Sacred Fountain
Medium
Difficulty3h30
Duration12,5km
Distance+138m
Positive Elevation-138m
Negative ElevationLoop
Course typeNetwork
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La Fontaine Sacrée - Pont-de-Ruan
Credit: La Fontaine Sacrée - Pont-de-Ruan - Touraine Vallée de l'Indre
Description
- Balzac mills
The two wheels belong to the Lambert mill, the older of the two mills, built in 1285. The larger Gillet mill produced bread flour until 1959 and ice-cream loaves until 1972. Today, the two mills form Les Moulins Lambert. - Sainte-Apolline chapel
The oratory dates from 1820. She is the patron saint of dental surgeons. - Hexagonal Oratory of the Holy Trinity
Dating from the 16th century, pilgrims pray and then throw their oblations at the foot of the modest altar.
The Sacred Fountain
Between mid-May and mid-June, and particularly on Holy Trinity Sunday, the sick would come here in procession, in the hope of supernatural healing, especially for rheumatism.
The wash-house
Dates back to 1907. It retains its fireplace and brick-framed door. - Front of a house 19 rue Saint-Brice
Sculpture by a Compagnon du devoir. - Church of the Holy Trinity
The original church was founded by Saint-Brice, a disciple of Saint-Martin, in 444, on the foundations of an ancient Roman house. It was rebuilt in the 11th century after Norman incursions. - The Grand'Maison
Known as the "Belle Croix", this is a former Dominican convent dating from the 17th century. - The Roman Way
Still visible between Pont-de-Ruan and Thilouze, it linked Tours to Poitiers. - Car circuit
Straddling the communes of Pont-de-Ruan and Saché, this circuit hosts rally-cross and 2CV cross races. - Lavoir de la Planche des Chaqueneaux
Humble and difficult to access, this was the only washhouse where the women of Haut Village and Les Châletières could do their laundry. Imagine how hard the women had to work to haul up their wheelbarrows laden with wet linen!
- Departure : Moulin motorhome park
- Arrival : Moulin motorhome park
- Towns crossed : Pont-de-Ruan, Saché, Thilouze, and Artannes-sur-Indre
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Information desks
Rd 910, 37250 Montbazon
4 Rue du Château, 37190 Azay-le-Rideau
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