Hike in the capital of wickerwork
Villaines-les-Rochers
Hike in the capital of wickerwork
Medium
Difficulty2h30
Duration9,7km
Distance+179m
Positive Elevation-178m
Negative ElevationLoop
Course typeNetwork
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Entre osier et troglos - Villaines-les-Rochers
Credit: Entre osier et troglos - Villaines-les-Rochers - Touraine Vallée de l'Indre
Description
- Saint-André church
Church dating from the 12th and 13th centuries, with a remarkable collection of stained glass windows and murals. - Access path to the Croix Hosannière (18th century)
Pass near the Motte féodale overlooking the old school. - Château du Petit Boulay (16th century)
- La Méquillère hamlet
Passage du Gué Droit, a stream classified as second category for fish (trout, lamprey, sculpin, etc.). - Rue de la Vallée
Basket makers' workshops nearby. Traditional Touraine housing. - Troglodyte dwellings and viewpoint. Basket makers' workshops nearby.
- Jolivet Valley
Troglodytic dwellings. - Passage du gué Droit à Jolivet
- Basket-making cooperative
Founded in 1849 on the initiative of Abbé Chicoine. - Salicetum
Conservatory of wicker varieties and Jardin d'Osier Vivant. - Rue des Marches
Troglodyte dwellings. Fresco by Abbé Chicoine.
- Departure : Town Hall Square
- Arrival : Town Hall Square
- Towns crossed : Villaines-les-Rochers, Saché, Cheillé, and Avon-les-Roches
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Information desks
4 Rue du Château, 37190 Azay-le-Rideau
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