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Troglodytes-Cave dwelling in the Loire
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A paradox typical of the Saumoirois, the inhabitants, dating
from the mists of time, have hollowed out the chalk to build their
town, chateaux, churches or to build their own homes. |
| In the later cretaceous period, the tufa measured 50 meters
in thickness. Throughout the centuries, worked on by man, or broken
up by water, a subterranean world developed under the soil of Saumur:
with mushroom farms, caves, workshops, and veritable hamlets with
maors and chapels.
It's near Turquant, between Montsoreau and Saumur (the road could
equally well lead you to the Abbey of Fontrevault) where you will
find the most remarkable cave dwellings. A half an hour's walk towards
the West from the church in Turquant offers one a beautiful view
of the diversity and ingeniousness of those who have made use of
this gift of nature. |
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-The cave dwellings of the hillsides, hollowed out of the same
cliffs, have been built essentially as caves and useful shelters.
The principal dwelling is generally situated outside leaning against
the rock. A second type of cave dwelling, less well-known, merits
special attention. Set back from the bed of the Loire (south of
Saumur) the result of the piling up of shell fish shells and marine
debris formed in the tertiary, the rock (falun) served, up until
the beginning of the Twentieth Century, as a veritable dwelling
for the peasants. Less visibly touristy, at once unexpected and
often impressive, these flat land cave dwelling sites called are
found near Doue-la-Fontaine.
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