Curiosities of Houdan !!!

Posted in Food and Wine, France

Let me take you to a really off the beaten path areas of my former Yvelines dept 78, These towns I visited for shopping and civil duties with the family and our idea to always get out of the norm usual neighborhood we lived in Versailles, In stopping by we really like the peaceful life around them, and as found me older pictures new to the blog that should be here for you and me, Therefore, let me tell you about the curiosities of Houdan !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I

The Café de la Paroisse located at 66 Grande Rue, Houdan Here we came a couple times that I recalled, It is country folks resto for a moment of relaxation in front of the Saint-Jacques-et-Saint-Christophe Church (see post). The ideal place to meet and relax in a pub atmosphere inside or out of the church square.

Houdan cafe de la paroisse feb10

The RestaurantGuru reviews on the Café de la Paroisse : https://restaurantguru.com/Cafe-de-la-Paroisse-Houdan

The restaurant Le Donjon located at 14 Rue d’Epernon ,Houdan as visitors we came to eat here once that I recalled ,a nice fancier resto, It is a stone’s throw from the Saint-Jacques-et-Saint-Christophe Church (see post), the Le Donjon or dungeon is in reference to the eponymous tower of the village, Several menus are offered: in 5 services, duo, trio, or express to meet the various expectations of customers. A real culinary journey that follows the chef’s inspiration.

Houdan restaurant le donjon feb10

The RestaurantGuru reviews on the Le Donjon : https://restaurantguru.com/Le-Donjon-Houdan

The Hôpital de Houdan ,located at 42 Rue de Paris, My curiosity made me take a picture , of course, you don’t want to visit it ! Its a hospital !! Here since the 13C as a Hôtel-Dieu In 1623 this Hôtel-Dieu consisted of a chapel, high and low rooms, barns, stables, courtyard and garden on land from the parish. The first building would have been built, on the current site, around 1580. The chapel was built between 1636 and 1640, and a building was assigned to it in 1704, to constitute a 4-bed hospital (Saint-Jacques and Saint -Mathieu). Two sisters of the community of Saint-Paul de Chartres were affected there in 1709. The establishment was inaugurated in 1711. In 1743, there were 5 beds, 8 in 1772, 10 in 1782. The works of enlargement had been carried out in 1766. The French revolution was a difficult period for the hospital, which lost most of its resources.

Houdan hospital entr feb10

The tower or donjon very visible as you entered the city by car .It is what remained of the old fortifications been built in the 13C by Count Amaury III de Montfort; a massive tower alone in the western part of the town with 25 meters high and 16 meters of diameter, flank by four smaller towers of 4,8 meters in diameter; it is used today as a water tower.

The Houdan tourist office on its heritage: https://en.tourisme-pays-houdanais.fr/blog/houdan-ville-medievale-et-balade-champetre/

The official Donjon of Houdan:  https://ledonjondehoudan.fr/le-donjon

 The Yvelines dept 78 tourist office on the donjon of Houdan: https://www.destination-yvelines.fr/visites-et-decouvertes/le-donjon-de-houdan/

There you go folks, simple countryside towns of my nostalgic Yvelines and my belle France, As I said, memories forever for old time’s sake, Again, hope you have enjoy this post on the curiosities of Houdan !!! as I

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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