Curiosities of Blois, part III !!!

Posted in Europe, Food and Wine, France

In my rounds in the Loire I stop again by Blois, nice beautiful town.  We came here by car from Brittany going around the region and stopping in several towns, We came to Blois from Loches 65 km on the road D764 then left on D62 continue on D114 to connect by the Loire river on the D952 to D202 Bd Daniel Dupuis to right on rue de la Chocolaterie straight to our lodging. The City of Blois is in department no 41 Loir et Cher of the Centre Val de Loire region of my belle France, Therefore, let me tell you about the curiosities of Blois, part III !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

We found the Appart’City Classic Blois at 20 Rue De La Chocolaterie , a great find as usual, located in the city center, between the Loire and the train station, 350 meters from the castle and close to many shops and restaurants. They claim to have 93 apartments furnished and equipped with LCD screens and a kitchen with electric hob, refrigerator, microwave, coffee maker or kettle, dishes, dining table and kitchen utensils. From the twin studio to the superior double studio that can accommodate 4 people,as ours, all wonderful great clean efficient friendly staff, we walked all over from it.

The official Appart’City Blois :  https://www.appartcity.com/en/destinations/centre/blois/blois.html

The local Blois-Chambord tourist office on the Appart City of Blois: https://www.bloischambord.com/offres/appartcity-blois-fr-4594723/

We decided as usual by us not too much into hotel food, to eat out breakfast and I located a wonderful bakery pastry shop walking from our apartment, This is the Boulangerie-Pâtisserie Marlau at 10 avenue du Dr Jean Laigret, It is impossible to miss the very colorful facade of this bakery located opposite the train station,(see post) playing on a retro and artisanal side that bears fruit. The house ensures its mission, good country breads made from flours from organic farming, pleasant pastries and good salty snacks for lunch.

This is a modern bakery, with its high tables and its counter with bay windows, is the perfect place to stop before exploring the city in a more reasonable way. You can have a coffee, indulge in croissants (including an exquisite raspberry variety), indulge in a pain au chocolat et aux amandes,(almond chocolate bread), a bostock or a kouign amann. Richard Gressent, has dedicated his house to his two children, Marceau and Laurine. He offers a wide variety of organic breads and brioches of all kinds. Crispy baguettes, ficelles, sandwich bread, Lodève bread, buckwheat, brioche, spelt, rye or raisin bread are easy to please everyone. A lovely welcome as well, Very nice indeed a find, we will be back eventually.

The city of Blois on its vibrant City center:  https://www.blois.fr/info/2019/07/transformation-centre-ville

There you go folks, wonderful magical Blois, a must to visit in my belle France. We have been here before, and we shall be back ,eventually, all worth it,  Again, hope you enjoy this post on the curiosities of Blois, part III !!! 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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