Curiosities of Vendôme, part II !!!

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We have driven in the area and stop by finally, and a great surprise indeed, This is the nice City of Vendôme in the Loir et Cher dept 41 of the Centre Val de Loire region of my belle France, There is so much to see , and did see more for you and me, So close by it many times and finally in ,a great surprise, nice town indeed! Therefore, here is my take on curiosities of Vendôme, part II !!! Hope you enjoy it as I.

The City of Vendôme is located 36 km from Blois from where we were coming on the road D957,around City on the N10 to City center following signs for Rochembeau parking, The City is 89 km from Loches where we were first, and 359 km from our current home on the D357 short on the A28/A11 then on the A81 to N157 dir Rennes and past the rocade on the N24 going home on the D768. For info all the below are within meters of each other around the Parc Ronsard.

The Hôtel de Ville or City Hall,story goes that it was the Duke César de Vendôme who founded in 1623 a college which he entrusted to Oratorians (religious congregation established in France in the 17C). This building changes its name several times.Royal military school at the end of the 18C, it became the Ronsard high school in 1930. The former premises, unoccupied, were developed in 1982 to welcome the City Hall. Honoré de Balzac was a student for seven years, at the beginning of the 19C at the Ronsard school. Tradition has it that it will make its punishment, locked in a reduced of the old Bellay hotel, known today as the Hôtel du Saillant, and which houses the tourist office today.

The library was built from 1866 to 1868 to house the library, the museum and the archaeological society. Saved by the bombing of June 1940, the building then became the City/town hall. The museum’s collections joined the Trinity Abbey in 1953.

The Lavoir des Cordeliers or washhouse from the late 15C in the Parc Ronsard , It was of the monks of the Cordeliers convent (currently the Maison des Tilleuls) , It sits on the on the Saint-Jacques creek arm, remains one of the rare examples, if not the only one, of this type on two levels, intended exclusively for a community, in this case a religious congregation. It was important, in fact, to drain the laundry on site before transporting it. Accessible by the old dead-end called “Chevrette” at no, 41 of the current Rue du Change and by the alley that once faced it, this tiered washhouse seems to have belonged, until the French revolution, to the Cordeliers.

The City of Vendôme on its heritage : https://www.vendome.eu/dynamique/patrimoine/

The Vendôme tourist office on its heritage : https://www.vendome-tourisme.fr/en/what-to-see-what-to-do/visits-and-patrimony/chateaux-and-other-jewels-to-visit/

The local Val de Loire dept 41 tourist office on Vendôme : https://www.val-de-loire-41.com/sit/visite-de-la-ville-de-vendome-pcu41aasor100210/

There you go folks, a dandy area to explore and enjoy with the family, Memorable moments in my belle France, going all over in my road warrior trails brings out sublime awesome spots with nice memorable family visits of yesteryear always remember and always looking forward to be back, eventually. Again hope you enjoy the post on curiosities of Vendôme, part II !!! 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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