Curiosities of Vendôme, part I !!!

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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 I !!! 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.

The Saint-Martin tower of the former church Saint-Martin is the old bell tower which occupied almost the entire space in the current Place Saint Martin square. After the French revolution, many transformations weakened the structure of the building and the vault collapsed in 1854. The church was ultimately demolished and its bell tower of the late 15C was converted into belfry. The chime of the Saint-Martin tower evokes the only cities held in the 15C by the Dauphin Charles VII: Orléans, Beaugency, Notre-Dame de Cléry, Vendôme .etc. The clock of the tower gives the time to the city and rings the hours and half hours.

The Porte Saint-Georges gate, the only one still in place among the four which controlled access to the city. The door is decorated with a medallions decor in the 16C. The meetings of the municipal council and the marriages took place there again since its restoration in 1959 following the fire linked to the bombing of 1940. The wooden houses sides, several medieval houses in the center of Vendôme are in wooden sides, a mode of economic construction still used in the 18-19C. Dated to the end of the 15C, Maison Saint-Martin consists of an assembly of wooden posts based on sand pits. On the ground floor, four sculptures represent, from left to right: Saint Martin, Saint Jacques, Saint Jean-Baptiste and Saint Louis. The other houses are remarkable wooden house at nos, 4, 6, rue de la Renarderie; also 8, rue de la Renarderie and nos 10, 12, rue de la Renarderie, no, 16, rue des Quatre-Huyes, with a companion lounge. Maison Fisseau, next to the Porte Saint-Georges, which dates from 1947.

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 I !!! 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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