Curiosities of Beaugency, 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 Beaugency in the Loiret dept 45 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 Beaugency, part II !!! Hope you enjoy it as I

The town of Beaugency is located 29 km from Orléans, 8 km from Meung-sur-Loire, 24 km from Chambord, 147 km from Versailles, and 445 km from my current home, The town is crossed by seven departmental roads: a high-traffic road (the RD 2152), four moderate-traffic roads (the RD 19, 917, 918 and 925) and two low-traffic roads (the RD 719 and RD 925 north of the town). The RD 2152 is a high-traffic road. It is the old RN 152 which linked Briare to Angers via the right bank of the Loire when it was created in 1824, and which succeeded the Imperial Route 172. The A10 autoroute, known as “L’Aquitaine”, links Paris to Bordeaux aat its ring road via Orléans, Tours, Poitiers and Niort. It runs along the northern territorial boundary of the town, but has no exchange with its territory. The nearest access to this autoroute is the Meung-sur-Loire interchange, located 8 km away and constituting exit/sortie no. 15. The Le Mer interchange, constituting exit/sortie no. 16, is located 11 km away.

Statue Jeanne d’Arc done in 1894 at the Place Saint Fermin, The bronze statue is placed on a high stone pedestal. Joan of Arc is depicted riding into battle, brandishing her standard in her left hand and holding her sword in the other. We parked just across from it !

The Saint-Firmin bell tower is the last vestige of an 11C Romanesque church, remodeled during the Renaissance and demolished during the French revolution. It is located at Place Saint Firmin

La Crep’Zeria restaurant located at 32 Rue du Pont It offers authentic Breton crepes and Italian pizzas, as well as pasta and meat dishes. Located on the charming Rue du Pont, the restaurant boasts a pleasant flower-filled terrace by a small stream. The restaurant is open from April to November. The food is authentic and really tasty! The team is just adorable, if you’re looking for a place to have a good time and good food, this is your destination!! We happened to come into this town first and need to have lunch, without reservations or knowledge of the place looks very typical and we tried it, Big surprise again, tops, We orders pizzas me the chorizo, of course ! With two 50cl rosé house wines and a dessert coupe zeria to boot with lime, coconut, raspberry passion fruit ice cream whit cream and vodka ! Sublime ! No webpage but great reviews below,

The RestaurantGuru reviews on the La Crep’Zeria : https://fr.restaurantguru.com/La-CrepZeria-Beaugency

Other interesting monument not seen but worth a look eventually is the Saint-Étienne Church an 11C church constructed on a Latin cross plan with a large transept. It now serves as a municipal cultural center since its restoration; The City/town hall is a Renaissance building from the 16C which includes some tapestries , the Sainte Anne Chapel, the former hospice from the 12C and 16C,and the former prison dating from the 14-15C, The Gate of the Clock Tower from the 11C and 18C, The House of the Templars, from the 12C, See post I for the history of the town

The town of Beaugency is mentioned in several notable literary works. Victor Hugo set Act V of the drama Marion Delorme (1831) there. Honoré de Balzac also set several scenes in Beaugency from his novel On Catherine de Medici (published from 1836 to 1844). Alexandre Dumas, in The Three Musketeers (1844), set the first meeting of D’Artagnan with Milady de Winter at the bridge at Meung-sur-Loire, about 15 km from Beaugency. However, at that time, there was no bridge at Meung-sur-Loire. Dumas was therefore probably inspired by the Beaugency bridge in his novel by setting it at Meung-sur-Loire. Finally, in the novel Moonraker (1955) by Ian Fleming, James Bond, at the end of the adventure, thinks he’s having a good time in a village on the banks of the Loire: “places like Beaugency, for instance” In cinema, the town of Beaugency is mentioned in the films La Baie des Anges (1963) by Jacques Demy and Le Jardinier d’Argenteuil (1966) in which Jean Gabin plays. All favorites of mine !

The town of Beaugency on its heritage (see decouvrir, ma ville , au fil de monuments) :https://www.beaugency.fr/

The local Terres du Val de Loire tourist office on Beaugency : https://en.tourisme-terresduvaldeloire.fr/beaugency-5/

The Loiret dept 45 tourist office on Beaugency : https://www.tourismeloiret.com/fr/voir/villes-villages/beaugency

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 Beaugency, 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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