Yesterday was cold and windy so we stayed home and worked so we could go to Romorantin today instead. It was still windy but the sky was clear and it was warmer at 12 degrees Celsius (54 F). Romorantin is the capital of Sologne, known for its ponds and venison. It is also the name of a traditional French variety of grape now used exclusively to make cour-cheverny wine. Here you can see two of the city’s water mills built in the 16th century which now house the Museum of Sologne. The 12th century Jacquemart Tower below guarded the southern entrance.
Tag: Sologne
Saucisson All Sorts
The Long Longère
A longère is a long farmhouse built on ground floor level. This one has the typical semi-arched windows you find in Sologne and is exceptionally long!
Une longère est un bâtiment rural, de forme basse et allongée. Celle-ci a les fenêtres en demi-arceaux typiques de la Sologne. Elle est exceptionnellement longue.
Sologne is a vast area of about 5,000 square kilometers that starts slightly south east of Blois and is bound on the north by the Loire River and on the south by one of its affluents, the Cher. It includes château de Chambord and is known for its many lakes, ponds, marshes and forests. Its inhabitants are called Solognots.
La Sologne est une vaste région forestière situeé en région centre tout près de Blois et comprise entre la Loire et l’un de ses affluents, le Cher. Elle est connue pour ses lacs, étangs et marais. Ses habitants sont appélés les Solognots. Le château de Chambord s’y trouve.
We were taking a walk in Les Grouets when we sighted this boar head on a garage. The sign beneath says “Le Petit Vautrait”. A “vautrait” is a pack of hounds for wild boar hunting. We’re just next door to Sologne, the former hunting ground of François I.
C’est en se promenant dans le quartier des Grouets que nous avons vu ce sanglier sur un garage. En dessous: Le Petit Vautrait, un vautrait étant un équipage de chiens courants spécialement destinés à la chasse au sanglier. Nous sommes presqu’en Sologne, terrain de chasse de François I.