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Champignonerie at the Musée, Saumur
Continuing with our journey into the caves of Saumur … People in the area did not just live in caves, they use it to store wine and to grow mushroom. See earlier post here about the museum. The caves provide an environment of high humidity and constant temperature that is perfect for growing mushroom. Many
Musée de Champignon, Saumur
Continuing with our visit of the Val de Loire … People in the area did not just live in caves (see our hotel in caves here and here), they use it to store wine and to grow mushroom. Apparently, more than half of the mushrooms cultivated in France come from this area and Anjou (just
Random photos #71 – #75
These are photos I (Chris) took and posted on Facebook. The series was started in March of 2013. There is no theme – just something random and visually interesting. We gave each a title and noted where it was taken (to the extent we could remember the city). This set of five photos, I think
Demeure de la Vignole, Turquant, part 2
Towards the end of May, we visited the Loire Valley and stayed at a hotel with rooms that are built into caves. Here are some more examples of cave dwellings which have been modernized. We found these homes just a few minutes down the road from our hotel, between Turquant and Saumur. Here are some
