Last weekend we took a stroll in Rochecorbon with Elodie. Although only 5 km from Tours, you get the feeling of really being out in the country. Rochecorbon is notable for its magnificent troglodytic homes (houses built partially into the limestone cliffs), many of which belong to the proprietors of the Vouvray wineries. Vouvray is a regionally-produced sparkling wine, and Tourangeaux proudly point out that it can be superior to Champagne.
Courtyard of a home near the Vouvray wineries.
Rochecorbon is also home to a former monastery from the Middle Ages, which is now a large private school called Marmoutier. The grounds contain ruins of one of France's largest cathedrals, which is the site of an ongoing archaeological excavation.
Former wine caves in Rochecorbon.
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