Take away the road signs and there is very little here to indicate that this is the twenty-first century. On Rue des Moulins in Loches the view could belong to almost any century of the town’s long history.
Loches has a habit of revealing itself gradually. A quiet street becomes an old façade, the façades lead the eye upward and suddenly the royal city appears above the rooftops as if it has always been there.
This is one of Touraine’s best-preserved medieval towns and was once a favoured residence of French kings. Walking its lower streets, it is easy to forget that the ordinary streetscape and the historic skyline have existed side by side for hundreds of years.
Bon samedi dans la Touraine !
“The streets here don’t hurry. They simply invite you to walk, to notice, to belong.”
Part of the “On the Streets of the Loire” Series
Each Saturday, we stroll through the lanes and cobbles of Loire towns and villages — places where every step feels like a story.
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