France is often called “the hexagon” by the French. If
you squint while looking at a map drawn by a lazy cartographer, you can see
that the name fits. Two weeks ago, we started a triangular tour when we
drove from Vaison-la-Romaine to Troyes on our
way to Paris.
We then went to Ornans and back to Vaison. Given the distances covered, we
might have driven over about one/sixth of “the hexagon”…
Troyes was a pretty town. It is located in the champagne
region of France on the
Seine about 150 km from Paris.
We found a B&B there that was in a loft apartment in an old factory. The
skylights (a veritable ‘glass ceiling’) and the renovations made it a beautiful
spot to stay.
The old town was just five
minutes away by foot and has beautiful churches and buildings with a hint of
the architectural style we saw in Besançon and Ornans. Many of the old
buildings date to the 1500s.
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| These buildings lived apart for too many centuries... |
The hosts at our B&B
gave us several recommendations of restaurants and we chose Pizzeria Giusepino where one can get
“…the best pizza in the city, in the department, in France! – or so we were told by a
man who gave us directions when we got lost.
Troyes is worth a visit. The next time you are driving in France, try Troyes!
