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SallyM Says: In the eleventh century this church was part of a priory founded by the monks of St Michel-en-l'Herm. During the French Revolution it was used as a stable and as a prison.Parts of the church you can see today are rather more modern. The nave was completed in 1813.
SallyM Says: Like Paris, Cholet has a gothic-style Notre Dame church and a Sacre Coeur basilica. This Sacre Coeur is not at all like the Parisian one though, as it is in the Byzantine style and is therefore more like Hagia Sofia in Istanbul. Despite the style, it is actually a relatively...
SallyM Says: The other thing for which Cholet is famous is handkerchief production, although this no longer occurs on a commercial basis. The Textile Museum, which celebrates this aspect of Cholet's past, is located in a former canvas bleaching factory (built in 1881). There are rooms...
SallyM Says: This municipal museum covers both art and history. Turn right when you enter for History, or left for Art. The History section comprises 9 rooms. The first deals with everything up to the late 18th century. The next room covers the French Revolution, then there 6 rooms...
SallyM Says: This restaurant is outside Cholet, at Ribou lake (a reservoir that supplies drinking water to the surrounding area). We sat outside in the sun and had an excellent three course set meal for 17 euro per head.I had a salad of grilled goat's cheese on toast, followed by a...
SallyM Says: EasyJet fly to Nantes Atlantique airport, about 30 miles from Cholet. You can take a bus from the airport to Nantes station (costing 7 euro). From there you can take a train (11 euro) or bus to Cholet. The train takes around an hour and a half - make sure you validate your...
SallyM Says: On Saturdays there is a market in front of the market hall, at Place du 8 May. Lots of fresh produce, honey, oysters and mussels. Also clothing, bags and soft toys. I even spotted an antique furniture restorer.Inside the permanent market hall can be found dairy products,...
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This municipal museum covers both art and history. Turn right when you enter for History, or left for Art. The History section comprises 9 rooms. The first...
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Q: We're planning a weekend in Cholet next month. The options for getting there from the UK seem to be either train via Angers, or...
A: Go by train and/or bus from Nantes. Look at http://www.bahn.com/i/view/overseas/en/index.shtml for train/bus times and details in English. Journey takes from...
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Cholet is a fairly small town in western France, whose two main claims to fame are as a former centre of textile production and as the scene of a battle during the Vendee revolt of 1793. However, one...
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