Doué-la-Fontaine Travel Guide

  Roses in town
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  • Roses in town
      Roses in town
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  • TROGLODYTE  VILLAGE
      TROGLODYTE VILLAGE
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  • Church at the Troglodyte village
      Church at the Troglodyte village
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  • LE CHEMINS DE LA ROSE
      LE CHEMINS DE LA ROSE
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  • LE CHEMINS DE LA ROSE
      LE CHEMINS DE LA ROSE
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MILL FOURCHOU

MILL FOURCHOU, Doué-la-Fontaine

 balhannah Says:  Take a look at the photo and guess what it is. On seeing this old construction in Doue la Fontaine, I had no idea. It was even hard to find information, but now I have, and I know I was looking at was is left of a Cavier Windmill, which dated back to 1774. All that is left... 

LE CHEMINS DE LA ROSE

LE CHEMINS DE LA ROSE, Doué-la-Fontaine

 balhannah Says:  Imagine 4 hectares of landscaped park, mainly filled with Roses.............The perfume, the colour, the setting, no wonder they hold weddings in 'this' garden.It was only opened to the public in 1999, and has over 1,300 different Rose Varieties of all shapes and sizes, old... 

Zoo - parc zoologique

Zoo - parc zoologique, Doué-la-Fontaine

 belgianchocolate Says:  This is a very special zoo. Not that they have a world famous collection but the location is unique. This zoo is located in an old stone mine. Some animal cages are located in really large spaces , like the big cats , and you can walk with the ibises .... you walk in tunnels... 

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Hotels  

AUBERGE DE LA ROSE: Nice Hotel

AUBERGE DE LA ROSE: Nice Hotel, Doué-la-Fontaine

 balhannah Says:  A Logis Hotel, the Auberge De La Rose was a nice, reasonably priced Hotel to stay at.We were travelling by Car and were happy when they said it could be put in the lock-up garage for free. Our room was good, had free Wi-Fi connection, the usual services and Tea & Coffee... 

Warnings Or Dangers  

zoo de doué

zoo de doué, Doué-la-Fontaine

 belgianchocolate Says:  Although it might be sunny and a warm day... Since the zoo is build in an old stonemine (marl- mine) the lower parts and the tunnels could be cold. So if u are going , take something with you like a sweater or jacket. No problems on the higher parts. 

Off The Beaten Path  

VISIT A TROGLODYTE VILLAGE

VISIT A TROGLODYTE  VILLAGE, Doué-la-Fontaine

 balhannah Says:  Located in the area, are lots of these dwellings. We went to a Rochemenier village which was very close to Doue-La-Fontaine and wandered around the streets. People were living in this village. I don't know if it was 'off season,' but none of the Tourist cave's where you can... 

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 This is a very special zoo. Not that they have a world famous collection but the location is unique. This zoo is located in an old stone mine. Some animal cages... 

 

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DOUE-LA-FONTAINE - ROSE CITY

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 A mild climate & Roses, and more Roses, ......... An annual rose festival is held in mid-July where Rose grower's from all over Europe display over a hundred thousand flowers in the cathedral type... 

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Doué la fontaine

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 I kissed a giraf in dou? , what can i say. I fell in love with the stonemines with Bamboo , the wild and free concept of the zoo...the nice camping place. almost in the wild? Doué was already known... 

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Zoo de Doue

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 We visited Zoo de Doue during the summer of 2007 and again in the summer of 2008. As a family who don't really 'do' zoo's (we see enough animals in Wales!) we decided to visit on the recommendation of... 

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