"DOUE-LA-FONTAINE - ROSE CITY" Doué-la-Fontaine by balhannah

Doué-la-Fontaine Travel Guide: 6 reviews and 23 photos

Picturesque water tower at Doue-La-Fontaine

THE ROSE CAPITAL OF FRANCE

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 caves known as 'Les Arènes'.

Roses in town

Doue-la-Fontaine has the troglodyte villages nearby, 18th century stables of Baron Foullon and the ancient commerce museum as well as the last windmill to be constructed in the region in 1910.

The old windmill in Doue-la-Fontaine

After reading these pages, if you wish to continue your journey through France with me, please click on the link for the next Town

MONTREUIL-BELLAY

Pros and Cons

In a nutshell:A garden Town

Last visit to Doué-la-Fontaine: May 2011
Intro Updated Oct 24, 2012
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Reviews (4)

VISIT A TROGLODYTE VILLAGE Off The Beaten Path (1)

Located in the area, are lots of these dwellings. We went to a Rochemenier village which was very close to... more travel advice

MILL FOURCHOU Things to Do (2)

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... more travel advice

LE CHEMINS DE LA ROSE - Doué-la-Fontaine

LE CHEMINS DE LA ROSE Things to Do (2)

Imagine 4 hectares of landscaped park, mainly filled with Roses.............The perfume, the colour, the setting, no... more travel advice

Pretty dining area at Auberge De La Rose - Doué-la-Fontaine

Nice Hotel Hotels (1)

A Logis Hotel, the Auberge De La Rose was a nice, reasonably priced Hotel to stay at. We were travelling by Car and were... more travel advice

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Regina1965 Mar 29, 2013 at 4:41 AM

Love the water tower - would love to see and smell all these roses - wonderful :)
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  balhannah Mar 29, 2013 at 11:19 AM
  
  Me too! I thought it was a great idea to have it painted, looks much better than our grey concrete ones!
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toonsarah Apr 7, 2012 at 7:13 AM

That water tower is rather amazing - I never saw anything quite like it! And I never knew there were troglodyte villages in France. The hotel looks a great find, though for me that wallpaper is a little over-powering!
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Trekki Feb 13, 2012 at 9:35 PM

Wow, this water tower in your intro photo looks... so beautiful! No wonder with this huge rose garden. Haha, the best thing to read today on Valentine's Day .-) Loverly hotel find you had!
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ranger49 Sep 2, 2011 at 6:47 AM

Could that Church near the village of the cave dwellings be
Rochemenier ?