Along France's river of romance: . the most beautiful part of Vouvrayis along the wooded banks of the Cisse, loveliest ofgentle streams, which runs into the Loire just above thetown. The Cisse is boatable, not only for canoes, butfor almost any type of river craft. The railway crosses the river above Vouvray andpasses the village of Montlouis, on the left bank ; aplace situated on a hill riddled with those troglodytedwellings which are a feature of this part of the Loirevalley. Evelyn, who passed through Montlouis on hisway to Tours, remarks that it has no house aboveground, but such only as a
Along France's river of romance: . the most beautiful part of Vouvrayis along the wooded banks of the Cisse, loveliest ofgentle streams, which runs into the Loire just above thetown. The Cisse is boatable, not only for canoes, butfor almost any type of river craft. The railway crosses the river above Vouvray andpasses the village of Montlouis, on the left bank ; aplace situated on a hill riddled with those troglodytedwellings which are a feature of this part of the Loirevalley. Evelyn, who passed through Montlouis on hisway to Tours, remarks that it has no house aboveground, but such only as are hewn out of the mainerocks which are of excellent free-stone. Here and therethe funnell of a chimny appears on the surface amongst CHAUMONT AND AMBOISE 233 the vineyards which are over them, and in this mannerthey inhabite the caves, as it were sea-cHffs, on oneside of the river for many miles. The traveller to-dayhas no fault to find with the accuracy of this picture,though the church, not mentioned here, is perched on .xiS^^.
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