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Eating
LE POT DE LAPIN €€
( 02 41 67 12 86; 35 rue Rabelais; tapas €1.50-5, mains €11-19; Tue-Sat)
The
jaunty strains of Django Reinhardt's guitar waft from the cheery dining room through
the wine bar and onto the streetside terrace. Chef Olivier serves the tables himself,
proposing perfect wine pairings, and the food - well, the food is decadent.
Modern French
LE GAMBETTA €€
( 02 41 67 66 66;
www.restaurantlegambetta.com
, in French; 12 rue Gambetta;
lunch menus €20-27, other menus €27-82; lunch Thu-Tue, dinner Mon-Tue & Thu-
Sat)
OK, prepare yourself. This is another place to write home about: a fantastic re-
gional restaurant combining refined elegance and knock-your-socks-off creative
food.
Gastronomic
Information
Tourist office
( 02 41 40 20 60;
www.saumur-tourisme.com
;
place de la Bilange;
9.15am-12.30pm & 2-6pm)
Getting There & Around
Train services connect Tours (€15 to €23, 50 minutes, 15 daily) and Angers (€11 to
€19, 25 minutes, nine daily).
Detour:
Abbaye Royale de Fontevraud
( 02 41 51 71 41;
www.abbaye-fontevraud.com
; adult/child €8.50/7, tour or audioguide
€4; 9.30am-6.30pm)
Until its closure in 1793 this huge 12th-century complex was one
of the largest ecclesiastical centres in Europe. Unusually, both nuns and monks were gov-
erned by an abbess (generally a lady of noble birth retiring from public life). The extensive
grounds include a
chapter room
with murals of the Passion of Christ by Thomas Pot,
dormitories, workrooms and prayer halls, as well as a spooky underground sewer system
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