Sauve
Once the seat of the Bermond family, founders of a Benedictine Abbey in 1029, Sauve later became a centre for silk and hosiery production. Today it is known for its hackberry‑wood pitchforks and its artistic community. A beautiful old town with a maze of narrow passageways to explore.
Visiting this town was one of the pleasant surprises of our 2025 trip to the area. I expected to find a small town by a river. It was much larger with impressive architecture and an artistic atmosphere. I made more than one visit to this town.
Pleasant fountain in the square of the "newer" part of the old town.
Passageways extend under the old medieval buildings of Sauve.
A town of coloured shutters.
A group of artists moved into the town and the town took on a new life.
One of the eight gates of the medieval ramparts. This leads to a maze of narrow streets and vaulted passageways.