Rue Emile Zola, Troyes Old Town
We stayed in the Ibis in Troyes on Saturday and Sunday night on this trip. Saturday night was buzzing, we beat some friendly locals 5-0 at pool in La Tricasse, a great French 'pub', and moved on to a Morrocan feast at La Kasbah, a definite port of call next time - great food, great service and I can recommend the varied sharing platter to start! Sunday night was very quiet with few places open - another note for next time...
Monday saw a beautiful day rise over Troyes so we explored the old town, one of the places in France most like 16th century Europe, with Gothic churches, and medieval and Renaissance half-timbered buildings.
Rue de la Monnaie, Troyes
The Hôtel de Ville (left), Place Alexandre Israël, is a fantastic building that looks out onto the town's main sqaure - a common meeting place for local people.
The 13th century Gothic Saint-Urbain Basilica opens out onto a newly refurbished, modern square.
Seeing us both with our cameras on Rue des Chats, an alley so narrow that the buildings touch at the top, a local man motioned us through a wooden door into a private courtyard, where the timbered buildings with two landings had been lovingly restored (left).
Le chat, Rue des Chats, Troyes
