Loir-et-Cher holiday cottage: Trôo

When I am asked about our most recent UK/France jaunt I always cite Cave Yuccas as the highlight. I try to explain it and I show photos, but it doesn't really do it justice. The views from the terrace were stunningly beautiful - so beautiful friends have accused us of being photographed in front of a 'blue screen', the image of Troo cascading toward the river a superimposed film effect. We loved sitting on the terrace drinking wine from the local wine cave (open only on weekends) with friends visiting from Paris (45 mins on the very fast (and very expensive) train). I had to keep pinching myself as we explored the winding passageways of Troo, the cool banks of the river, the frescoed 12th cent church and the spirals of the Butte. The Troo cave houses are extraordinary and their gardens a delight. I still can't quite believe it was all real. Dreamy memories aside, however, the practical experience of staying at Cave Yuccas was equally memorable. Whilst you do need a degree of fitness to get around, the cave house is very comfortable and Alain was usually at hand if ever we needed anything - such as crepes or directions to weekday wine sources (!). Kate welcomed us warmly and made us feel instantly at home. She was happy for us to attach stair gates to the top of the spiral staircase and to secure danger sports so we could relax, to some degree, with a crawling and curious 10 month old. Our 12 year old daughter had her own little adventures in the garden and adored lolling in the hammock. It was just lovely; our only regret was that we spent too much time away from it - day trips to Chartres and Paris did not equal the pleasure we found at Troo.

Enjoyed the house, the views, the bathroom (the bathroom!) the garden and the location. Even kind of enjoyed schlepping up and down the trail. It was really OK- we made it an adventure and it was fun. Just be aware that you will not be pulling up in front of the house in your car...pack light!
I do recommend it - I enjoyed mornings with my coffee out on the deck, the friendly manager / museum manager, the smell of the garden. It wasn't always quiet. One forgets that one is in the middle of town, even though we were perched privately on the hillside.

This is the nicest and most charming holiday home we've ever been to! The terrace and the view is gorgeous and inside it is furnished with much love to detail. Troo and the surrounding area with the Loir (we liked the small Loir much better than the touristy LoirE) is really lovely but we didn't leave the house that often cause it's just such an exceptional hideaway to relax.