As we have two days in Nevers there’s no need to ride in the 4 deg outside this morning. This area dates back to BC times, Romans and even Julius Caesar made it here apparently. It was officially Nevers in the 10th century so there’s some history in the place alright. Of course, religion played a significant part in the history of Nevers which became a seat of the Bishop back in the 5th century. It still is today. Needless to say, there’s a truck load of churches and decommissioned churches within the city limits. Nevers is famous for making a tin glazed earthenware known as Faience. This craft was brought to the town in the 16th century. There’s also a not so shabby Castle / Palace here too, which is now the Town Hall. But it was mostly about churches and just wandering around the back streets today.
So, after getting a caffeine fix and a little pastry we wandered off in search of some more amazing sights. Things like the Church of Saint Peter, (17th century) Cathedral of Saints Cyricus and Julitta, (6 to 16th century) and the Chapel of Saint Mary.
About 1500h we retreated to our room for some time out and a cuppa refreshing green tea. A short time later I saw on the map that we had missed the oldest church so off we set again. It, Saint Stephen Church, was worth the extra km, it was dark, colourless, and rundown, which all added to the effect. Walked home via the supermarket and picked up some brekky stuff and some snacks for tomorrow’s train trip to Dijon.
After a shower we headed out one more time to find a dinner venue. They’re not oversupplied with choices here, we eventually settled for pizza, our first for the trip. But they didn’t open till 1900h, so we went wandering and found a medieval section of the city, which included the pottery, that we had missed during the day. It was great in the afternoon light.
The pizza was excellent; I never eat pizza out because they usually make the base too thick, but this was perfect, seafood, nearly as good as Wendy makes. We ended up chatting to a couple from Adelaide who are also cycle touring. They were the second couple from Adelaide cycling who we talked to that day!
I slept very well after all that walking.
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