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Les Rochers de Courçay
The Rochers de Courçay stand in the Indre valley, in Touraine, in the commune of Courçay. The territory rests on a plateau of hard lacustrine limestone, in which water seeps deep. At the place called La Doué, the valley narrows and draws picturesque escarpments, which earned this area the nickname "little Switzerland of Touraine". These rock shelters have been occupied by humans since the Neolithic.
A path leads to the Doué resurgence, whose clear waters spread into a basin before joining the Indre. The springs, laden with limestone, form odd tufa mushrooms as they fall. The site had its heyday in the early twentieth century: it then attracted climbing enthusiasts and hosted performances by a "Théâtre de la Nature" troupe. Today it is a place for walks in a wooded dell, appreciated by walkers and the geologically curious.
