Discover The Beauce and the Route du Blé

Discover the “Route de Blé,” a cultural and scenic driving tour stretching between the windswept plains and infinite blue skies of the Beauce – the breadbasket of France.

This is true farm country. As you drive, you’ll see historic windmills (many that you can visit), chateaus and authentic farmhouses, all framed by interminable horizons, and fields of gold and green that vary with the seasons. It was in this region that Emile Zola would write his human drama La Terre (Earth), set near the village of Romilly-sur-Aigre.

But to really understand life in the Beauce, its people and its tradition of wheat farming, visit the Maison de la Beauce in Orgères en Beauce, a cultural center and museum. And don’t miss the Foire aux Laines, a medieval festival held every year in Châteaudun.