Where to buy bread cakes chocolates ice cream AUX ALENTOURS

As soon as you walk through the door, you can smell the sweet aroma of chocolate and guess the little hands at work behind the counter of the store. For more than seventeen years, Maryse Ouellette-Fougeray has been making her own treats (37 flavors to choose from!), adding praline, of course, but also Espelette pepper, maniguette, various spices, rose water for the most romantic ones, or even maple syrup, directly imported from her brother's home by Maryse, a native of Quebec. During the summer season, you can enjoy delicious homemade ice cream.

Au Royal Chocolat is the art of cocoa and the meeting place for gourmands! An address not to be missed for lovers of unique flavors. Here, you can find breathtaking pastries but also ice creams, and of course chocolates. All homemade by the artisan pastry chef and chocolatier. On the program: home-made pralines, ganaches, muscadines, fruit jellies, macaroons... Quality products that can't be found anywhere else! The pastry shop has its own specialties: the Royal Chocolate, the Montgomery, the Duo or the Plaisir d'antan.

Founded in 1842, the Duchess Anne is a gourmet institution, for the fine mouths of Saumur and Clisson. In a soft and refined setting, in a vintage 19th century style, the small tea room, with its modest but delicate atmosphere, often sees its tables taken over by the people of Saumur, so well suited is it to the delight of a sweet break, such as a pastry or homemade chocolate. For 25 years, the Godineau family has been in charge; in 2010, the parents left the keys to the house to their son, François, and his wife, Céline. In this way, the tradition is perpetuated, while quality is always present. To be convinced, just try the macaroons and other chocolates, the creations of individual or family cakes as well as the divine Christmas logs, you will quickly know why! Viennese pastries and petits fours are also excellent: something to satisfy all tastes. Another good point is the reasonable prices charged, especially for the quality of the products. Everything is in place to have a good time.

Le fournil Saint-Pierre is not a bakery like the others: you come here above all to enjoy yourself! The bread is made in the pure tradition by a craftsman who uses only organic flour and leavened dough. The breads are various: corn, dried fruits, raisin-hazelnut... As for pastries, the family speciality is the fruit tart and the "tendresse angevine", but don't forget the sablé saumurois with pommes tapées. At lunchtime, the bakery offers very good sandwiches. There is no doubt that this is one of the best bakeries in the Saumur region!

The chef (François Godineau of La Duchesse Anne) develops his desires for the greatest pleasure of gourmets. A brand new bakery welcomes, on the spot and to take away, an avalanche of fresh products from the best producers. Traditional breads and baguettes, blond, golden or brown, which one will you choose? The bakery also makes crepes, doughnuts, shortbread, pastries and other seasonal delicacies, as well as a tea room, of course. The establishment offers many lunch formulas. Here, everything is delicious!

Take a nice detour to Italy, on the cobbled streets of Azay-le-Rideau. For more than 10 years, this ice cream shop has been all the rage in this small village and in the surrounding area. Run by Vincent Nuvoloni, an Italian by birth, the store is never empty. Made daily on the spot, the ice creams are based on Touraine milk and the sorbets are without added flavorings or coloring. The choice is hard when you are greedy. Waffles, milkshakes or sweet Italian treats, you will succumb to all these delicacies with an authentic taste. A delightful treat!