Draguignan

    For my next journey in France I jumped on D562 and traveled about 68km which took a little over an hour to reach the city Draguignan. Draguignan which comes from Latin meaning dragon, the city was named dragon due to a legend people passing though were scared by a dragon that lived in the marshes around the city.

 

     The first thing I noticed when reaching Draguignan was a large 17^th century clock tower that sat upon a hill, I knew I had to visit  the clock tower once I was all settled in to my B&B Le Mas des Selves.     

                                                                                                                                               

   After checking into my B&B I strolled down the streets, and alleys they were so picturesque.  The buildings were tall and built very close together with shutters on the entire window. Before I knew it I had arrived at the Tour de l'Horloge (clocktower). The clock tower is 17^th century and was rebuilt in 1662 after a amnesty granted to the city by King Louis XIV.

 

 

                                                                     

When I finished with  my trip to the tower I realized I was starving so I asked the locals where a great place to eat was, and I was told to try Lou Galoubet. Lou Galoubet was a great choice it had awesome local flavor, I ordered the lobster risotto. For desert I had to try their famous molten chocolate cake, and it was delicious, defiantly a must when visiting the city.

 

After lunch I thought I would hit  one more site the Dolmen pèira de la fada (the fairy stone) before heading back to rest. The dolmen is huge stones, built into a monument. It’s amazing how they were able to move such large stones without heavy equipment.  Legend about this dolmen talks about a fairy living under the monument.  

 

 

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