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Paul_C
August 25, 2023
Hiking
This magical and mysterious place in the Tronçais forest is a circular fountain surrounded by legends and stories, some of which date back to Gallo-Roman times. You can admire the …
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PieterSt
July 30, 2022
Cycling
Magical fountain in the woods
Probus
September 1, 2022
Hiking
The Viljot fountain is the most famous fountain in Tronçais.
It is located near a Gallo Roman site; its name comes from Villa Jovis (Villa of Jupiter).
During the development of this source in 1900, the foresters engraved on the coping “The foresters at Velleda”. Velleda, a 1st century German druidess, had been brought back into fashion by 19th century romanticism and was considered the goddess of foresters.
A legend tells that a convent and a church rose in these places and were engulfed because of the sacrileges carried out by the monks who lived there.
It is located near a Gallo Roman site; its name comes from Villa Jovis (Villa of Jupiter).
During the development of this source in 1900, the foresters engraved on the coping “The foresters at Velleda”. Velleda, a 1st century German druidess, had been brought back into fashion by 19th century romanticism and was considered the goddess of foresters.
A legend tells that a convent and a church rose in these places and were engulfed because of the sacrileges carried out by the monks who lived there.
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