The Pays d'Othe, with its
orchards and its cider that's full of body
The very first inhabitants of the Aube
chose to live in this region that has remained just
as natural and beautiful as it was then. The sharpened
flints that have been found more or less everywhere
in the Pays d'Othe bear witness to the fact that
people lived and prospered in the shelter of the
huge forests. The typical villages of brick-coloured
houses that you'll see as you come round the valleys
are there to be explored. You can take advantage
of being here to uncork a nice bottle of farm cider,
it'll be a nice amber and as fizzy as you could wish.
For this is where the orchards are crammed with luscious
fruit. The apples have still gottheir authentic taste
and shape. In the autumn, people still press them
in the traditional way, and there are quite some
celebrations when this happens.
