Sports & Lesiure: Kids: Food & Drink: Culture:
Food & Drink
Throughout France, and this region is no exception, local restaurants are proud to offer dishes using fine local produce. We would be pleased to advice guests on restaurants to suit all budgets in Chabris and surrounding towns and villages.
Particular food and drinks are famously produced in the region:
Wine
Chabris is on the edge of the AOC Valencay and Touraine regions, producing red, white and rose of high quality. The sparkling Cremant de la Loire is also well worth a try, with Vouvray, near Tour, being especially well-known. The other AOC wine nearby is that of Cheverny, while to the east are the vineyards of Reuilly, Quincy, Sancerre and Poully sur Loire.
Cheese
You must try the local goat cheese: Valencay cheese is the shape of a truncated pyramid (Napoleon's orders) and this, and those from Selles-sur-Cher are dusted with charcoal during manufacture. Goat cheese has been made in the area since the Saracens were expelled in the 8th century and there are many others to try. The Saturday market is a good place to hunt for a selection.
Mushrooms
Many of the riverside cliffs have been carved out to create caves, some inhabited, some used for wine storage and others for the production of mushrooms. Visits to the mushroom caves can be made in Bourre.
