Saturday, April 9, 2022

Bienvenue ! Welcome!

Bonjour !

Hello everyone!

We are incredibly excited to share this year's IUHPFL 2022 experience in Saumur with you all and we are looking forward to an exciting summer in France with all of our incredible stagiaires!

If you are wondering where Saumur is, below is a map of France with our future host city marked: 

Situated between Angers, a city known for its apocalyptic tapestry and university, and Tours, a city known for speaking the "purest" French, Saumur may seem like a hidden gem, but it holds its own with a variety of cultural institutions; most notable among them is the Cadre Noire, a renowned equestrian school that historically trained the French's calvary and continues the tradition still today. 

Located in the Loire Valley in the department Maine-et-Loire, this region is known predominantly for red and white wine, as well as some sparkling variations, certain kinds of goat cheese, and castles.
Our trip to Saumur from Paris will take somewhere between four and five hours by private coach, with a stop for lunch in between.

This blog will be updated regularly once we all arrive in Saumur in June. Until then please enjoy these photos of Saumur featuring its castle as well as a photo of a montgolfière (hot air balloon) over the Loire river (a common sight), both of which Thomas took in 2016.



À bientôt !

Evie, Shane, & Thomas
IUHPFL 2022
Team Saumur, France