{"id":185,"date":"2020-08-17T11:59:16","date_gmt":"2020-08-17T10:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aubigny-sologne.com\/en\/la-belle-fontaine\/"},"modified":"2020-09-09T17:13:32","modified_gmt":"2020-09-09T15:13:32","slug":"la-belle-fontaine","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.aubigny-sologne.com\/en\/jexplore\/destination-sauldre-sologne\/mythes-et-legendes\/la-belle-fontaine\/","title":{"rendered":"The beautiful spring"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At <strong>Sainte-Montaine<\/strong> no one knows merely anything about the saint after whom the village was named. However there is a legend according to which <strong>Sainte-Montaine<\/strong> would have been a secret daughter of <strong>Pepin the Short<\/strong>, <strong>Charlemagne<\/strong>\u2019s father. She was abandonned by her father and given up into a farm at one kilometer away from the village. They say she did a lot of good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the middle of a forest a few hundred yards from the road if you follow the sound of running water you will find out <strong>The Beautiful Spring<\/strong>. Next to it is a chapel and a XIXth century wash house, and it is known to be miraculous\u00a0: to cure rheumatism, nettle rash and infertility. Pilgrims meet there every year on <strong>Whit Mondays<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No one knows if <strong>Sainte-Montaine<\/strong> still cures fevers, but she is known to have accomplished a miracle which gave birth to the most beautiful <strong>legend<\/strong> in <strong>Sologne<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It tells that one day, a young servant was on her way back from the fountain. She failed to notice the brambles on the soil, she fell down end crushed\u00a0her jug. But she had to go back home where a bossy woman was waiting for her. This latter grew angry and after telling off the young servant she ordered her to go and fetch some water with a wicker basket in order to make fun of her. The lassie obeyed. Her tears fell down into the spring\u2026 But trusting the saint and imploring her, she dived her basket into the water and\u00a0\u2026 MIRACLE\u00a0! The wicker basket kept the water as surely as a bucket, and no brambles have ever been seen on this path ever since and you still won\u2019t find any. This\u00a0water seems to be miraculous\u00a0!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Montaine<\/strong> has become <strong>Patron-Saint<\/strong> of the <strong>Sologne<\/strong> country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Sainte-Montaine no one knows merely anything about the saint after whom the village was named. However there is a legend according to which Sainte-Montaine would have been a secret daughter of Pepin the Short, Charlemagne\u2019s father. She was abandonned by her father and given up into a farm at one kilometer away from the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2620,"parent":107,"menu_order":10,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"2297,2315,2295,2299","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.13 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The beautiful spring - Sauldre et Sologne Inter-communal Tourist Office<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In the village of Sainte-Montaine, a young shepherdess is known to have accomplished a miracle, giving birth to one of the most beautiful legend of Sologne.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aubigny-sologne.com\/en\/jexplore\/destination-sauldre-sologne\/mythes-et-legendes\/la-belle-fontaine\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The beautiful spring - Sauldre et Sologne Inter-communal Tourist Office\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In the village of Sainte-Montaine, a young shepherdess is known to have accomplished a miracle, giving birth to one of the most beautiful legend of Sologne.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.aubigny-sologne.com\/en\/jexplore\/destination-sauldre-sologne\/mythes-et-legendes\/la-belle-fontaine\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Sauldre et Sologne Inter-communal Tourist Office\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/berrysolognetourisme\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-09-09T15:13:32+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.aubigny-sologne.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/belle-fontaine-Copier.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1345\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"900\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.aubigny-sologne.com\/en\/jexplore\/destination-sauldre-sologne\/mythes-et-legendes\/la-belle-fontaine\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.aubigny-sologne.com\/en\/jexplore\/destination-sauldre-sologne\/mythes-et-legendes\/la-belle-fontaine\/\",\"name\":\"The beautiful spring - Sauldre et Sologne Inter-communal Tourist Office\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.aubigny-sologne.com\/en\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2020-08-17T10:59:16+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-09-09T15:13:32+00:00\",\"description\":\"In the village of Sainte-Montaine, a young shepherdess is known to have accomplished a miracle, giving birth to one of the most beautiful legend of Sologne.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.aubigny-sologne.com\/en\/jexplore\/destination-sauldre-sologne\/mythes-et-legendes\/la-belle-fontaine\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.aubigny-sologne.com\/en\/jexplore\/destination-sauldre-sologne\/mythes-et-legendes\/la-belle-fontaine\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.aubigny-sologne.com\/en\/jexplore\/destination-sauldre-sologne\/mythes-et-legendes\/la-belle-fontaine\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Accueil\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.aubigny-sologne.com\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"To explore\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.aubigny-sologne.com\/en\/jexplore\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Sauldre and Sologne destination\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.aubigny-sologne.com\/en\/jexplore\/destination-sauldre-sologne\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"Myths and legends\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.aubigny-sologne.com\/en\/jexplore\/destination-sauldre-sologne\/mythes-et-legendes\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":5,\"name\":\"The beautiful spring\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.aubigny-sologne.com\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.aubigny-sologne.com\/en\/\",\"name\":\"Sauldre et Sologne Inter-communal Tourist Office\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.aubigny-sologne.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The beautiful spring - Sauldre et Sologne Inter-communal Tourist Office","description":"In the village of Sainte-Montaine, a young shepherdess is known to have accomplished a miracle, giving birth to one of the most beautiful legend of Sologne.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.aubigny-sologne.com\/en\/jexplore\/destination-sauldre-sologne\/mythes-et-legendes\/la-belle-fontaine\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"The beautiful spring - Sauldre et Sologne Inter-communal Tourist Office","og_description":"In the village of Sainte-Montaine, a young shepherdess is known to have accomplished a miracle, giving birth to one of the most beautiful legend of Sologne.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.aubigny-sologne.com\/en\/jexplore\/destination-sauldre-sologne\/mythes-et-legendes\/la-belle-fontaine\/","og_site_name":"Sauldre et Sologne Inter-communal Tourist Office","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/berrysolognetourisme","article_modified_time":"2020-09-09T15:13:32+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1345,"height":900,"url":"https:\/\/www.aubigny-sologne.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/belle-fontaine-Copier.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Estimated reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.aubigny-sologne.com\/en\/jexplore\/destination-sauldre-sologne\/mythes-et-legendes\/la-belle-fontaine\/","url":"https:\/\/www.aubigny-sologne.com\/en\/jexplore\/destination-sauldre-sologne\/mythes-et-legendes\/la-belle-fontaine\/","name":"The beautiful spring - Sauldre et Sologne Inter-communal Tourist Office","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.aubigny-sologne.com\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2020-08-17T10:59:16+00:00","dateModified":"2020-09-09T15:13:32+00:00","description":"In the village of Sainte-Montaine, a young shepherdess is known to have accomplished a miracle, giving birth to one of the most beautiful legend of Sologne.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.aubigny-sologne.com\/en\/jexplore\/destination-sauldre-sologne\/mythes-et-legendes\/la-belle-fontaine\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.aubigny-sologne.com\/en\/jexplore\/destination-sauldre-sologne\/mythes-et-legendes\/la-belle-fontaine\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.aubigny-sologne.com\/en\/jexplore\/destination-sauldre-sologne\/mythes-et-legendes\/la-belle-fontaine\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Accueil","item":"https:\/\/www.aubigny-sologne.com\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"To explore","item":"https:\/\/www.aubigny-sologne.com\/en\/jexplore\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Sauldre and Sologne destination","item":"https:\/\/www.aubigny-sologne.com\/en\/jexplore\/destination-sauldre-sologne\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Myths and legends","item":"https:\/\/www.aubigny-sologne.com\/en\/jexplore\/destination-sauldre-sologne\/mythes-et-legendes\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"name":"The beautiful spring"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.aubigny-sologne.com\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.aubigny-sologne.com\/en\/","name":"Sauldre et Sologne Inter-communal Tourist Office","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.aubigny-sologne.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aubigny-sologne.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/185"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aubigny-sologne.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aubigny-sologne.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aubigny-sologne.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aubigny-sologne.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=185"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.aubigny-sologne.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/185\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5195,"href":"https:\/\/www.aubigny-sologne.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/185\/revisions\/5195"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aubigny-sologne.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/107"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aubigny-sologne.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aubigny-sologne.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}