Momento

The architecture of Troyes in France.

This quaint little souvenir always evokes lovely memories of a special holiday.

The real thing.

Half-timbered houses—maisons à colombages in French....

mostly dating from the late 15th to the early 19th centuries....

can be found throughout France.

One of the best places to enjoy their pastel charms is in the town of Troyes....

pronounced like the French for three.... trois.

It is located in the department of Aube...

in the southern portion of the Champagne region....

just north of Burgundy and 110 miles southeast of Paris.