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La
Chapelle sur Loire - Room with a VIEW ...
The village is situated at the heart of the Regional
Park Anjou-Touraine and is among the villages declared as World Heritage
Site by UNESCO in year 2000. You'll find below a few sites, located at
less than 20 miles / 25 km.
We can provide you informations about sightseeing in our area
the room "Balcon de Loire"
and few pictures shooted right from the window...
Candes
Saint- Martin 14 km
at the confluence of the Vienne the Loire rivers,
is a small but beautiful village
Main sights > Church Saint-Martin, banks of the Loire, the
tiny street of the village - Traditional boat tour available on Vienne
river in summer.
A most beautiful village in the area, with its beautiful flowered street and its natural balcony over the castle and Loire river
Main sights > castle of Montsoreau with a modern attraction inside, flowered streets, houses of XVII et XVIII century, Loire river bank. Monthly flea market and sunday traditional market
The medieval city stretches between the Vienne river and the castle
Main sights > old city, the castle, Vienne river banks, the vineyard of Chinon
Around Chinon, you can pay a visit to Devinière, birthplace of french writter Rabelais, and the abbey of Seuilly where he studied... and of course you can taste the famous wine of Chinon
Chinon is also a good place for restaurants
The Royal Abbey of Fontevraud is the most visited site in the western area
Main sights > the abbey with its cloister, great kitchen and main church are definetely worth a visit.
In the village several master craftsmen are established such as Richard Leray, an amazing illuminator and Einav Benzano, an artist jeweller.
Castle
of Rigny Ussé 19 km
The castle of "The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood"
whose strange shape inspirred the french writter Charles Perrault for
his fairy tale.
Main sights > the castle and the beautiful chapel,
the Indre and Loire river banks and nearby the village of Bréhémont
for its traditional boats on the Loire
Along the Loire river, the castle and the small city of Langeais are nice sightseeing
Traditional market on sunday morning. Restaurants
Internationally famous, thanks to its equestrian show "The Cadre Noir", Saumur is a pleasant and quiet medium size city..
Main sights > the castle, the old city, the Loire river banks, the museum of army vehicles, the Cadre Noir show.
You can also visit many sarkling wine caves there such as Bouvet Ladubay or Gratien Meyer
Best attraction of the eastern side with more than 300 000 visitors yearly
Main sights > the castle Villandry and specially the amazing gardens specially in summer and autumn
