Guidebook for Saumur & the best of the Loire
Arts & Culture
Fantastic medieval abbey now a cultural centre with world class concerts and exhibitions. The best of the old and the new!
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Королевская аббатство Фонтевро
Fantastic medieval abbey now a cultural centre with world class concerts and exhibitions. The best of the old and the new!
Pour les fans de Rabelais. Sa demeure familale dans ce pays devenue la Rabelaisie.
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Musee Rabelais
4 Rue de la DevinièrePour les fans de Rabelais. Sa demeure familale dans ce pays devenue la Rabelaisie.
Home to the Cadre Noir dressage school. Horse lovers shouldn't miss the regular shows.
http://www.cadrenoir.fr/
74 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Cadre Noir De Saumur - National School D'equitation
170 Avenue de l'Ecole Nationale d'EquitationHome to the Cadre Noir dressage school. Horse lovers shouldn't miss the regular shows.
http://www.cadrenoir.fr/
Fairytale chateau in a pretty town.
http://azay-le-rideau.monuments-nationaux.fr/
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Замок Азэ-ле-Ридо
19 Rue de PineauFairytale chateau in a pretty town.
http://azay-le-rideau.monuments-nationaux.fr/
Замок Бриссак
1 Rue Louis Moronhttp://www.chateau-brissac.fr/
Breathtaking Renaissance chateau with world-class modern art collection based on the C17th curiosity cabinet. A lesser-known tresaure of the region!!http://oiron.monuments-nationaux.fr/
Le Château d'Oiron
Le Château d'OironBreathtaking Renaissance chateau with world-class modern art collection based on the C17th curiosity cabinet. A lesser-known tresaure of the region!!http://oiron.monuments-nationaux.fr/
Замок Шенонсо
The most spectacular of the Loire valley chateaux.
Charming small museum dedicated to the sculptures of Jules Desbois, friend and contemporary of Rodin and Camille Claudel.
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Musée Jules-Desbois
1 Pl. Jules DesboisCharming small museum dedicated to the sculptures of Jules Desbois, friend and contemporary of Rodin and Camille Claudel.
Food Scene
A great wine bar that does delicious, simple food -with a wine shop selling the best selection of organic Loire wines I know.
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Wine Bar La Tonnelle
1 Pl. de la RépubliqueA great wine bar that does delicious, simple food -with a wine shop selling the best selection of organic Loire wines I know.
A fabulous little crêperie in Montsoreau. Cécile the owner is a friend and makes the best crepes in France.
Fleur de Sel
4 Quai Philippe de ComminesA fabulous little crêperie in Montsoreau. Cécile the owner is a friend and makes the best crepes in France.
Le Pot de Lapin
37 Rue RabelaisLe Terrier du Château
1286 Rue des MoulinsVervert
7 Place du MailThe new restaurant everyone is talking about !!
The cutest place in town to meet for a coffee, or an evening drink. In the heart of the nicest part of town.
Maison Gaspard
28 Rue de la TonnelleThe cutest place in town to meet for a coffee, or an evening drink. In the heart of the nicest part of town.
Sightseeing
The prettiest town in the Loire valley. hilltop chateau, restaurants, cafes, and shops and endless medieval streets.
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Chinon
The prettiest town in the Loire valley. hilltop chateau, restaurants, cafes, and shops and endless medieval streets.
If you are going to visit only one chateau in the Loire, this is the one. Beautifully furnished castle in one of the 10 most celebrated gardens in the world.
www.chateauvillandry.fr/
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Шато де Вилландри
3 Rue PrincipaleIf you are going to visit only one chateau in the Loire, this is the one. Beautifully furnished castle in one of the 10 most celebrated gardens in the world.
www.chateauvillandry.fr/
A beautiful riverside village with antique shops, cafes and a fabulous riverside monthy antique market.
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Montsoreau
A beautiful riverside village with antique shops, cafes and a fabulous riverside monthy antique market.
A really fabulous zoo with restaurant overlooking the giraffe enclosure...
http://www.bioparc-zoo.fr/fr/
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Биопарк Дуэ-ла-Фонтен
103 Rue de CholetA really fabulous zoo with restaurant overlooking the giraffe enclosure...
http://www.bioparc-zoo.fr/fr/
Superb chateau, garden, labyrinth, store, cafe & events including jousting tournaments. Heaven for children. Le Rivau has it all!
http://www.chateaudurivau.com/fr/
70 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Шато дю Риво
9 Rue du ChâteauSuperb chateau, garden, labyrinth, store, cafe & events including jousting tournaments. Heaven for children. Le Rivau has it all!
http://www.chateaudurivau.com/fr/
Le Coudray-Macouard
Very pretty hilltop village.
One of France's prettiest villages. Quaint cobblestone streets winding along the hillside between charming houses and terraced gardens.
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Candes Saint-Martin
One of France's prettiest villages. Quaint cobblestone streets winding along the hillside between charming houses and terraced gardens.
The chateau that inspired the Sleeping beauty. Magnifique!
91 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Замок Уссе
338 Château d'UsseThe chateau that inspired the Sleeping beauty. Magnifique!
Fontevraud-l'Abbaye
Shopping
Gorgeous shop full of homeware, jewellery and leatherware. The owners are gorgeous too!
Gaspard et Mademoiselle.com
27 Rue de la TonnelleGorgeous shop full of homeware, jewellery and leatherware. The owners are gorgeous too!
Wine -vineyard visit
This beautiful vineyard is a great place to visit, taste and purchase the best local wines.
One of the famous Method-Champenoise cellars to visit and taste the fabulous (and very reasonable) Loire sparkling wines
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Bouvet Ladubay Sa
11 Rue Jean AckermanOne of the famous Method-Champenoise cellars to visit and taste the fabulous (and very reasonable) Loire sparkling wines
Delicious organic wines...
Château de Coulaine, Jean et Tatiana de Bonnaventure, viticulteurs à Chinon
2 Rue de CoulaineDelicious organic wines...
Château de Chaintres
54 Rue de la Croix de ChaintreWonderful wine in a charming valley.
Domaine Arnaud Lambert - Saint Cyr / Brézé
12 Rue de la PréeBiking in the Loire
Cycl'O de Loire
1 Av. du Général de GaulleMy friend Vincent’s bike shop - perfect for renting a bike for a day or a week.