Guidebook for Saumur & the best of the Loire

Nicky
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!
142 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Abadía Real de Fontevraud
142 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
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.
9 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Musee Rabelais
4 Rue de la Devinière
9 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Pour 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 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Cadre Noir De Saumur - National School D'equitation
170 Avenue de l'Ecole Nationale d'Equitation
74 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Home 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/
197 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Castillo de Azay-le-Rideau
19 Rue de Pineau
197 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Fairytale chateau in a pretty town. http://azay-le-rideau.monuments-nationaux.fr/
http://www.chateau-brissac.fr/
68 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Castillo de Brissac
1 Rue Louis Moron
68 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
http://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'Oiron
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/
The most spectacular of the Loire valley chateaux.
472 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Castillo de Chenonceau
472 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
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.
7 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Musée Jules-Desbois
1 Pl. Jules Desbois
7 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Charming 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.
18 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Wine Bar La Tonnelle
1 Pl. de la République
18 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
A 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 Commines
A fabulous little crêperie in Montsoreau. Cécile the owner is a friend and makes the best crepes in France.
19 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Le Pot de Lapin
37 Rue Rabelais
19 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
10 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Le Terrier du Château
1286 Rue des Moulins
10 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The new restaurant everyone is talking about !!
6 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Ververt
7 Place du Mail
6 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The 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 Tonnelle
The 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.
139 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Chinon
139 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
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/
267 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Castillo de Villandry
3 Rue Principale
267 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
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/
A beautiful riverside village with antique shops, cafes and a fabulous riverside monthy antique market.
54 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Montsoreau
54 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
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/
204 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Bioparc de Doué-la-Fontaine
103 Rue de Cholet
204 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
A 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 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Castillo de Rivau
9 Rue du Château
70 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Superb chateau, garden, labyrinth, store, cafe & events including jousting tournaments. Heaven for children. Le Rivau has it all! http://www.chateaudurivau.com/fr/
Very pretty hilltop village.
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.
73 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Candes Saint-Martin
73 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
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 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Castillo de Ussé
338 Château d'Usse
91 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The chateau that inspired the Sleeping beauty. Magnifique!
69 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Fontevraud-l'Abbaye
69 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona

Shopping

Gorgeous shop full of homeware, jewellery and leatherware. The owners are gorgeous too!
Gaspard et Mademoiselle.com
27 Rue de la Tonnelle
Gorgeous 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
25 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Bouvet Ladubay Sa
11 Rue Jean Ackerman
25 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
One of the famous Method-Champenoise cellars to visit and taste the fabulous (and very reasonable) Loire sparkling wines
Château de Coulaine, Jean et Tatiana de Bonnaventure, viticulteurs à Chinon
2 Rue de Coulaine
Delicious organic wines...
Wonderful wine in a charming valley.
Château de Chaintres
54 Rue de la Croix de Chaintre
Wonderful wine in a charming valley.
Domaine Arnaud Lambert - Saint Cyr / Brézé
12 Rue de la Prée

Biking in the Loire

My friend Vincent’s bike shop - perfect for renting a bike for a day or a week.
Cycl'O de Loire
1 Av. du Général de Gaulle
My friend Vincent’s bike shop - perfect for renting a bike for a day or a week.