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You will find the same spirit of welcome from my brother François in Champigné (25 Km North of Angers) at the Château des Briottières which is a grand XVIIIth century family property : www.chateau-briottieres.com. Also, near Alençon, enjoy a similar welcome at the home of my brother Charles-Henry, in Saint-Paterne : www.chateau-saintpaterne.com. Charles-Henry, as well as being a fine chef, is also the author of several fine recipe books.
To organize your stay in Verrieres and get information about local events : the Tourist Center
www.saumur-tourisme.com.
We advise you to visit :
The Royal Abbey of Fontevraud with its outstanding architecture, its polychrome effigies of the Plantagenet kings (Richard Lion Heart and Alienor of Aquitaine) and its exhibitions www.abbaye-fontevraud.com
The National School of Equitation you can attend one of the traditional rehearsals of the prestigious Cadre Noir www.cadrenoir.fr
The feodal château of Montreuil-Bellay : www.chateau-montreuil-bellay.com
The Château de Ternay www.chateau-de-ternay.com
Go down into the earth to see the troglodyte fortress of the château de Brézé www.chateaudebreze.com
Montgeoffroy www.chateauxcountry.com/chateaux/montgeoffroy
Brissac www.brissac.com
Serrant www.chateau-serrant.net
Langlois-Chateau www.langlois-chateau.fr
Gratien & Meyer www.gratienmeyer.com
Distillery Combier museum www.combier.fr
In town : Caves de Grenelle : www.caves-de-grenelle.fr
Bouvet-Ladubay : www.bouvet-ladubay.fr
Between Saumur and Tours, less than an hour away :
Azay- le–Rideau «a pure jewel miring itself in the river Indre»www.monum.fr/m_azay
The magnificent gardens of Villandry
www.chateauvillandry.com
The Clos Luce where Leonard de Vinci lived : it displays some of his extraordinary inventions
www.vinci-closluce.com
Langeais : www.institut-defrance.fr/patrimoine/langeais
Your children’s favourite : the château d’Ussé, which revives the world of the Sleeping Beauty www.tourisme.fr/usse
East of Tours, at 1h30 de Saumur, our personal favourite : the château de Chenonceau : www.chenonceau.com
the zoo of Doué la Fontaine www.zoodoue.fr
The troglodyte cave museums :
The mushroom Museum www.musee-du-champignon.com and Pierre & Lumière, with its carvings depicting many of the monuments of the Saumur region : www.pierre-et-lumiere.com
The biggest tanks museum in Europe with a very popular chidren’s section :
www.musee-des-blindes.asso.fr
Visit the National Riding School (E.N.E) www.cadrenoir.fr
Come and see the riding masters at work and, if you fancy riding, clubs will provide horses for hacks or lessons.
Golf of Saumur (9 hole course) : Tél. 02 41 50 87 00
Golf of Baugé (18 hole course) : Tél. 02 41 89 01 27
Golf of Loudun www.golf-loudun.com
The « La Loire à Velo » the well signposted touristic bicycle lane from Tours to Angers gets through Saumur, and is within cycling distance from Verrières.
- Sailing and rowing clubs
- Boat tours on the Loire www.loiredelumiere.com
Loire boating (boats to hire) www.loire-nature.com
Saumur-Bagneux Tennis courts : 02 41 67 43 11
Saumur airfield : Tél. 02 41 50 20 27
Flying sightseeing over the Loire Valley and its chateaux
Sky diving and gliding
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