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!
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丰特夫罗皇家修道院
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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 Devinière
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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/
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Cadre Noir De Saumur - National School D'equitation
170 Avenue de l'Ecole Nationale d'Equitation
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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/
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阿扎依勒里多城堡
19 Rue de Pineau
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Fairytale chateau in a pretty town. http://azay-le-rideau.monuments-nationaux.fr/
http://www.chateau-brissac.fr/
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布里薩克城堡
1 Rue Louis Moron
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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.
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尚諾城堡
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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 Desbois
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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.
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Wine Bar La Tonnelle
1 Pl. de la République
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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.
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Le Pot de Lapin
37 Rue Rabelais
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Le Terrier du Château
1286 Rue des Moulins
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The new restaurant everyone is talking about !!
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Ververt
7 Place du Mail
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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.
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Chinon
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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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維蘭德里城堡
3 Rue Principale
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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.
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Montsoreau
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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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杜埃拉方丹動物園
103 Rue de Cholet
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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/
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里沃城堡
9 Rue du Château
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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.
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Candes Saint-Martin
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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!
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烏塞城堡
338 Château d'Usse
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The chateau that inspired the Sleeping beauty. Magnifique!
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Fontevraud-l'Abbaye
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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
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Bouvet Ladubay Sa
11 Rue Jean Ackerman
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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.