Local Tourist Offices
www.anjou-tourisme.com (a very useful and detailed site offering virtual chateau tours, cycling/walking routes and more)
www.saumur-tourisme.com
www.tourisme-bauge.fr.st
www.angers-tourisme.com
www.ligeris.com (Local tourist office covering the town of Tours)
www.tourisme.chinon.com
Local Châteaux
www.chateau-villandry.com
www.chateau-de-langeais.com
www.monum.fr (info on the chateaux of Angers and Azay le Rideau)
www.chateau-montsoreau.com
www.tourisme-chinon.com
www.chateau-bauge.com
www.lvo.com (general tourist info / links to chateaux in the Loire including Usse, The ‘Sleeping Beauty’ castle).
www.chateau-france.com (This site holds info and links to the hundreds of other Loire chateaux not listed above)
www.wikipedia.org (great source for background info on all Loire chateaux you may wish to visit)
Other Buildings of Historical Importance
www.abbaye-fontevraud.com
Adventure Parks
www.futuroscope.com
www.hollypark.fr
www.eurodisney.com
www.puydufou.com
Zoos
www.zoodoue.fr
www.zoo-la-fleche.com
Pony Trekking and Equestrian Interests
www.cadrenoir.fr (World famous equestrian institute and home of the French cavalry)
lalandelle.free.fr (Recommended local pony trekking/riding school)
www.fermedutertre.com (Recommended local pony trekking-also offers kayaking trips)
Regional Food & Wine/Tasting
www.lvo.com (lists a selection wine producers in the region and info on speciality foods.)
Golf Courses
www.7tours.com
www.anjougolf.com
golfngreen.ifrance.com
www.golf-sable-solesmes.com
There are many more excellent golf courses in the area. Contact us for further details.
Gardens
www.parc-oriental.com (largest Japanese garden in Europe)
www.cheminsdelarose.com (a magnificent 4 hectare landscaped floral park)
www.chateau-villandry.com (world renowned tiered gardens in the grounds of the famous chateau)
Museums & Other Places To Visit
www.lemans.org (world famous race circuit & museum)
www.musee-des-blindes.asso.fr (The world’s largest collection of armoured vehicles).
www.musee-aviation-angers.com (aircraft museum)
www.musee-du-champignon.com (mushroom museum and troglodyte caves) |