Loire area , where to visit? (1 Viewer)

[colyboy]

After leaving the Newbury show on Sunday night we are off via the tunnel to the Loire area. Any suggestions of where to visit and what to see. We have bikes (electric) and understand it is fairly flat in that area.

colyboy

 

[magicsurfbus]

Departement 44 (Loire-Atlantique) or Departement 43 (Haute-Loire) or Departement 42 (Loire) or a bit of Loire in between? There's a lot of Loire.

 

[WillH]

Nice round Saumur, easy cycling along the river, lovely villages etc.

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[vwalan]

point de st gilders ,prefailes, pornic , mind its endless pornichet etc la baule all worth a visit st nazaire and the big suspension bridge .or inland around pontchateau. lots places . have an adventure .there really is so many places to see and enjoy.
never went alot on nantes ,too busy . prefer country side or by the sea.
mind you might know my route follow the sea. hee hee.

 

[Riverbankannie]

Nice round Saumur, easy cycling along the river, lovely villages etc.

Ditto for Saumur. Went there last July.

 

[SpeedyDux]

If you like tanks and armoured vehicles Saumur has a museum to rival Bovington.

http://www.museedesblindes.fr/

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[Steve N Tracy]

We have stayed here a couple of times http://www.campinglesnobis.com/ a nice cycle ride from here to Saumur one way and out through the vineyards the other way.

 

[StitchesnFluff]

Saumur & its area, all lovely

 

[BobtheBass]

We are in Saumur at the moment and yes, it's very nice if a little wet! Thunderstorms last night but today looks like the start of spring.......

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[Figaro]

I'm going to Loire in June and don't know the area but research seems to suggest Amboise, blois, Tours, Saumur for chateaux, vineyards and gardens so that's where were heading.
Let us all know where you ended up and what you thought please.
PS from what I hear you can't go far wrong anywhere in that region !

 

[Nik]

If in the Saumur area go to Rochemenier near Louresse. A very interesting ancient Troglodyte underground village just to the south of Saumur.
Head out on the D960 to Doue-la-Fontaine and then the D761 north towards Louresse. A basic route but I'm sure you can vary it.
Do as many Chateau as you can too.
Also visit the sparkling wine houses i.e. Ackerman etc, to the west of Saumur. Some fantastic wines and you can tour of the wine caves too. If you like mushrooms there are many mushroom caves along the Loire near Saumur too you can tour.
Loved the Loire, hope you enjoy it to.
regards
Nik

 

[laneside]

Next Friday we will be at Briare, there are at least two aires on the canal there and it gets good reports. We are off up there to pick up our Border Terrier puppy on Sunday.

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[Sue]

Saumur, great for cycling. Very pretty.

 

[magicsurfbus]

A little to the south you've got Parc Puy du Fou near Les Eppesses. Worth a look in its own right, and for the Cinescenie which usually runs on Friday & Saturday nights. Vast aire attached to the parc.

Something I've always wondered when driving through the region - do the staff of the Angers Mairie have to attend regular Angers Management courses?