Loire valley castles Chinon to Angers

Loire valley castles Chinon to Angers

The Loire Valley has seen many of France’s kings pass through its territories. Listed with UNESCO as a World Heritage site, it is one of the rare places in the world where one finds magnificent chateaux, mansions, churches and abbeys in such quantity, giving testimony to an intense and rich spiritual and cultural life, as well as an art de vivre that has continued throughout the centuries. In the midst of a reputable vineyard, and plunging into the waters of the river Vienne, lies the fortified city of Chinon. Here, in the territory of Rabelais, one celebrates the art of living well and eating well. During your journey, you will visit Usse and its splendid chateau, with its thousands of pinnacle turrets and skylight windows, you will think you are living a fairy tale. You will then move on to the famous Fontevraud Abbey and the chateau of Montsoreau on the banks of the Loire. You will leave the valley long enough to visit the chateaux of Montreuil-Bellay and Breze and then return to the Loire to find the city of Saumur, famous for the chateau and the equestrian school of Le Cadre Noir. Your journey will end at Angers, in the presence of its chateau, cathedral and old neighborhoods.

STANDARD : accommodation in 2 star hotels with terroir dinners

COMFORT : accommodation in 3 or 4 star hotels with gourmet dinners

Tour description

Day 1: Arrival at Chinon
Day 2: Ussé – Chinon (17 km)
                transfer by taxi from Chinon to Rigny-Ussé
Day 3: Le Rivau – Chinon (14 km)
                transfer by taxi from Chinon to chateau of Rivau
                transfer by taxi from Chinon to Fontevraud in late afternoon
Day 4: Fontevraud – Candes St Martin (16 km)
                transfer by taxi from Candes St Martin to Fontevraud
Day 5: Montreuil Bellay – Brézé – Saumur (12 km)
               transfer by taxi from Fontevraud to Montreuil-Bellay
               transfer by taxi from Brézé to Saumur in late afternoon
Day 6: Saumur et Angers
               transfer by taxi from Saumur to Angers
Day 7: Angers – End of th etour after breakfast.

What’s included?

• Accomodation and breakfast
• Dinners according to description and selected range of services
• Hotel to hotel luggage transfer along the trail.
• A set of maps (1/25 000 scale) with the route marked on and detailed route notes describing the trail.
• A daily itinerary together with information about facilities and places of interest along the trail.
• Emergency assistance in English