Loire Valley Attractions

In 2000, UNESCO added the Loire Valley to its list of World Heritage Sites, calling it “an exceptional cultural landscape, of great beauty, comprised of historic cities and villages, great architectural monuments--the Châteaux--and lands that have been cultivated and shaped by centuries of interaction between local populations and their physical environment, in particular the Loire River itself.” 

Just a short distance South and West of Paris, the Loire Valley is one of France’s best-kept secrets.  Here are some recommended Loire Valley activities while you are staying at Moulin Brégeon:

Castles (Châteaux):

Château de Brézé:  http://www.chateaudebreze.com

Château de Langeais:  http://www.chateau-de-langeais.com

Château de Chenonceau:  http://www.chenonceau.com/media/gb/index_gb.php

Château d’Ussé:  http://www.chateaudusse.fr

Abbaye de Fontevraud http://www.abbaye-fontevraud.com

Many Others:  http://www.a-castle-for-rent.com/castles/ 

Gardens:

Le Chemin de la Rose (The Rose Trail) -- http://www.cheminsdelarose.fr

Parc Maupassant:  contact@parcmaupassant.com

Parc Oriental de Maulevrier:  www.parc-oriental.com

Jardins du Chateau de Valmer:  www.chateau-de-valmer.com

Les Jardins du Chateau de Talcy:  www.momum.fr

Le Chateau de Montriou: www.chateau-de-montriou.com 

Wines of the Region:

Les Caves Louis de Grenelle:  www.caves-de-grenelle.fr

Caves Ackerman Remy Pannier:  www.ackerman-remypannier.com

Le Musee de la Vigne et du Vin d’Anjou:  www.mvvanjou.com

Bouvet-Laudbay:  www.bouvet-ladubay.fr

Gratien & Meyer:  www.gratienmeyer.com

Langlois Chateau:  www.langlois-chateau.fr

Vineyards of Saumur Champigny:  www.saumur-champigny.com

•Saumur

•Varrains

•Chace

•St. Cyr en Bourg

•Champigny

•Dampierre

•Souzay

•Parnay

•Turquant

•Montsoreau

Distilleries and Master Liquoristes:

Musee Cointreau:  www.cointreau.com

Combier:  www.combier.fr 

Cooking and Culinary Museums:

The Cave of the “Pommes Tapees,” — Traditional Flattened Apples:  http://pros.orange.fr/troglo.tap

The Museum of Champignons — Mushrooms:  http://www.musee-du-champignon.com/

Museum of Fine Oils—museedelhuile@wanadoo.fr

Musuem of Traditional Cooking Utensils — http://ustensiles.cuisine.free.fr/ 

Art Museums:

Museum of Art and History:  http://chateau-bauge.com

Museum Jules-Desbois:  http://musee-julesdesbois.fr

Museum Joseph-Denais:  http://www.ot-saumur.fr/MUSEES-TRADITIONS-MUSEE-JOSEPH-DENAIS_a764.html 

River cruises:

Bateau promenade:  http://www.loiredelumiere.com

Ligeriade II:  http://www.loire-croisiere.com/unesco.htm

Candes St. Martin:  http://www.loireterroir.com 

Other Activies of Particular Interest:

Bicycling Tours, Guided and Self-Guided: www.visaloire.com, www.enpaysdelaloire.com,

Le Cadre Noir — National Equestrian School and Honor Corps:  www.cadrenoir.fr

Martin de Candre — Artisanal Soaps:  www.fontevraud.com

Cave Villages — www.troglodyte.info, www.pierre-et-lumiere.com