Stroll "loire dreams", from the nantes county to anjou

A path of 65 km entirely marked out thanks to a small fish which invites you to follow it. with the program: the loire, which offers a spectacle permament beauty and the strange history of this area.

Mauves sur loire and cellier  Departure of Mauves on the Loire: towing in edge of the Loire, castle of Bois Blot and cave of the false coiners.  Lunch in Cellier.  Cellier: point of view of Thébaudières and Saint Méen sur Loire, castle of Clermont and Folies Siffait.  Arrival to Oudon the evening.

Relaxation and discoveries in oudon  Stroll in the boat on Hâvre, tributary of the Loire, in the middle of a peaceful environment. To lunch in Oudon. Visit Course Spectacle in the Tower of Oudon: “The Loire in Images”: you will travel in time while climbing the stages. Scenography, put in scene and films: life of a fisherman to the Middle Ages, wars of the Vendée, the voyage of William Turner in steamer and projection on large screen of the Loire seen of the sky of Fontevraud to the Ocean. Continuation of the path Dreams of the Loire and arrival with Champtoceaux.

Champtoceaux : between loire and history  Discovered from the exceptional point of view above the Loire of Champalud (classified site). Path of interpretation “Tales and Legends”: open books mark out the course until edge of the Loire towards the small village of former fishermen and marines: Patache. To lunch in Champtoceaux: with the choice: 1 large gourmet restaurant, 3 restaurants of specialities of edges of the Loire and a pancake shop - pizzeria. Walk on board “Luce” on the Loire: one moment of relaxation and discovered historical and natural inheritance in the middle of a preserved environment. “Medieval Course” with the meeting of the rocambolesque history of the destruction of the immense citadel of Champtoceaux. Like vestiges: 2 control towers, the mill hung seigneurial, ruins of the castle-extremely… Continuation of the path and arrival to La Varenne.

La varenne : loire and wineyard  Continuation of the path Dreams of the Loire: village of fishermen and vault of Bridonnière, point of view top of the tower of the church and typical village vine growers of Faverie. To lunch with the Game preserve. Local wine tasting to the vault of a wine grower. Continuation of the path Dreams of the Loire to the Basse Mer chapel.

La chapelle basse mer and saint-julien de concelles.  Continuation of the path Dreams of the Loire through vineyards and market-gardeners. The Vault Low tide: Vault Saint Simon of XIVème century, castle of Vrillère, castle of the Bar. To lunch in Saint-Julien de Concelles: Chebuette, lifting of Divatte: Clémence Lefeuvre invented white butter there. Path Dreams of the Loire with Saint-Julien de Concelles: Vault saint Barthelemy and fountain of XVème century. Arrival with the starting point with Mauves on the Loire.

Liré  Liré, native village of the Joachim poet of Bellay: stroll commented around the castle in ruin where it lived & visits museum devoted to the life of the poet installed in the Large Home, elegant residence with turret of XVIème century. To lunch in Liré. Local wine tasting.

Relaxation in the champtoceaux region  Stroll in the Valley of Ilette with Saint Saver of Landemont: path arranged between gardens in terrace, brook, hedges of the woodlands… To lunch with Saint Saver of Landemont. Afternoon relaxation with Run Stag, animalist park with SAINT LAURENT of the Furnace bridges.