Chinon & ses environs

...in Chinon

The medieval district
The medieval fortress
The Museum of Art and History
The Saint-Mexme Church
The Museum of Wine and Cooperage
The painted caves
Guided tours to discover Chinon, at foot and in boat. Nocturnal from mid-July to mid-August
The A.O.C Vineyards of Chinon
Sail on the Vienne and the Loire in a traditional boat
The state-land forest of Chinon
Restaurant Guinguette on the banks of the Vienne from May to September
Numerous restaurants in the town center and the medieval district, gourmet, local, modern and creative food...
Public reading at the square every Thursday in August
Medieval Market the first Saturday of August
Flea market every third Sunday of the month
Concerts, exhibitions, movies, theater, all year long...
Swimming Pool, tennis, horse-riding, golf (in Loudun, 30km)...

in Seuilly : la Devinière, native house of Rabelais, the abbey in the center of the cave dwellings village...
in Avoine : The Véron Ecomuseum, the Nuclear Plant Museum...
in Bourgueil : the abbey, le Moulin Bleu with its restaurant placed atop the hills and vineyards, the forests, the vineyards, the Gizeux Castle at 12km...
in Candes St Martin, classified as one of the most beautiful town in France : the Saint-Martin cathedral, sails on the Loire and the Vienne...
in Montsoreau, charming village : the animated visit of the Chateau de la Dame de Montsoreau (near the Loire), the Regional Natural Park house, the Mushrooms Museum, the cave dwellings...
in Fontevraud : the Benedictine abbey where you can find the recumbent figures of the Plantagenets (Isabelle d'Angoulême and Richard Lionheart, Aliénor d'Aquitaine and Henri II)...
in Saumur : le Cadre Noir and the horseriding school, the castle, the Horse Museum, the Armoured Vehicles Museum...
in Doué-la-fontaine : the Zoo...
in Saché : the house of Balzac...
The castles and parks of Ussé, Azay le Rideau, Langeais, la Chatonnière, Villandry, le Rivau...

in Loches : the medieval district, the Logis Royal of Loches, the Donjon, the castle of Montpoupon...
at the Grand-Pressigny : the Prehistory Museum...
in Amboise : the Royal Castle, the Clos Lucé (house of Leonard de Vinci)...
in Tours : the ancient town, the Saint Gatien Cathedral, the Basilique Saint Martin, the Museum of Natural History, the Museum of the fine arts, the castle, the Prieuré Saint Cosmes, the house of Ronsard...
in Blois : the house of Witchcraft Robert Houdin, the castle, the old districts...
in Angers : the castle and the tapestry of the Gobelins, museums, the ancient district, the Terra Botanica Park...
Castles of Brissac, Montgeoffroy, Chaumont sur Loire, Cheverny (Tintin Museum), Chenonceau, Chambord...