Around the Lumières de Loire Cottage

The cottage is at the heart of a region with a rich and remarkable natural and historical heritage, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Many unusual activities and sites are close at hand.

The Loire, its banks, its hill with its vineyards and its troglodytes’ housesits vegetable and horticultural valley, , its castles and gardens will enchant you. Within an hour from the cottage , a whole region between Angers and Saumur labeled regional National Park Loire  Anjou Touraine will surprise you.

This region is to be discovered as you wish, by foot, by bike, by car, by boat, on horseback, in a hot air balloon for unforgettable memories.
Finally, at less than an hour and a half away, on the borders of Anjou, the Puy du fou and the Futuroscope are waiting for you.

• In the town and less than 5 km away:

Besides La Loire, other unique and majestic sites are to be discovered: troglodyte sculpture, Gallo-Roman amphitheater, mills, dolmens, menhirs, castles, small town of character like Le Thoureil with magnificent views of the Loire, its traditional boats.

Office de tourisme à Gennes-Val-de-Loire

• To discover in Saint Mathurin-sur-Loire (10 km)

An exposition about the Loire,  its fauna, and flora.

• Saumur, riding capital and its surroundings (15 km)

City of Art and History (national riding school, pre-Renaissance castle (early 13th century), armored museum, wines and discovery of renowned cellars, mushrooms, troglodytes, etc.)

Saumur Tourist office website