Walking tours in France

Walking itineray in the Loire valley
From Chinon to Angers
2009 Walking Tours in France

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.

Luxury Tour.In this tour, we give priority to comfort and service of hotels and to the quality of the restaurant. You will stop in 2,3 star hotels located in beautiful places and very often recommended by important guidebooks such as the Guide Rouge or the Gault-Millau Guide. We don’t hesitate to escort you by taxi at the end of the walk to stay in the best hotel in the area (old castles, farmhouses or water-mills…)
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Walking tour in the Loire Valley from Chinon to Angers
Day 1 : Arrival at Chinon.

Day 2 : Usse – Chinon (17 km) transfer by taxi from Chinon to Rigny-Usse

Day 3 : Le Rivau – Chinon (14 km)
transfer by taxi from Chinon to the chateau of Le Rivau
transfer by taxi from Chinon to Fontevraud late afternoon

Day 4 : Fontevraud – Candes St Martin (16 km)
transfer by taxi from Candes St Martin to Fontevraud

Day 5 : Montreuil Bellay – Breze – Saumur (12 km)
transfer by taxi from Fontevraud to Montreuil-Bellay
transfer by taxi from Breze to Saumur late afternoon

Day 6 : Saumur and Angers
transfer by taxi from Saumur to Angers

Day 7 : Angers – End of the tour

The price includes:
Lodging and breakfast with or without dinner in a double bedroom for 7 Days (see tour description)
luggage transport from one hotel to the other during the tour
the road book
Escorts by taxi :