Sight seeing and activities in the area:
• Royal Abbey of Fontevraud (opposite the hotel)
• Culturel Centre of Western France: exhibitions, concerts and theater organised inside the abbey
• Castles of Montsoreau, Saumur, Chinon, Villandry, Langeais, Brissac, Brézé, Montreuil-Bellay and many other famous and less well known castles of the Loire Valley (5-60 minutes)
• Many vine yards and wineries in de Appellations Controlées of Saumur, Saumur-Champigny, Bourgeuil, St. Nicolas de Bourgeuil, Chinon (5-30 minutes)
• Futuroscope in Poitiers: theme park with modern film, video and multimedia techniques (60 km)
• Le Puy du Fou, theme park based around history with many live shows (100 km)
• Troglodites: houses and villages built into the local rocks – also troglodite restaurants that serve traditional, unique dishes.
• A few of the most beautiful French villages are located close to the hotel: Montsoreau, Candes St Martin, Turquant, Le Coudray Maquard
• Cycling: between Tours and Nanters an excellent and attractive cycle path has been constructed
• La Loire en Vélo Vvisit Tours – Villandry – Fontevraud- Saumur – Angers
• Walking and hiking. For example the Grande Randonnée number 3
• Golf: 18 holes golf course only 2 km away, 8 other golf courses within one hour’s drive
• Sailing, water skiing, wind surfing, fishing, hunting, gathering edible mushrooms
• Boat trip on the Loire in a traditional wooden boat’ - a ‘gabare’
• Discover the area in a hired four wheel drive or classic car