This beautiful château and its adjacent light and airy manor house is situated in the central Loire in Briollay. It has rooms decorated in Louis XIII and French regency styles, with art deco bathrooms. The restaurant serves excellent food by chef Gérard Côme in its Orangery, conservatory or out on the terrace. It has a lovely swimming pool set in lush grounds.
Noirieux Chateau, Briollay
Traditionally decorated château and manor house
Many of the rooms have beautiful views of the Loire valley, or the lower valleys of Anjou. All rooms include satellite TV, free WiFi, air-conditioning, a safe and a minibar.
The hotel caters well for children with separate children and baby menus, as well as colouring books. In the bedrooms they get their own small bath robes and a welcome gift. There is also a maze garden outside, in addition to the pool.
The michelin-starred restaurant celebrates local seasonal ingredients in the 'Orangerie' or weather permitting, the large terrace..
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Le Saint-Martin-de Tours 
Le Saint-Martin-de Tours
Guided trip along the Loire from Rochecorbon.
NaviLoire offers short guided boat trips on the Loire river from Rochecorbon, taking in cave dwellings, discovering the rich wildlife along the banks, as well as catching a glimpse of the wine-producing Château de Moncontour.
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Sancerre Golf Club, Sancerre
Attractive course with challenging features.
Located on the banks of the river Loire with Sancerre hill in the background, this course in the midst of century-old trees, ornamented by natural water hazards, is considered one of the most attractive golf courses in the centre of France. An 18-hole course with bunkers and water hazards which offer some interesting problems. There is also a pro-shop, restaurant, 6-hole practice course, driving range and putting green.
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Zoo de La Fleche
Visit this 14 hectare zoo
This zoo opened in 1946 and is the oldest zoo in France. It is located in a lovely natural environment and gardens. It is one of the most popular attractions by the river Loir and a whole day out for the family.
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Domaine de Vaugouard Golf Course, Fortenay-sur-Loing
Top course designed by Adam and Fromanger.
This 18-hole course is set in the grounds of an 18th-century château which is now a leisure complex with outdoor pool and tennis courts as well as a charming hotel.
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Art Montgolfieres
Hot air balloon rides over the Loire Valley.
Take in the magnificent scenery of the Loire by air in a hot air balloon. Offering a number of different tours and launch sites along the Loire river, what better way to take in the châteaux from up above where their size and splendour can really be seen.
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Bateaux Nantais
Dine on a river cruise along the Loire or the Erdre.
Bateaux Nantais offers cruises along the river Erdre or the river Loire on their modern and sleek boats. Particularly popular are their lunch or dinner cruises and their themed evenings.
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Les Saveurs de Jean Restaurant, Chemille
Cosy creperie in the centre of Chemille
Sample their gourmet burgers, inventive salads, sweet & savoury pancakes and delicious sundaes.
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Le Relais d'Artemis Restaurant Restaurant, Bracieux
Excellent food in luxury setting.
This wonderful restaurant run by Bernard Robin, the renowned chef, used to be a coaching house. Today is serves excellent traditional cuisine in a fine dining setting accompanied by an excellent wine selection. A top dining spot in the Loire with a Michelin star to match.
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Au Rendez-Vous des Pecheurs Restaurant, Blois
Sample the fish at Christophe Cosme's Michelin-starred restaurant.
This restaurant, translated as The Fisherman's Place, offers an excellent selection of predominantly fish dishes served with locally grown vegetables. Christophe Cosme has earned a Michelin star for his dishes in this small spot in Blois.
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Closerie des Roses Restaurant, Varades
Great fish and seafood restaurant.
With a wonderful spot overlooking the Loire river, this restaurant is located in the fishing villages of Varades. The chef, Jean-Marc Terrien and his team produce mainly fish dishes using local market produce.
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Bigot Restaurant, Loire
One of the best chocolatiers in the Loire
This fondue house and chocolatier has been running since 1913 serving pastries, macaroons and wonderful hand-made chocolates in its tea house. You can attend a chocolate-making demonstration and workshop.
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Bistrot de la Place Restaurant, Loire
Café-bistro in central Saumur.
This café-bistro is located in the centre of Saumur, right on the busy Place Saint-Pierre.
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Carre Cointreau Distillery
Cointreau tasting tour.
Visit the production site where this famous liqueur is made and discover the secret of its creation. Take part in a tasting session with the barman and learn how to make a success of every single cocktail at home, from the simplest to the most sophisticated.
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Chateau d'Angers, Angers
Chateau d'Angers, Angers
Home to the Apocalypse tapestry
One of the most incredible fortress-style châteaux in the Loire Valley, the Château d'Angers overlooks the Maine river. Though earlier buildings on the site were inhabited by the Romans, today's château was built in the 14th century for Louis IX. In the 14th century, its owner commissioned the Apocalypse Tapestry depicting stories from the medieval Book of Revelation; at 140 metres it was the longest tapestry in the world. Approximately 100 metres of it remain and are on display in the château which houses a museum containing of the oldest medieval tapestries in the world.
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Cathedrale Saint-Maurice
Cathedrale Saint-Maurice
Mixed Romanesque and Gothic cathedral
The cathedral in Angers dates back to the middle of the 12th century and is built in a Romanesque style with some Gothic elements. It has three spires, the highest reaching some 75 metres up towards the sky. Its windows have some excellent stained glass originals dating from the 13th and 14th centuries, notably that of Saint Julian in the transept.
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Collegiale Saint-Martin
Archaeological crypt in this Gothic collegiate church.
Named in honour of Saint Martin of Tours, this site contains an archaeological crypt which was excavated at the turn of the 20th century. The collegiate church and adjacent chapel date to the second half of the 12th century and are mainly Gothic in style. Left to decay for many years, the Collégiale Saint-Martin was subject to an extensive work in the late 20th century and has now been restored to its former glory.
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Hopital St-Jean and Musee Jean Lurcat
Oldest surviving hospital in France.
This incredible Gothic hospital was constructed in the 12th century for Etienne de Marsay, a chief officer of King Henry II. It is the oldest hospital in existence in France and is an outstanding piece of Angevin history. The former orphanage on the same site is now home to the Jean Lurçat museum which houses further tapestries depicting the Apocalypse.
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Terra Botanica
Botanical theme park.
The Terra Botanica opened in 2010 and is a theme park offering interaction with the plant world. With gardens, aquatic areas, greenhouses as well as its interactive attractions, this is a fun and educational day out. It has 4D cinema shows, tree-top trips in pedal-powered shuttles, themed trails and river cruise trips. Covering domestic, rare and mysterious plants alike, this park makes you the paleo-botanist for the day.
