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Historical sites
• Val de Loire with its numerous castles (Castles film) : Angers, Saumur, Brissac, St Georges sur Loire, …
• Royal Abbey of Fontevraud
• The cities Angers, Nantes (Film about Nantes), Saumur and Rennes (Film about Rennes) have an important cultural history
• Museum of granite (Bécon les Granits), the mine of Trélazé
• Cointreau Museum (Cointreau is a worldwide famous drink, which is exclusively produced in Angers)
• The Loire Valley (UNESCO)
• …

Lake and river activities
• 5 min. from the Loire and its beaches (at Ingrandes-sur-Loire, guarded beach and pool in the Loire area)
• The "Loire à Vélo", a 800 km bike route along the Loire, Anjou passes
• Possible cruising available on the rivers Erdre, Mayenne, Sarthe or Loir
• Fishing
• Swimming in natural water : Ingrandes-sur-Loire (7 kms), Le Louroux Béconnais (10 kms)
• Swimming in the pool : Villemoisan (5 kms), Candé (10 kms), Montjean-sur-Loire (15 kms)
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Country activities
• The Loire-Anjou-Touraine natural Park
• Trekking (or on Visorando - smartphone application to download)
• Bicycle trails with marked circuits
• Horse trecks
• Horse races
• Horse riding nearby : Belligné (3 kms), Le Louroux-Béconnais (10 kms), Varades (12 kms), La Chapelle Saint Sauveur (2 kms)
• Vineyard (many high quality Loire wines)
• Farming area providing pesticide free agriculture (visits possible)
• Many country inns
• ...

Sea activities
• Sea approximately 100 Km away (La Baule, Pornic, La Tranche-sur-Mer, La Turballe, ...) - Access from motorway or TGV
• Saint Nazaire harbour
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Leisure park - Attractions - Curiosities
• Bioparc Doué la Fontaine Zoo. About one hour from the house. Requires one day
• The Futuroscope in Poitiers. About two hours from the house. Requires two days (hotel is possible on the spot). A lot of people in summer
• Puy du Fou. About an hour and a quarter from the house. Requires a whole day for the visit of the park and the evening for the show
• In Saint Nazaire : Escal'Atlantique, shipyards, ... About one hour and half from the house. Requires one day
• Les machines de l'île to Nantes : about one hour from the house. Requires one day
• Le voyage à Nantes
• Angers : The worlds of plant - Terra Botanica - Unique park in Europe
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Shopping
• Marques Avenue in La Séguinière (direction Cholet, about 45' from the house) many factory stores (clothing, ...)
• L'entrepôt in La Gaubretière (about 60' from the house, 15' after La Séguinière) : great shoes in factory store !!!
• Many shops in Angers