Towns and villages
With Château de la Buronnière as a starting point you will have a great choice for visiting some lovely French towns and many charming and interesting villages.
Towns
Angers sparkles like a small Paris. A town of art and history where medieval half-timbered buildings compete with grander monuments. One of the most imposing is the medieval castle that stands, rock-like at the entrance to the city and behind whose massive towers the masterpiece of the Apocalypse Tapestry is displayed.
A lovely town with sunny terraces and fountains. The many pedestrian streets offer boutiques and antique shops and even the famous Galeries Lafayette.
Saumur, whose château looks out over an idyllic Loire as it crosses the city, is home to the famous Cadre Noir (the world famous elite horsemen), and delightful sparkling wines. The elegant town provides opportunities for getting out and about or just wandering down a maze of lanes that provide evidence of their medieval history; each bend revealing a monument, a heritage site, a winery.
Amidst the old Royal hunting forest lies the small historic town of Baugé,with its small castle, the favourite of King René, its museums and lovely town walks. And of course: the markets, the terraces and the antique shops.
Villages
What Anjou does better than anywhere else is to provide architectural interest at all levels. From châteaux and castles to abbeys and churches, but also extending to villages where during the seventeenth and eighteenth century some beautiful houses were built. Even in the most humble villages you will find historic treasures.
It is impossible to list them all, but we of course can advise you in making a lovely selection for your daytrips.
And do not forget to step into the French movie-feeling of the original village festivals or brocante-markets!
Towns
Angers sparkles like a small Paris. A town of art and history where medieval half-timbered buildings compete with grander monuments. One of the most imposing is the medieval castle that stands, rock-like at the entrance to the city and behind whose massive towers the masterpiece of the Apocalypse Tapestry is displayed.
A lovely town with sunny terraces and fountains. The many pedestrian streets offer boutiques and antique shops and even the famous Galeries Lafayette.
Saumur, whose château looks out over an idyllic Loire as it crosses the city, is home to the famous Cadre Noir (the world famous elite horsemen), and delightful sparkling wines. The elegant town provides opportunities for getting out and about or just wandering down a maze of lanes that provide evidence of their medieval history; each bend revealing a monument, a heritage site, a winery.
Amidst the old Royal hunting forest lies the small historic town of Baugé,with its small castle, the favourite of King René, its museums and lovely town walks. And of course: the markets, the terraces and the antique shops.
Villages
What Anjou does better than anywhere else is to provide architectural interest at all levels. From châteaux and castles to abbeys and churches, but also extending to villages where during the seventeenth and eighteenth century some beautiful houses were built. Even in the most humble villages you will find historic treasures.
It is impossible to list them all, but we of course can advise you in making a lovely selection for your daytrips.
And do not forget to step into the French movie-feeling of the original village festivals or brocante-markets!
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