Moving around
Discover Anjou !
Angers, city of art and history
This town has many ways to seduce you, from the renowed Tapestry of the Apocalypse to notorious locals like medieval poet Joachim du Bellay or sculptor David d’Angers. Learn more : Angers Loire Tourisme
- Museums and monuments
Castles of Anjou
Castle of Brissac in Brissac-Quincé ; castle of Montgeoffroy in Mazé ; castle of Plessis-Bourré in Ecuillé, and many more...
Anjou’s vineyards
Discover the scenic route through the vineyard, a 170 km trip in the middle of gorgeous landscapes. You can also visit the numerous wine cellars along the way. Don’t miss the Vine and Wine musuem in Saint-Lambert-du-Lattay.
The Loire river
The Loire river is a natural guide for discovering the biggest UNESCO World heritage site in France. This strip of land and water dedicates itself to your every desire of discovery and encounters.The routes suggested have been designed to enable you to explore or revisit these treasures in a way that is different, over reasonable distances of 25 to 50 km. (The Loire à vélo)
In the land of cave dwellers
Cave dwelling is a type of habitat dug in the rock. The soft freestone extracted was used as building material. The poorest families used to live in these caves ; during the Dark Ages, a quarter of all local population lived underground.
The vegetable kingdom in Anjou
Maine-et-Loire is the first horticultural département in France :
Starting spring 2010, Terra Botanica will also feature a wide variety of informations about it. And if you like oriental gardens, you should definitely pay a visit to the Oriental Garden in Maulévrier.
For more informations about tourism in Anjou, please visit the Comité Départemental du tourisme de l’Anjou website.
