ACTIVITIES ON PROPERTY OR NEARBY

Outdoor heated swimming pool 12 m x 5 m (from may to september).

Hiking (24 trails listed around).
Ride bikes in the vineyards (freely available with a deposit) : 240 kms mountain bike trails labeled by the french Cycling Federation in the Loire region.

Playground for children.
Games, books and tourist brochures.

Local heritage discovery (Chavagnes-les-eaux's church murals, Bonnezeaux's mill, St Aubin de Luigné and its former rectory, the cave dwellings, Martigné Briand and its castle, the artists' village of Rablay sur Layon).
Wine tasting everywhere and walks in the vineyards.
Fishing and boat trip on Loire river.
Angers 18 holes Golf Club (15 km), horse riding club and pony club on 20 acres (5 km), overview castles and vineyards air balloon flights.

VISITS AROUND

BRISSAC and its casttle (10 km), the highest in France, with 7 floors and 204 rooms, named "the giant of the loire valley".
DOUE LA FONTAINE's zoo (15 miles), set in a verdant cave with more than 600 animals and 70 species, with some of them threatened.
ROSE GARDEN in Doue la Fontaine, organized as an english garden on four acres with 1,300 varieties and species (15 km).
WINE ANJOU MUSEUM (15 km), where it is traced the history of the Loire vineyards.
NOTRE DAME DE CUNAULT (20 km), one of the masterpieces of roman art in Anjou, with its remarkable 11th century bell tower.

ANGERS (30km) with its medieval quarters, pedestrian streets and many colorful gardens.
     the castle-fortress where is exposed the magnificent tapestry of the Apocalypse
     LURCAT museum and its contemporary tapestries
     COINTREAU : visit the production site of the famous liquor
     St. Maurice cathedral and all the medieval churches

SAUMUR (30 km), capital of horse riding.
     the national french Horse Riding School, with the public presentation of Cadre Noir
     Tank museum, unique collection in Europe with nearly 800 vehicles
     the castle overlooking the Loire river, built between the 12th and 14th centuries
     the museum of wild and cultivated mushrooms (champignon de Paris)

FONTEVRAUD abbey (40 km), the largest monastery in Western Europe, home to the royal Plantagenets necropolis.
LE PUY DU FOU, the fourth french theme park, and his famous night show (55 km).
FUTUROSCOPE (120 km) : have fun living in the future.