Our recommended Hotels :
In Paris :
>Esprit de France : www.esprit-de-france.com
In Alençon :
>My brothers Château : Château de St Paterne : www.chateau-saintpaterne.com
In Saumur :
>My sisters Château : Château de Verriers : www.chateau-verrieres.com
In Fontainebleau :
>Château de Bourron : www.bourron.fr
Family Châteaux to visit :
>Château de Plessis-Bourré – 13 Km from Briottières : www.plessis-bourre.com
>Château de Brissac – 35 Km from Briottières : www.brissac.net
>Château de Serrant – 35 Km from Briottières : www.chateau-serrant.net
>The medieval fortress of Montreuil-Bellay : www.chateau-montreuil-bellay.com
>Château de Ternay : www.chateau-de-ternay.com
>The troglodyte stronghold under the Château de de Brézé : www.chateaudebreze.com
Wine :
>The cellars of Langlois Château : www.langlois-chateau.fr
>Gratien and Meyer : www.gratienmeyer.com
>Distillerie Museum Combier : www.combier.fr
>Caves de Grenelle : www.caves-de-grenelle.fr
>Bouvet-Ladubay : www.bouvet-ladubay.fr
Loire Châteaux :
Between Saumur and Tours – less than one hour from Briottières-Azay-le-Rideau :
>Azay-le-Rideau : www.monum.fr
>The magnificent gardens of Villandry : www.chateauvillandry.com
The evocation of the extraordinary inventions of Léonard de Vinci, in the Manor house in which he lived :
>Le Clos-Lucé – the Manoir of Léonardo de Vinci : www.vinci-closluce.com
>Langeais : www.institut-defrance.fr
>Memories of sleeping beauty at the Château d’Ussé : www.tourisme.fr/usse
>To the east of Tours and 1.5 hrs from Saumur, our favourite, the Château de Chenonceau : www.chenonceau.com
For the children :
>The Zoo at Doué la Fontaine : www.zoodoue.fr
>The mushroom museum www.musee-du-champignon.comTuffeau sculptures : www.pierre-et-lumiere.com
>The tank museum at Saumur – the best in Europe of its type and very children friendly : www.musee-des-blindes.asso.fr
For those interested in Horses :
>Visit the E.N.E. – The national riding school : www.cadrenoir.fr
There is also the possibility of riding at one of the many schools around the E.N.E
Gastronomy :
>Recommended lunch stops when touring from Briottières
- ANGERS : Restaurant la Salamandre (inside the Hotel d’Anjou)
- On the banks of the Loire at Angers –Restaurant La Terrace
- In a ‘Relais Château’ 17 Km from Briottières : CHATEAU DE NOIRIEUX
- On the banks of Saumur : Le Prieuré
Tourism :
>Regional tourist Office Pays de Loire : www.enpaysdelaloire.com
>Val de Loire : www.valdeloire.org
The Loire Valley is on the UNESCO World Heritage list and is an area of outstanding natural beauty - follow the river, take an exceptional trip through the heart of the Anjou countryside and discover its people and its culture. Briottieres is at the gates of the Loire Valley and an ideal base for touring this unique area.
Gifts :
>Gifts and Marriage lists – Boutique de Saulaire ( 5Km from Briottières) www.saulaie.com
Château des Briottières :
>For information on hiring reception rooms for seminars or weddings at the Chateau des Briottières : www.briottieres-receptions.com
>For information on rooms or renting the ‘gite’ Le Fruitier ( a fully renovated character building in the park of the Chateau : www.fruitier-briottieres.com
Travel :
>Discover Morocco : www.terre-maroc.com
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