Our recommended Hotels :
In Paris :
>Esprit de France : www.esprit-de-france.com
In Alençon :
>My brothers Chateau : Chateau de St Paterne : www.chateau-saintpaterne.com
In Saumur :
>My sisters Chateau : Chateau de Verriers : www.chateau-verrieres.com
In Fontainebleau :
>Chateau de Bourron : www.bourron.fr
Family Chateaux to visit :
>Chateau de Plessis-Bourre – 13 Km from Briottieres : www.plessis-bourre.com
>Chateau de Brissac – 35 Km from Briottieres : www.brissac.net
>Chateau de Serrant – 35 Km from Briottieres : www.chateau-serrant.net
>The medieval fortress of Montreuil-Bellay : www.chateau-montreuil-bellay.com
>Chateau de Ternay : www.chateau-de-ternay.com
>The troglodyte stronghold under the Chateau de de Breze : www.chateaudebreze.com
Wine :
>The cellars of Langlois Chateau : 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 Chateaux :
Between Saumur and Tours – less than one hour from Briottieres-Azay-le-Rideau :
>Azay-le-Rideau : www.monum.fr
>The magnificent gardens of Villandry : www.chateauvillandry.com
The evocation of the extraordinary inventions of Leonard de Vinci, in the Manor house in which he lived :
>Le Clos-Luce – the Manoir of Leonardo de Vinci : www.vinci-closluce.com
>Langeais : www.institut-defrance.fr
>Memories of sleeping beauty at the Chateau d’Usse : www.tourisme.fr/usse
>To the east of Tours and 1.5 hrs from Saumur, our favourite, the Chateau de Chenonceau : www.chenonceau.com
For the children :
>The Zoo at Doue 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 Briottieres
- ANGERS : Restaurant la Salamandre (inside the Hotel d’Anjou)
- On the banks of the Loire at Angers –Restaurant La Terrace
- In a ‘Relais Chateau’ 17 Km from Briottieres : CHATEAU DE NOIRIEUX
- On the banks of Saumur : Le Prieure
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 Briottieres) www.saulaie.com
Chateau des Briottieres :
>For information on hiring reception rooms for seminars or weddings at the Chateau des Briottieres : 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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