Leisure activities

At the gite

Table-tennis and heated pool in the garden

You can enjoy the landscaped garden at your leisure and also make the most of an enclosed privacy garden with garden furniture, deckchairs, barbecue, table-tennis, and heated pool (summer only).

French language courses and cookery workshops are run by Sylvie throughout the year if you fancy special interest holidays. Please check Parfum de France for more details.

In the village
Shops in the village include a bakery, butcher, grocer, florist.
Services : doctor, chemist, post-office, cash-dispenser and tourist office at the town-hall.
3 Gastronomic restaurants, bars, tea-rooms.
Bikes for hire.
Childrens play and activity area.

Fontevraud florist, town-hall and bakery

The gastronomic restaurant La Licorne just opposite the gite offers a fabulous catering service if you wish to treat yourselves as a couple, a family or for a special occasion... this is at an interesting price per person. Reservation required.

Around the village

Canoe-kayak on the Loire river

Canoe and boat trips on the Loire at Montsoreau 4km.
Canoe-kayak at Chinon 15km.
Tennis at Montsoreau 4km.
Horse-riding 8km.
Golf courses : Domaine de St Hilaire 3km and Saumur 18 km.
La Loire à Vélo : More than 800km of bicycle rides along the Loire river.
Discovery trails : Loire-Anjou-Touraine region nature park.
Bike hire : Bike rental in Candes Saint Martin 4km.
Samur-rando : Walks and discovery trails.
Go-Karting near Loudun 10km.
Acrobranche (rope-sailing) adventure park.
Caves and troglodyte villages.

Bike rides and boat trips on La Loire river

Outdoors and indoors swimming pools and spas at Avoine and Saumur 18km.
Concert performances and local shows in the Royal Abbey of Fontevraud.
Hot-air balloon rides.
Wine tasting : Langlois-Chateau, Les Caves de Grenelle, Domaine des Roches Neuves, Combier...

Attraction theme and adventure parks, gardens - Le Puy du Fou, Parc du Futuroscope, Parc Anjou Aventure, Terra Botanica

Attraction theme park Puy du Fou

Zoological gardens - Zoo de Doué la Fontaine, Zoo de la Flèche

Bioparc Zoo at Doué La Fontaine

Brochures are available in the gîte and we will be only too happy to advise you on the latest regional activities not to be missed !