Visites, Monuments, Musées... Pays de la Loire

Castles

Pays de Loire is a region steeped in history. Numerous castles line the Loire, the royal river. Of the most discreet in the most prestigious, they offer you all a fantastic journey... Fortified castles to those of the Renaissance, cross their doors, the adventure begins! To begin with the Castle of Angers the Castle of Angers and its 17 impressive towers, the castle of Dukes de Bretagne right in the heart of Nantes, the castle of Brissac and its 204 rooms, the castle of Lude and its magnificent gardens …

Cities 

Nantes is the capital of Pays de Loire. The former capital of the Duchy of Brittany is, in association with Saint-Nazaire, the big port of the estuary of the Loire. To visit the city is a real cultural route...

On the banks of Maine, Angers is the historic capital and the fortified town of Anjou, cradle of the dynasty of Plantagenêts, Angers is one of the intellectual centers of Europe under the reign of " good king René ".

Former provincial capital of Maine and Perche from the XVIè century, Le Mans sees Geoffroy's marriage V of Anjou and Mathilde l' Emperesse, girl of king of England, so throwing the bases of the Empire Plantagenêt, and the birth of Henri II. Old Le Mans, called Quoted Plantagenêt, is the historic district of the city. Le Mans is an old " red city ", due to the particular color of its Gallo-Roman, partially preserved surrounding wall, dating the IIIth century. She is famous by the race of 24 Heures du Mans today …

Villages

On your road, you will cross villages as Clisson who clears a delicate perfume of Italy with its villas and gardens in the Italian architecture; La Ferté Bernard, a medieval heritage of exception in the typical military architecture of the end of the Middle Ages; Guérande, another medieval city near the famous swamp of production of sea salt …and Le Puy du Fou, his park with his fantastics shows

The Coast

La Baule is a member of very select club of the " more beautiful bays of the world ". Her magnificent beach also lines the cities of Pornichet and Pouliguen …

Saint Jean de Monts offers 20km of beach with all the pleasures of the water sport but also the walks …

In Sables d'Olonne, you are in the capital of the sail, it is the port of departure of Vendée Globe Challenge