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Ile d'Offard site Saumur

Rose Gardens near Saumur

Loire River at
Montsoreau

L'Isle Verte
Montsoreau

Chateau
de Saumur

Tank Museum
Saumur

Ile d'Offard
Saumur

Situated on an island facing Saumur castle this campsite is an ideal base for delving into the fascinating heritage and cultural patrimony of the Loire Valley.

L'Isle Verte
 Montsoreau

This family campsite is situated near a village listed amongst the most beautiful in France. All shops are less than 100m away. Nestling between the Loire River and its vineyards, this is an excellent base for discovering the famous Castles of the Loire.

Loire valley

Renowned for its sumptuous châteaux, the relics of royal days gone by, the glorious valley of the Loire is rich in both history and architecture. Like the river Loire, this vast region runs through the heart of French life. Its sophisticated cities, luxuriant landscape and magnificent food and wine add up to a bourgeois paradise.

 The lush Loire valley is supremely regal.
Orleans was France's intellectual capital in the 13th century, attracting artists, poets and troubadours to the royal court. But the medieval court never stayed in one place for long, which led to the building of magnificent châteaux all along the Loire.
Chambord and Chenonceaux, the two greatest Renaissance châteaux remain prestigious symbols of royal rule, resplendent with their ornamental gardens.

Due to its central location, culture and fine cuisine, Tours is the natural visitor's capital.
Angers is a close second, but more authentic are the historic towns of Amboise, Blois, Saumur and Beaugency, strung out like jewels along the river.

This is the classic Loire valley, a château trail which embraces the Renaissance gardens of Villandry and the fairytale turrets of Azay-le-Rideau.

Venture northwards and the cathedral cities of Le Mans and Chartres reign supreme, their medieval centres bordered by Gallo-Roman walls.

Nantes in the west is a breezy, forward-looking port and gateway to the Atlantic.