A tour to discover saumur

Topic	Sciences and discovery
Departure	SAUMUR (49)
Details	Take a weekend at Saumur. This city in the Maine-et-Loire is known for its castle, cavalry school and its wines.

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Day 2

Saumur and his culture

After arriving the night before you start your weekend with a visit to the castle of Saumur, before you go in the museum of the fungus.

Saumur Castle houses the Museum of decorative arts and the museum of the horse. In the first, you will see the beautiful pieces of art from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. In the second, you will discover the history of the horse through the ages. The castle you can admire the magnificent view of the city, the valleys of the Loire and Thouet.

Then you can visit the museum of the fungus. You will be surprised by this museum and see the mushrooms have more than one trick up their sleeve. You will then propose a tasting.

Located not far away, then go to the troglodyte stone and light. Churches, castles, towns and villages are carved in stone and tuffeau miniature.

In the evening you can taste the Saumur-Champigny (wine) and the "fouées" (small balls of dough which is lined with rilettes, goat cheese or jam ...).

Accommodation nearby

hebergements-insolites-du-petit-embranchard longue-jumelles

Hébergements insolites du Petit Embranchard

Longue-jumelles
02 41 59 80 09

Hôtel le Lion d'Or

Chinon
02 47 81 20 20

Saumur, more than a city, a spirit

For this last day of the weekend, you'll walk inside Saumur before take off.

Walking tour in Saumur

To start the day, you can take a walking tour in Saumur. Head towards the town hall. The old part of the building dates from the fifteenth century. Then go to the hotel Belvedere. The facade features a restored neo-classical style in the 1990s. You can walk to St. Peter's Square. It was the heart of the walled city. The halls have replaced a covered market destroyed since 1980. Stroll in the Rue Corneille, where is the chapel of St. John, built in the early thirteenth century. You'll feel light emanating from the building. Finally, in the street mills, 32 mills on identified, located on both sides of the street, half still has vestiges.

Saumur water

Take the direction of Saumur-Loire. After loading opposite the town hall of Saumur on the pontoon dock Lucien Gautier, you will admire Saumur by the river.