Tourism Champtocé-sur-Loire

This village, situated at the gateway of Anjou, on the road of king René, and also birth place of Gilles de Rais, who is better known as Blue Beard, a legendary character from the stories of Perrault. In the village, you can admire the remains of his castle.

Below, the park of Rôme, fishermen's paradise, offers also nice walking possibilities.

In the landscape, the listed gardens of the Château du Pin can be visited during summer. They are arranged on 18 levels, each around an ornamental basin. You can admire exotic flowers, roses, dalhias, water plants and yew trees topiary.

Sights

• The dolmen of the Field of the Ruisseau
•  the church Saint-Pierre, constructed at the 14th century and the 16th century
• the castle of Lancrau, edified at the 15th century 
• the castle of Beauchesne, constructed at the 18th century. In the other hand, the gardens of the castle of the Pin benefit from the label of remarkable garden.