Departure spots in Maine-Anjou
- The Mayenne, the Sarthe and the Oudon
- Leaving from Angers
- 1 week :
- Laval and back.
- Malicorne-sur-Sarthe and back.
- One way :
- Angers/Moulay
- Chenillé Changé / Châteauneuf sur Sarthe.
- 15 days : On the Sarthe and the Mayenne and back.
- Your base : Angers
For art and history lovers : its castle built in the reign of
St Louis protects the most beautiful collection of medieval tapestries
( the wall tapestry depicting the Apocalypse ), St Maurice's Cathedral
has an impressive array of stain-glass windows. In the fine Arts Museum
you will admire the works of David the sculptor. The museul is also
well worth a visit.
- Your ports of Call on the Sarthe
Old architecture facing the river : all along
you route, at every turn of the river you will see
many manors and castles as well as magnificient abbeys.
From your boat on The Sarthe, you will be able to
see these marvels in La Suze, Dureil, Avoise, Sablé
Souvigné, Moranne and Châteauneuf-sur-Sarthe.
In Solesmes, you can admire the Benedictine abbey
founded in the 11th-century.
- You ports of Call on the Mayenne
- In Daon, overlooking the river, we suggest
you go by bicycle to the Escoublère Manor. Both
art lovers and ramblers can stop off at Château
Gontier.
Worth a visit : the 11th-century St John's Church and
its very beautiful crypt, the Ursuline Convent and its
12th-century cloister.
- Laval, which was a major center of the Vendée
insurrection against the French revolution, will reveal its
many architecural treasures.
- In Chenillé Changé, a small village typical
of the Mayenne, you will discover a fully-operational mill as well
as an 11th- and 12th-century Church.
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