Nearest airport:
Nantes at 100 Kilometres
Nearest ferry:
Caen at 180 Kilometres
Nearest train:
Laval at 27 Kilometres
Nearest motorway:
Laval at 30 Kilometres
Nearest beach:
beach at 150.0 Kilometres
Car:
necessary
Winthin a radius of 2 kms you can go water skiing and hire canoes and bicycles. Château-Gontier has a swimming pool open to every one, a small golf course and tennis courts. In the centre of town is a cinema. Laval and Angers both have excellent golf courses. If you like fishing, a daily permit is easily arranged.
If you take the boat across the river and moor at the beautiful Jardin du Bout du Monde, you can easily walk around Château-Gontier from there. At the bottom of the gardens is a Romanesque church with frescoes and an 11th century crypt. Further along is the old part of the town with ancient colombage houses and some fine 17th and 18th century houses, one of which houses the museum. Crossing back over the river via the old bridge, our walk brings you now to the outskirts of the town & the 12th century Chapelle du Geneteil and the splendid Convent des Ursulines, which is now the home of the Theatre National du Pays de la Loire, a talented company that is well-known & loved.