Location: Maine-et-Loire < France
Nearest Airport:
Tours at 70
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Nearest Ferry:
St Malo at 250
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Nearest Train:
Saumur at 19
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Nearest Motorway:
Longue Jumelles A58 at 10
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Nearest Beach:
beach at 160
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Car: necessary
Vernantes has all the basics. You will find restaurants, bars, boulangerie, boucherie, pharmacies, post office and a supermarket just outside the village on the road to Vernoil.
Saumur is approximately 15 minutes drive and offers spectacular river views, a magnificent chateau and many boutiques, restaurants, bars, theatres, and historic buildings. Saumur is the home of the National Riding School and French Calvalry (Cadre Noir) - demonstrations are held regularly throughout the Summer. The Loire is a great region for wine enthusiasts, being dotted with vineyards boasting some world renowned wines such as Vouvray, D'Anjou and some lesser known finds such a Bouvet.
The region is steeped in history and provides many attractions with its museums, abbeys, medieval churches, cathedrals and troglodyte caves all close by. Ideally situated for visiting vineyards and chateaux. Poitiers and Futuroscope are only an hours drive to the south.