The surrounding area in Indre et Loire
Beaumont-Louestault and the surrounding area: all the reasons to come!
Loire Valley Castles
Loire Valley World Heritage Site
Welcome to a world-famous spot that brings together most of the great châteaux of the Loire Valley over a hundred kilometers: Amboise, Chenonceau, Chinon, Le Clos Lucé, Azay le Rideau, Langeais, Loches, Villandry, Chambord, Blois, Chaumont, Cheverny… Nearly fifty Loire Valley châteaux welcome you for most of the year.
Touraine writers and celebrities
Discover the homes of Leonardo da Vinci, Ronsard, Balzac, Rabelais, Descartes… Century after century, Touraine has welcomed illustrious men. Le Clos Lucé and Leonardo da Vinci, Le Prieuré Saint Cosme and Pierre de Ronsard. Château de Saché and Honoré de Balzac. La Devinière and François Rabelais. Emblematic sites with historical, spiritual, poetic and artistic dimensions.
Beauval, La Flèche and Doué la Fontaine Zoos
Beauval Zoo
Are you ready for an unforgettable journey through exuberant vegetation and fascinating wildlife? Yes, then discover the Beauval Zoo, which will dazzle you with every step. Set in a 45-hectare park, you’ll discover 35,000 animals.
La Flèche Zoo
Ranked in the top 5 of France’s most beautiful animal parks, La Flèche Zoo features 1,500 animals from all five continents, set against a backdrop of natural vegetation. It is also known as the setting for the TV show “Une saison au Zoo”. New features for 2023 include new areas for lions and cheetahs!
Doué la Fontaine Zoo
In the heart of the Loire Valley, the Bioparc is the only cave zoo in the world! Tunnels, waterfalls and quarries with lush vegetation plunge you into a naturally air-conditioned world. More than 1,500 animals have found an exceptional natural setting in the world’s only cave zoo! In a veritable labyrinth of minerals and plants, the naturally air-conditioned tunnels will take you from one world to another. The animals live in XXL spaces: take the time to explore their territories, and you’ll be rewarded. The animals live in XXL spaces: take the time to explore their territories, and you’ll be rewarded.
The Touraine Aquarium
How about a fabulous voyage through the richness of the world’s waters?
The Grand Aquarium de Touraine takes you on a surprising journey through its themed halls and original decor, where you can admire different types of fish living in freshwater and in the oceans. The whole family will marvel at the tunnel where you can admire the great species of our region: sturgeon, pike, pike-perch… The fresh tropical waters will plunge you into the world of piranhas, caimans, arching fish… Not forgetting the electric eel show and the rare group of American paddlefish. Younger visitors will love the touch pool, where koi carp come to interact with visitors, and the reptile nursery.
The troglodyte village of Troo
One of the prettiest and most unusual villages in France, approved for the Petites Cités de Caractère label on July 9, 2021.
In the Loir Valley, the troglodytic village of Trôo stands majestically on a tufa slope. Its ingenious architecture and spectacular layout reveal breathtaking views of the valley below. At every corner, the story unfolds to offer you a memorable discovery.
Trôo est l’un des villages les plus insolites de France.
Its layout, made up of stepped terraces, caves, paths and staircases, is highly distinctive. With no real streets, no center, it’s curiosity that makes you want to explore.
Finally, on the banks of the Loir, come and enjoy traditional local cuisine at the Guinguette de Trôo, accompanied by a glass of Jasnière.
Helicopter flight
Our panoramic helicopter flights offer a magnificent view of the most beautiful Loire Valley castles and the heritage of the Touraine region.
The Loire Valley is famous for its great historic châteaux (Château de Chambord, Château de Chenonceau, Château d’Amboise, Jardins de Villandry, etc.), but it’s also full of magnificent châteaux and private residences, which you’ll discover on your helicopter flight over the Châteaux de la Loire.
An unforgettable moment, taking off from Neuvy le Roi, a stone’s throw from the gîte la Chauvellière.
Hot-air balloon flight
Take time to admire the magnificent Touraine and our verdant Cher Valley from above… An adrenalin-fueled experience of freedom for young and old aboard a hot-air balloon gondola.
Take a break between heaven and earth and admire the landscape, the colors, the shapes, the shadows and enjoy the journey!
Château and Gardens of Villandry
Château de Villandry is the last of the great Loire castles built during the Renaissance in the Loire Valley. It is best known, in France and around the world, for its wonderful gardens. Adults or children, what a pleasure to stroll around and multiply photos of the Renaissance kitchen garden, the “jardins d’Amour”, the water garden, the medicinal plant garden, the labyrinth, not forgetting the exuberant sun garden.
Domaine de Chaumont sur Loire
The Chaumont-sur-Loire estate is an astonishing place, where gardens, heritage and the arts come together in total harmony. Every year, the Centre d’Arts et de Nature du Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire invites internationally renowned artists and photographers to create original works on the theme of nature. Spread over the 32-hectare estate, the works of art created – the fruit of a genuine encounter between the artists and the spirit of the place – offer visitors an initiatory journey rich in discovery, surprise and emotion.
The vineyards
The Loire Valley is France’s third largest appellation wine region. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Wine tourism in the Loire Valley takes you on a voyage of discovery through a region that has been particularly spoiled by nature, with its temperate climate and impressive diversity of terroirs that have given rise to a wide variety of fresh, well-balanced wines thanks to the Loire. The region produces still, white, red and rosé wines, as well as fine bubbly wines, to be enjoyed during your wine tour of the Val de Loir(e).
The Loire by bike
The Loire à vélo is a 900 km cycling itinerary: 650 linear km between Nevers and the Atlantic Ocean. Described as the valley of kings or the garden of France, the Loire Valley is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Loire à Vélo cycle route lets you discover all the beauty of Europe’s last wild river. Along the way, you’ll flirt with the Loire River, its banks and islands, its hillside vineyards, its typical towns and villages and, of course, its many châteaux. Set off on a unique cycling trip in France.