Discovering Touraine
By bike :
By boat :
Boat trip in Chinon : reservation on 06 76 74 51 14 www.bateaux-promenades-chinon.com
By Canoë-Kayak :
In Chinon, quai Danton : www.loisirs-nature.fr Information and reservation on 06 23 82 96 33
By horse carriage :
In Chinon, departure place du Général De Gaulle. Sale of tickets on site or at the Tourist Information Center.
On a hike :
Many documentations with pedestrian circuits are at your disposal in your cottage. In addition, the very pleasant footpath of Beaumont-en-Véron (13 km circuit – yellow markings) passes in front of La Pénesais.
The river Vienne is 400m south of La Pénesais. A path runs along it and takes you east to Chinon (5Km) and west to Candes Saint-Martin and the confluence of the rivers Vienne and Loire (8Km)
See also our page “Hiking nearby“
Some useful adresses :
Tourisme Information Center : Office de Tourisme du pays de Chinon : 1, Rue Rabelais à Chinon, Tél : 02 47 93 17 85
Eco-Museum : Eco-Musée du Véron : 80, route de Candes à Savigny en Véron (4Km) . Tél : 02 47 58 09 05 https://www.ecomusee-veron.fr
Regional Natural Park : Maison du Parc Naturel Régional Loire-Anjou-Touraine, 15 Avenue de la Loire à Montsoreau tél : 02 41 38 38 88 https://www.parc-loire-anjou-touraine.fr
To eat local :
Traditional markets, weekly, in the morning:
Tuesday : Bourgueil
Wednesday : Fontevraud
Thursday : Chinon
Saturday : Chinon, Langeais, Bourgueil, Saumur
Sunday : Chinon, Monsoreau
To drink local (with moderation !)
We also of course invite you to discover (in moderation) the wines of the Loire Valley, and in particular those of Chinon, Bourgueil or Saumur. Consult the page “Discovering the wines of Chinon”