Château d'Azay-le-Rideau.Château d'Azay-le-Rideau.
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Lands of Azay-Chinon A Vignobles & Découvertes destination

Combining the Indre Valley, Chinon and Richelieu, the Terres d’Azay-Chinon destination welcomes many holidaymakers every year, offering a wide variety of discoveries. Castles and museums, charming towns and villages, a renowned vineyard, a national forest… here you have the promise of a great escape!

The little extra: on these lands, are produced melons, apples, pears, asparagus, squash, truffles, saffron, not forgetting the fishing of Loire fish. Something to savour…

By choosing this destination, you will be staying :

  • in a destination bearing the Vignobles & Découvertes label, with numerous visits and activities linked to the world of wine;
  • in the Parc Naturel Régional Loire Anjou Touraine, boasting a preserved natural and cultural heritage. Explore the whole region with the Géotrek.

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The must-haves on the grounds of Azay-Chinon

The Vineyard of Chinon and its many tourist wineries.

Chinon (City of Art and History), Richelieu (Petite Cité de Caractère), Candes-Saint-Martin and Crissay-sur-Manse (Plus Beaux Villages de France), not forgetting Villaines-les-Rochers, a stronghold of wicker basket-making and listed as a “ville et métiers d’art”.

The castles of Azay-le-Rideau, Ussé and l’Islette, the royal fortress of Chinon, the fairytale gardens of Château du Rivau, the domain of Candé.

The Balzac, Rabelais and Richelieu museums, the Cité Rétro-Mécanique Maurice Dufresne, the Goupillières troglodytic valley, La Maison du Souvenir de Maillé (a WW2 martyred village), the Musée du Véron.

Starred restaurants: l’Auberge du XIIème siècle, Pom’Poire, l’Evidence, Les Jardiniers.

By bike: La Loire à Vélo, la Cyclo Bohème, la voie verte Richelieu – Chinon.

Canoeing or paddle on La Loire or the Indre or Vienne, traditional boat trip from Chinon.

Tree park at Saint-Benoit-Aventure, amusement park Family Park.

Walks in the forêt domaniale de Chinon (Espace Naturel Sensible de la Pomardière), crossed by the GR®3.

Major events: Avoine Zone Groove, Terres du Son, winegrowers in the city…

Tourist Office Terres d’Azay-Chinon

On-site, enquire at one of the Office’s 6 reception offices in Chinon, Azay-le-Rideau, Montbazon, Richelieu, l’Ile- Bouchard and Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine.

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