La Jaclotière is ideally situated for visiting some of
the most popular tourist attractions around Saumur and Angers.
Le Cadre Noir de Saumur
(The Ecole Nationale dEquitation) |
Saumur the Ecole Nationale
dEquitation is the premier riding school in France and
the Cadre Noir is the teaching body of instructors. Open to
the public with guided visits and riding displays. Thirty
minutes drive from La Jaclotière. Website
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| lAbbaye Royale de Fontevraud |
Saumur Abbey of Fontevraud.
Burial place of Henry II, Eleanor of Aquitaine and Richard
the Lionheart. Thirty minutes drive from La Jaclotière.
Website
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| Le Mans 24-hour Race |
Located just south of Le
Mans the 24-hour race is unique in the motor sport calendar.
One hour drive from La Jaclotière. Website
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| Golf in Bauge |
The golf course at Bauge
is rated as one of the top ten courses in France. Only 20
minutes from La Jaclotière. Website |
| Bauge Chateau |
The hunting lodge of King
Reneé originally a fortress contstructed by
Foulques Nerra. Twenty minutes from La Jaclotière.
Website |
| Wine |
| Chateau Fresne |
Recommended by ourselves
Anjou rouge, rosé, blanc, Coteaux du Layon & Cremant
de Loire. Bottle, vinibib (bag-in-a-box) or bring your own
barrel.
Located in the village of Faye D'Anjou, near Brissac. The
chateau in Brissac is also worth a visit. Forty-five minutes
drive. Website |
| Domaine de la Tuffière |
Also recommended.
Anjou blanc sec - Anjou Blanc Moëlleux - Rosé
d'Anjou - Anjou Mousseux
Twenty minutes drive to Lué en Baugeois.
Grapes from the vines at La Jaclotière were sent to
the Domaine de la Tuffière until the mid-90's. Website |