Pays de la Loire
Whether you're looking for long-distance cycling, mountain biking, gravel biking, road biking or hiking, there's plenty to do all year round.
Pays de la Loire boasts more than 3,000 kilometers of marked cycling itineraries: La Loire à Vélo, la Vélodyssée, la Vélo Francette, la Vallée du Loir à Vélo, la Vélobuissonnière and la Vélocéan are accessible to everyone, from beginners to seasoned cyclists!
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Discover Pays de la Loire by bike
With family or friends, enjoy a city break by bike, a weekend by the sea or even a week's itinerary... The Pays de la Loire offers a wide range of cycling destinations!
Experience the Pays de la Loire... by bike!
Vous êtes plutôt gravel ? La région est pleine de ressources !
Visit the cultural heritage of Pays de la Loire
The Pays de la Loire region is located in the heart of the Loire Valley and is home to many famous castles, each with its own particularity: Fontevraud Abbey, one of the greatest monastic cities of the Middle Ages, Brézé Castle with an underground fortress, Serrant Castle with its numerous books, Montsoreau Castle with its collection of contemporary art, Brissac Castle, the highest castle with a small Belle Epoque theater, the castle of Angers with its famous tapestry "Tenture de l'Apocalypse", the castle of the Dukes of Brittany, an architectural jewel of the Renaissance and former residence of Anne de Bretagne, or the castle of Saumur, which is characterized by a modern 16th-century Century built by an Italian engineer.
Numerous Petites Cités de Caractère (small towns of character) dot the area: Saulges in the heart of the Erve Valley and the Saulges Caves, Le Croisic, a peninsula with Breton origins, Vouvant, one of the most beautiful medieval towns in France, Turquant, a village of artisan troglodyte wine cellars, or Fresnay-sur-Sarthe, an old fortified town.
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Explore the vineyards of Pays de la Loire
Let yourselves taste this great variety of wines:
In Anjou-Saumur, there are no more than 19 recognized protected designations of origin (AOC - Appellation d'origine contrôlée) and 1 protected geographical indication (IGP - Indication géographique protégée). In the wine region of Nantes you can discover 7 AOC and 1 IGP. In the Loir Valley, in the Sarthe region, you will be surprised by the 2 AOC Jasnières and Coteaux du Loir. In the Vendée, the AOC Fiefs Vendéens with 18 wineries spread over 412 hectares.
Taste the regional cuisine!
From Rillauds (caramelized bacon slices) and Quernon d'ardoise (blue chocolate brittle) in Anjou, Entrammes (raw milk cheese) and trout from Parné-sur-Roc in Mayenne, Maine d'Anjou beef and shortbread in Sarthe, curé nantais (spicy soft cheese) and cakes from Nantes in Loire-Atlantique, or mogette (white beans) and préfou (bread with garlic butter) in Vendée.
If you really want to experience the taste of the Pays de la Loire, visit the farmers, the good restaurants and the winegrowers! Treat yourself!