Holidays in Saumur

            Château de Saumur - © Sébastien GAUDARD / Anjou tourisme

The town of Saumur is a heritage gem that attracts many French and international tourists every year. Best known for its magnificent castle on the heights of the town, Saumur has plenty of other surprises in store for you!

Wait no longer and book a holiday accommodation in Saumur with Gîtes de France: chambres d'hôtes, gîtes, insolites and citybreak, open their doors to you for a rest after a day's sightseeing.

When you come to Saumur, you won't want to miss out on the fabulous winegrowing heritage. To discover more, come and spend a day in one of our gîtes and chambres d'hôtes in the vineyard to learn more about the work of the vine and wine.

A Saumur

On the heights of the town, come through the gates of the Château de Saumur. Château, royal fortress, prison, then arms and munitions depot, the Château de Saumur has undergone many transformations.

Our little piece of advice: Take the time to marvel at the panoramic views from this magnificent vantage point and immortalise the moment!

Are you passionate about the equestrian world or simply curious to discover it? Then Saumur is the place for you! Saumur is often described as the French equestrian capital, where you can visit the Cadre Noir, the first equestrian academy, created in 1815 and inspired by the military equestrian tradition. 

With its thundering, mysterious atmosphere, the Muséeacute;e du Champignon à Saumur, installed in underground galleries dug into the tufa rock, houses a collection of 250 species of wild mushrooms, making it the largest mycological exhibition in Europe!" 

                     Château de Saumur - © S. Rochelet

               Abbaye de Fontevraud - © Darrault

Around Saumur

Also take advantage of your stay in Saumur to visit some of Anjou's unmissable sites, such as the Abbey of Fontevraud, a majestic abbey church dating back to the Middle Ages;ge and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000 along with the whole of the Val de Loire, or the Château de Brezé, a castle with an exceptional underground heritage comprising a gallery and multiple troglodytic caves.

Discover the Bioparc de Doué la Fontaine, a biopark unique in the world thanks to its troglodytic setting.Housed in former falun quarries, you can explore the subterranean pathways and enjoy the freshness of the site during the summer months;You'll also learn about the Chateau de Montreuil Bellay, a listed building that is both a medieval fortress and a Renaissance castle.

Troglodytes

Discover a subterranean world by visiting the troglodyte sites of the Saumur region, which were created by quarrying tuffeau or falun. Discover the Musueée du Village Troglo Rochemenier and learn about daily life in an ancient troglodytic village with two farms dug into the falun.

17 km from Saumur, take the time to visit Les Troglos de la Sablière, an original site where the rose accompanies you throughout a guided tour of the galleries dug into the falun. 

At Doué-la-Fontaine, the scénography of the Mystère des Faluns will transport you to the underwater world present in Doué-la-Fontaine 10 million years ago. A fascinating artistic experience between land and sea, past and present, reality and science... 

Stop off at Pierre et Lumière and admire the jewels of the Val de Loire, churches, towns, villages and chateaux, sculpted from tuffeau stone. It's a stunningly beautiful journey.

                              Musée du Village Troglo Rochemenier -& © S. Taugourdeau

Côté gastronomie à Saumur

Saumur offers a wide choice of restaurants, from traditional to gastronomic, in which you can sample the region's specialities: fouées, pommes tapées, galipettes... Gastronomy lovers will have plenty to satisfy their appetites. 

You'll also have the opportunity to discover Saumur's fabulous wine-growing heritage. Rue Léopold Palustre; Saumur will offer you a fine overview of the great Maisons de Fines Bulles Saumuroises : Bouvet Ladubay, Ackerman, Veuve Amiot, Langlois Château. Each of them offers guided tours and tastings of their Crémants de Loire.