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The Church of Saint-Nicolas in Tavant and the Palet de Gargantua
This short walk across fields starts at a beautiful Romanesque church featuring magnificent 11th-century frescoes and leads to a small dolmen in very good condition.
Le Puits du Pain and La Fuie de Roncé
Between woods and vineyards, this is a fairly short hike that offers beautiful architectural heritage.
Heritage and Forest in Avon-les-Roches
A pleasant walk through fields, woods and vineyards, discovering the rich heritage of the Touraine region: a church, the ruins of a collegiate church, troglodyte dwellings, wash houses, tuffeau stone houses... and even a "solar farm".
Old stones, troglodytes and forest at the start of Crissay-sur-Manse
Starting from Crissay-sur-Manse, ranked among the most beautiful villages in France, this route invites you to discover wash houses, the ruins of a collegiate church and, on the hillside, the famous troglodytes, cavities dug out to extract tuffeau stone for building the châteaux and houses of the Loire Valley.
The Manse Valley from Crissay-Sur-Manse
Crissay-Sur-Manse, a charming village listed among "the most beautiful villages in France", invites you to discover its architectural heritage overlooking the peaceful landscapes bordered by the green Manse valley.
Along the Vienne between Trogues and Pouzay
A short walk, first between fields and then along the Vienne, with two castles and some beautiful farmhouses along the way.
The Veude, its banks and hillsides, and the Saint-Louis Chapel
A peaceful walk along the Veude river, then up the hillsides for a panoramic view, before visiting the remarkable Saint-Louis Chapel.
A circular loop through the Richelais vineyards
A stone’s throw from the Cité du Cardinal, a short walk through the Richelais vineyards. The walk offers a varied route through the vineyards, through the woods or across the fields.
The Carroi Bon Air Dolmen and Sassay Castle
On the southern edge of the Chinon vineyards, the route alternates between fields, woods and pretty hamlets. The church at Ligré, a well-preserved Neolithic dolmen and a Renaissance castle add superb heritage highlights to this walk.
The Washerwomen’s Walk in Rivière
A pleasant little walk that allows you to discover a very pretty, typical village of the Touraine region.
The Assay Pond
A beautiful hike through the Touraine countryside, where fields alternate with woods, culminating in a pond where many birds nest.
Short circular loop around Chaveignes
A short walk, through fields and in the shade of poplars, discovering gentle landscapes and some lovely heritage buildings.
The Téméraire circular at Saint-Benoît-la-Forêt
This circular walk takes you to the clearing where Saint-Benoît-la-Forêt is nestled, in the heart of the Chinon state-owned forest. It alternates between clearings, dense undergrowth and open woodland, and allows you to explore part of the Saint-Benoît nature trail.
The Châtelier circular starting from Saint-Benoît-la-Forêt
This circular route above Saint-Benoît takes you through beautiful deciduous and coniferous forests, before exploring a valley accessible to the most determined walkers.
It can be combined with the Téméraire circular loop to double the length of the route. In this case, it is recommended to tackle the Téméraire first, followed by the Châtelier.
In the land of basket makers
I invite you to discover a remarkable village in Touraine, Villaines-les-Rochers, the village of basket makers. A varied itinerary takes you through the hamlets of the village, rich in troglodyte houses where many active basket makers live, the Château du Petit Boulay and the surrounding countryside, rich in streams and woods.