Château médiéval restauré

Restored medieval castle in Anjou, between Angers and Nantes, a few km from the Loire, in a village, overlooks the medieval bridge and the Evre river (fishing, boating, table tennis, hiking, chi qong, tai chi, yoga, meditation...) with veranda, garden, orchard, hillside, terrace, 1 garage, 1 games room.

1 dishwasher, 1 toaster, 1 washing machine, 1 microwave, 1 ping pong table, solar collectors...

The castle with its keep was originally built around the year 1000 by Foulques Nerra, Count of Anjou. Its thick walls (up to 1.80 m or 2.00 m) keep it cool in summer and soft in winter.

King Charles IX and Henri de Navarre - future Henri IV - were the guests of these places.
From one of its windows, overlooking the coast of Bohardy, the poet Jean de la Fontaine is said to have found inspiration there to write "the coach and the fly".

Nearby, free access to municipal facilities: tennis court, basketball court, library.

Surroundings: In Fuilet pottery village and bathing lake which benefits from the virtues of the clay on which it is located; vineyards; horseback riding at the "haras le la Salmonière" in Fuilet or on the banks of the Loire in Liré ("the stirrup of the centaur") where there is also the Joachim du Bellay museum, the ruins of the Turmelière castle by Joachim du Bellay and a sports area (swin golf, tennis, mountain biking, badminton, orienteering course) on the slopes of the Loire. 32 ha park of the Château de Beaupréau (monumental statues in dead trees, deer, sheep, ducks, squirrels, etc.).

The Loire and Anjou by bike; archery clubs in Le Fuilet or Beaupréau; Moulin de l'Épinay at the Chapelle St Florent or also a walking route to the steep Cirque de Courossé above the Èvre (place of pilgrimage); Zoo at Boissière du Doré; "Natural Park" in St Laurent des Autels with 500 animals on 13 hectares of unspoiled nature, a fun and instructive route, 3000 m² of museum, old vehicles, tools of yesteryear; at La Possonnière, the Arche amusement park and the kangaroo garden; boat on the Evre (canoe, kayak, boat...) at the Onglées leisure center near Beaupréau or at the Marillais near St Florent Le Vieil or at Champtoceaux; boat trip on the Loire "La Luce" /departure from Champtoceaux or the "Vent d'Soulair" /departure from St Florent le Vieil or the "Ligériade II" from Montjean-sur-Loire; in Rochefort sur Loire, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, family beach on the Louet, arms of the Loire, with leisure area (canoeing, etc.)

Music festival at the end of May “le Rivage des Voix” in St Florent le Vieil where abbey church and open-air swimming pool/edge of the Loire; "Cap Loire", inland shipping discovery park at the marine port of Montjean sur Loire; in St Laurent de la Plaine "The Museum of Trades and Traditions" more than 30 ancient trades; "golf de l'île d'Or" 18 holes bordering the Loire near Varenne or in Cholet where also the textile museum; Island of Béhuart with abbey and edge of the Loire.

The Chêne lake in St Julien de Concelles: fishing, water sports, arboretum, fitness trail, beach volleyball, games for children, tennis courts, beehives; Chêne lake also in Oudon: fishing, swimming; a little further... in Chemillé, Camifolia, garden of medicinal plants, in Maulévrier Parc Oriental, in Angers château (tapestry of the Apocalypse) and "Terra Botanica" leisure park dedicated to plants; castle of Clisson, Brissac or Plessis Bourré where many films were shot.

Nantes, its Botanical Garden of more than 7 hectares, its castle... pyrotechnic and historical spectacle of Puy du Fou; in the Saumur region (about 1 hour drive) troglodyte houses and restaurants (tasting of fouées, fouaces, eg in Doué-la-Fontaine where the "Bioparc" zoo is also located), mushroom farms; 70 km away, the Atlantic Ocean.