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Fontevraud

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Please check local regulations for: Parc naturel régional Loire-Anjou-Touraine

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Location: Fontevraud-L'Abbaye, Saumur, Pays de la Loire, France

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1. Château de Chinon – View of Candes-Saint-Martin loop from Chinon

49.3km

03:00

300m

Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Château de Chinon – View of Candes-Saint-Martin loop from Montsoreau

42.9km

02:49

260m

Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Fontevraud loop from Montsoreau

11.0km

00:44

140m

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

June 25, 2025

Fontevraud-l'Abbaye is located in the natural region of the Loire Valley, listed as a "living cultural landscape" by UNESCO.

As its name suggests, the history and present of the municipality are closely linked to the Abbey of Notre-Dame, founded in 1099. The abbey presents the originality of being part of a mixed order, but led by abbesses until the Revolution. was the necropolis of the Plantagenet dynasty. The recumbent figures of Richard the Lionheart, Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine are still preserved there.

The vast abbey complex was transformed by Napoleon I into a penal colony and then into a "central house". This extraordinary prison closed its doors in 1963. While the abbey church and the various monastic sites were rehabilitated, the entire old abbey has since housed a prestigious cultural centre with, among other things, a renowned art museum, welcoming meetings and artists in residence. Art, history and heritage are highlighted throughout the year.

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David Lpx 📸

June 27, 2024

A very pretty village built around its abbey which encourages you to stroll through its little flowery streets

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Teddy

September 14, 2024

The "Abbaye Fontevraud" has an incredibly eventful history, from an oversized monastery (up to 700 people) to a prison (1804-1963) with human productivity, simply worth seeing, the enthusiasm is guaranteed after the tour.

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Location: Fontevraud-L'Abbaye, Saumur, Pays de la Loire, France

Fontevraud

1. Château de Chinon – View of Candes-Saint-Martin loop from Chinon

2. Château de Chinon – View of Candes-Saint-Martin loop from Montsoreau

3. Fontevraud loop from Montsoreau

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