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Beautiful view from the bridge over the Sèvre and the hamlet of "Vallée de Torfou". From the latter you can see the old tannery on the riverbank, and glimpse the church and some elements of the castle higher up.

This three-century-old mill was originally a paper mill.

A large medieval castle. It features themed shows, including siege engine demonstrations.

Also known as Moulin du Rouet, this recently restored mill on the Sèvre Nantaise River actually dates back to the 17th century. The eastbound path to Tiffauges is very passable by mountain bike/gravel bike. However, the path that heads west to La Penneraie is very steep and bumpy, and of little visual interest.

A recent (18th century) but rather pretty church. It can be seen from afar as it stands on a high slope in the Sèvres. The square is pleasant, with restrooms and drinking water located under the medieval market halls. There are a few beautiful old houses on Grande Rue and Rue de l’Aumônerie. Note: The Chemin du Gaberneau is not suitable for cycling (stairs).

Another beautiful site on the Sèvre Nantaise, with the unusual feature this time: it's not only at the crossroads of three departments (LA, Vendée, and M&L), a rather common occurrence, but also of three former provinces: Brittany, Poitou, and Anjou. The crossroads is formed by the Sèvre on one side and its tributary, the Bon Débit, on the other. The inn of the same name looks very nice; in any case, the setting is splendid.

Magnificent site with this restored watermill, whose wheel still turns. I don't know if it's the case all year round, but when I was there (mid-May) you could easily cross the river using the footbridge.

The chapel of Saint-Julien-le-Martyr existed in the Valley from the 15th century. On an old parchment dating back to the year 1436, it is written, in fact, that "near the bridges of Tiffauges, however in the lower parish of Torfou" is a chapel that the inhabitants "have newly built and erected, offered, for cause of devotion, in honor of God, of the blessed Mary his Mother, and of Saint Julien the Martyr". Two centuries later, in the year 1607, the accounts of the Fabrique de Torfou mention, among other expenses, a sum of "twenty-four sols" disbursed by it for the payment of "windows put in the chapel of the bridge of the Rinière*". Of this ancient building burned down by the Blues in 1791, only the walls remain. https://connaissancedetorfou.fr/index.php/la-commune-de-torfou/torfou-histoire/16-des-chapelles-meconnues-a-torfou