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A beautiful, long lake. A wide, rolling path runs around it.

A beautifully restored old watermill, in the heart of a beautiful natural site.

19th century church whose unfinished bell tower was topped with a slate spire which clashes a little - a lot - with the rest of the monument.

Neo-Gothic style church built between 1880 and 1884.

Here, a certain Marie Lorteau (aged 8) is said to have had a conversation with the Virgin. This apparition, although not recognized by the Church, seems to still be celebrated because the site is very well maintained. Returning to cycling, I advise against the trails that head north through the Cailleries wetland nature reserve. Flooded in winter and overgrown with brambles in summer. I won't try it a third time.

Small pond that you can walk around in the shade of the trees. Picnic tables.

As part of Heritage Days, Isabelle Favre, owner of the La Roche Thévenin estate, opened her property to the public. She allowed visitors to discover both the exterior and interior of her residence. "Traces of this ancient 5,000-hectare barony can be found as early as 1411," explains Isabelle Favre. This fiefdom was then called La Roche Brisard, after its former lords. It was in 1515 that it became the property of the Thévenins, one of the most notable and oldest families in the Barony of Montaigu. Nine generations of Thévenins have succeeded one another. The Château de La Roche Thévenin burned during the Revolution. The plane trees, cedars, and magnolias date from that time, in 1887, when the Abbot of Meslay purchased this house for sick priests. Another owner of the property is the sculptor Grootaers, who is responsible for the fountain in the Place Royale in Nantes and some of his sculptures, which led to the estate being listed as a Historic Monument. Isabelle Favre and her husband purchased this property in 1984. But their love at first sight quickly turned into a nightmare: the building, hidden by lush vegetation, required extensive renovations. Twenty-eight years of work revealed, beneath the cement slabs, terracotta mosaics, a granite staircase with arrow slits, the Thévenin coat of arms on a doorframe, and a Stations of the Cross hidden in a chapel converted into a hayloft.

The River House is a preserved natural setting spanning over 10 hectares where art and nature blend together. Imagine a river and its watermill, surrounded by 10 hectares of nature... Boat trips on the Grande Maine, family treasure hunts, twilight strolls, onboard drinks, and an art exhibition with free access on the shaded banks and in the old mill.