Pays de la and Itinerary

Planned route Sully-sur-Loire Orléans forest European river cycle route The Loire Valley displays all aspects s The "Loire à Vélo" trail passes through the Pays de la of the good life. Its internationally Orléans Loire and Loire Valley regions as well as the Loire-- Along the entire length of the "Loire à Vélo" trail, the Loire landscape invites renowned offer high-quality vintage wines and a wide range of Orléans Great Loire Valley Sites AOC (protected designation of origin) Canal d'Orléans www.loire-chateaux.org Touraine Regional Nature Park. Take the time to discover you to indulge in escapism and discovery. The route alternates between cycle Châteauneuf-sur-Loire wines. Learn how to enjoy them, in Germiny-des-Prés ît-sur-Loire a rich and diverse heritage by bike alongside the paths and small roads with little traffic. The route is signposted in both directions moderation of course. Meung-sur-Loire The Loire Valley St-Beno Château majestic river and recharge your batteries in the heart for your convenience and safety. Follow the signs! vineyards Mayenne of an exceptional thriving cultural landscape. Sarthe Mareau-aux-Prés Gien Park and Garden ire BeaugencyBeB

Vineyard err Cléry-St-André Mer n La Chaussée-St-Victor St-Denis-sur-Loire Sully-sur-Loire Gien ROSCOFF vres A unique landscape Suè Muides -sur-Loire Cosson Cathedral and notable Canal de Briare religious building well worth exploring St-Aignan Le Jaillard St-Dyé-sur-Loire for its works of art ar Area on the UNESCO World between Nantes and s Champtoceaux Loir Briare Heritage list 1 Saint-Nazaire. Brace Blois The Loire Estuary yourself for an outing Chambord St-Brisson-sur-Loire like no other! St-Mathurin-sur-Loire Chambord Regional Nature Park Beuvron e ère n Rilly-sur-LoireOnzain Airport Saint-Brevin ess e Châtillon-sur-Loire NantesCanal à Brest de Erdre La Possonnière Loire - Anjou - Touraine Cheverny TGV railway station s e Savennières Regional Nature Park Bonny-sur-Loire e g Candé-sur-Beuvron Brière Regionalnal Angers vr Station directly accessible IngrandesSt-Georges-sur-Loire Lussault-LLu Nature Park ur sur-Loires by bike from the cycling route e Tours Briare Belleville-sur-LoireLéré t-M Oudon Ancenis St-Mathurin-sur-Loire e Les Ponts-de-Cé Chargé Guérande Mauves-sur-Loire Chaumont-sur-Loire Bus shuttle The "Loire à Vélo" trail forms part of the La Baule La Loire SSt-Nazaire LesLLe Rosiers-sur-Loire St-Satur LLangeais Designed for effortless cycling with your family, the route Béhuard Savonnières EuroVelo6 route, which enables cyclists s Liré Brissac es Chênehutte-Trèves-Cunault La Loire helps you discover the Loire and its surroundings: the river’s Couëron Gennes Bréhémont Montrichard to travel from the Atlantic seaboard to Montjean-sur-Loire St-Rémy-la-Varenne Allonnes Bourgueil St-Pierre-des-CorpsS MoMMontlouis-sur-Loire Canal latéral Le Croisic St-Florent-le-Vieil Ste-Gemmes-sur-Loire Cher natural banks with gardens to gaze at, characterful towns, ul à la Loire Paimbœuf CChalonnes-sur-Loire ou the Black Sea, following the courses of no Chissay-en-Touraine Cycling in the La Varenne the Loire châteaux and other remarkable sites, as well as Port Boulet "Pays des Châteaux" Frossay Champtoceaux three of Europe’s major rivers (Loire, St-Brevin-les-Pins Pornic Sèvre Nantaise AOC goat's cheeses vineyards set in unspoilt natural surroundings... From Cuffy Le Pellerin RigRRigny-Ussé Nantes Brézé Valençay Couargues Rhine, Danube) across 10 countries in Cher to Saint-Brevin-les-Pins in Loire-Atlantique, the "Loire AAzay-le-Rideau Montsoreau Herry over 3,650 kilometres. n 0 km 20 km à Vélo" route is laid out section by section. The "Loire à Vélo" Vienne trail offers 800 kilometres of routes available. www.eurovelo6.org Savigny-en-VéronChinon Candes-St-Martin How about exploring the Pays La Vélodyssée® Fontevraud-l'Abbaye Loches des Châteaux by bike! 400 km Bees of rides over 12 thematic tours La Chapelle Montlinard A 1,200 km non-stop cycle path Montreuil-Bellay running all the way from Roscoff between the Loire and Sologne, to Hendaye, taking in the loveliest Île de Noirmoutier woodland and vineyards to sites of the Atlantic Coast. This be enjoyed around Chambord, Specialities and flavours are waiting s Blois, Chaumont and Cheverny Marseilles-les-Aubigny is the French stretch of EuroVelo 1 – 1 Indre to be discovered along the entire length Atlantic Coast Route connecting as well as on: of the route. Try some Crottin Nevers Le Thouet Cheverny Norway to Portugal. Azay-le-Rideau www.chateauxavelo.com de Chavignol goat’s cheese in the www.lavelodyssee.com HENDAYE hilltop town of Sancerre. Nantes Cuy Le Bec d'Allier Since November 2000, from Sully-sur-Loire (Loiret) to Île d'Yeu he VIENNE The secret world c 6 BUDAPEST Chalonnes-sur-Loire (Maine-et-Loire), the Loire Valley has of caves CONSTANTA 800 km of signposted secure routes La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois been listed as a world heritage site by UNESCO for its Come and enter the secret and fascinating cultural landscapes. It is the largest area in to be ATLANTIC world of the cavemen during a bike ride in the regions (Loire Valley and ) Apremont-sur-AllierAllier 2 OCEAN Saumur region. On the "Loire à Vélo" itinerary, a listed as such, stretching out over a length of 280 km Fontevraud passage through the cave dwellings has been and representing a surface area of 800 km2. In addition departements (Cher, Loiret, Loir-et-Cher, specially created. If you have time available, why 6 Indre-et-Loire, Maine-et-Loire, Loire-Atlantique) not stop off and explore the area which now Chaumont-sur-Loire to the Loire and its banks and hillsides, the defined area boasts a multitude of wine cellars, mushroom European River farms, restaurants and accommodation… Cycle Route incorporates the historical heart of major towns and Regional Nature Park ( Loire-Anjou- includes key areas which form an integral part of the 1 Touraine) Loire landscape. qualified Accueil Vélo professionals 430 with La Loire à Vélo accreditation Contacts Departmental Tourist Boards Main Tourist Offices www.valdeloire.org Comité Régional du Tourisme Centre-Val de Loire Anjou Tourisme CDT Loir-et-Cher Ancenis Azay-le-Rideau & Castelvalérie Saint-Brevin-les-Pins Saumur et le Saumurois 800,000 cyclists a year on the itinerary 37 avenue de Paris - F - 45000 Orléans +33(0)2 41 23 51 51 +33(0)2 54 57 00 41 +33(0)2 40 83 07 44 +33(0)2 47 45 44 40 +33(0)2 47 96 58 22 +33(0)2 40 27 24 32 +33(0)2 41 40 20 60 www.anjou-tourisme.com www.coeur-val-de-loire.com www.pays-ancenis-tourisme.fr www.azaylerideau-tourisme.com www.tourisme-langeais.com www.mairie-saint-brevin.fr www.saumur-tourisme.com Find out everything you need to know and other cycling +33(0)2 38 79 95 28 - www.visaloire.com km of listed itinerary as UNESCO itineraries in the Centre and Pays de la Loire regions on: ADTT Cher Loire-Atlantique Tourisme Angers Blois Chambord Nantes Saint-Nazaire Tours Val de Loire L’Agence régionale - Pays de la Loire Territoires d’Innovation +33(0)2 48 48 00 10 +33(0)8 10 04 40 01 +33(0)2 41 23 50 00 +33(0)2 54 90 41 41 +33(0)892 464 044 +33(0)2 40 22 40 65 +33(0)2 47 70 37 37 280 world heritage 1 place de la Galarne – BP 80221 - F - 44202 Nantes cedex 2 www.berryprovince.com www.ohlaloireatlantique.com www.angersloiretourisme.com www.bloischambord.com www.nantes-tourisme.com www.saint-nazaire-tourisme.com www.tours-tourisme.fr www.cycling-loire.com +33(0)2 40 89 89 89 - www.paysdelaloire.co.uk CDT Loiret CDT Touraine Amboise Orléans Sancerre +33(0)2 38 78 04 04 +33(0)2 47 31 47 48 +33(0)2 47 57 09 28 +33(0)2 47 93 17 85 +33(0)2 38 24 05 05 +33(0)2 48 54 08 21 www.tourismeloiret.com www.touraineloirevalley.com www.amboise-valdeloire.com www.chinon-valdeloire.com www.tourisme-orleans.com www.tourisme-sancerre.com "La Loire à Vélo", offers accommodation and services designed for cycle tourists These establishments with national "Accueil Vélo " accreditation are located close to the Loire à Vélo cycling route and are recommended:

Orléans Candes-Saint-Martin Accommodation Tourist Offices Hotels, campsites, gîtes... adapted to To help and advise you on the All practical information can be viewed at: cycle tourism and offering a special itinerary and to recommend www.cycling-loire.com welcome to cyclists (breakfasts designed "Accueil Vélo" accredited for cycling effort, locked premises for establishments. > special sections devoted to bike services, bikes, equipment for repairs...). > useful map functions that help you organise your To allow you to travel light, many of them offer route, baggage transfer to your next stop. > ideas for walks, holidays or travel, > news and must-see events, > share your photos, videos and experiences, Places to visit > create your "tailor-made holiday" by selecting your Bike hire and repair Châteaux, museums, leisure accommodation, places to visit, restaurants, and which undertake to provide suitable centres that have specially more... equipment and services (high-quality adapted their services for Saumur bikes, breakdown & repair service, bike cycle tourists (locked bike transport...). parks, drinking water point, documentation...).

Packages Plan your adventures … and find other cycling itineraries. For travelling in total freedom along the banks of the with topo-guides and maps* Loire. If you want to pedal light and have everything organised for you, why not be tempted by one of our Two “topo-guides” in french and one in english de- package deals. voted to the "Loire à Vélo" trail present the route in detail from Nevers to the Atlantic ocean, and also offer variants. Discover a range of holiday ideas at www.cycling-loire.com The Loire à Vélo app will be available to download onto your smartphone this spring! Download it from the Apps Store or Play Store and it will become your ideal holiday guide! This way you will be able to have your travel plans to hand whenever you want, including a map setting out your route, and all your selected accommodation, restaurants and places to visit. Interloire and TER train services TER trains are accessible to bikes (subject to availability), connecting Orléans to Nantes several La Loire à Vélo de Nevers à The complete "Loire à Vélo" Trail from l'Atlantique Nevers to the Atlantic published by times a day and serving numerous train stations published by Éditions Chamina Éditions Ouest France Sancerre along the way. All timetables and information www.chamina.com www.editionsouestfrance.eu available at: Six maps of the French part of EuroVelo 6 are available, www.voyages-sncf.com or www.velo.sncf.com including 4 of the "Loire à Vélo" route published by Kartographie Huber www.michelin-boutique.com This brochure was co- nanced by the European Union. Europe invests in the Loire Valley with the European Fund for regional development.

Train Vélo Loire: * Available in bookshops and tourist offices. the Loire à Vélo from train station to train station From 15 June to 15 September The Centre and Pays de la Loire 2013, you can take your Regions offer you a unique service:

bike on the Interloire from Special staff will load, stow and Document published in March 2013 by the CRT Centre – Val de Loire and L’Agence régionale - Pays de la Loire Territoires d’Innovation. on behalf of the

Orléans to Le Croisic free of unload your bike in a specially Centre and Pays de la Loire Regional Councils. ngage ’e charge and without booking. equipped train coach that can carry All rights to maps, texts and photos reserved. The information contained in this brochure may not engage the responsability of the CRT Centre Val de up to 34 bikes. Loire and L’Agence régionale - Pays de la Loire Territoires d’Innovation or the organisations that disseminate it.

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