Bike tour along the Loire from Tours to Angers

Discover the charms and the animation of the old Tours with its half-timbered houses, the Saint-Gatien cathedral, the Wilson bridge and the Plumereau square. You will ride along the bike paths along the Loire River to get out of Tours and reach the Villandry castle and its gardens. Enjoy the banks of the Loire before arriving in front of one of the only medieval castles of the Loire Valley, the castle of Langeais. You will also cross a magnificent medieval bridge under which you can see the toue and barges.

Start your day in Souzay-Champigny, where you'll cycle through a magnificent troglodyte complex. Stop to taste the wines of Saumur and discover its castle with its impressive dungeons. Leaving Saumur, you follow the banks of the Loire through peaceful villages with a rich heritage. Don't miss the medieval churches in the villages along the Loire bike route. Before arriving in Gennes, you'll pass through a forest and alongside a pond: one of the most beautiful spots on the Loire route for a picnic and a rest.

You continue to enjoy the rich heritage of the Loire Valley. You pedal through the small villages along the Loire and enjoy the many guinguettes, where you can rest in the cool shade of the willows. At Les Ponts-de-Cé, you cross the Loire and the Loiret, and cycle down the Loire to the confluence with the Maine, which you follow quietly upstream through a forest and alongside the lake. Finally, Angers comes into view, with its castle, fortress and lively streets.