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View of Candes Saint Martin – Royal Fortress of Chinon loop from Montsoreau

View of Candes Saint Martin – Royal Fortress of Chinon loop from Montsoreau

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View of Candes Saint Martin – Royal Fortress of Chinon loop from Montsoreau

02:28

53.7km

240m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 25, 2026

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1.43 km

Saint Martin Collegiate Church, Candes

Highlight • Historical Site

Built at the place of death of St. Martin and of course consecrated to him.

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2.01 km

View of Candes Saint Martin

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View of the Vienne and the village of Candes Saint Martin

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5.68 km

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10.5 km

This very pretty church is directly linked to the nearby Fontevraud Abbey. On the site of the current church stood a chapel built by the monks of the Abbey of Fontevraud in the 12th century, known as the Chapel of the Angels, which was not erected into a parish church until a little later.

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20.8 km

Royal Fortress of Chinon

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Chinon lives from its historical heritage and especially from its castle. On July 14th, a wonderful fireworks display can be viewed from the bridge over the Venant. An unforgettable experience!

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28.7 km

Château de la Villaumaire

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The important Château de la Villaumaire, also sometimes called "Château d'Huismes", dates from the 15th century. It is a former fiefdom belonging to the Château d'Ussé. In the 19th century, this castle was completely restored in a flamboyant Gothic style. From 1923, the owner, Madame De La Rochefoucauld, undertook a new restoration of the castle to make it one of the most beautiful residences in the region. After several decades of vicissitudes and abandonment, it became the property of a Venetian prince from a line of saviors of monuments in danger. It is only visible from the entrance gate which only opens exceptionally for private visits.

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29.8 km

Saint-Maurice Church of Huismes

Highlight • Religious Site

The parish church of Saint-Maurice and the covered passage connecting it to the residence known as the Deanery and the garden of the former presbytery, located on the site known as Le Bourg.

Historical description
A 12th-century building whose nave was restored in the 19th century and an aisle was added. The west façade is distinguished by the fact that it is connected by a 16th-century covered gallery, which spans the street, to a former manor house opposite, known as the Doyenné. The bell tower consists of a powerful square tower, flanked on the north side by a staircase turret, which is pierced in the floor of the bell tower by two pointed arch bays with double archivolts. This tower rises above the bay forming the choir and is supported by pointed arch arcades, formed by concentric arches of rectangular cross-section, which frame a square bay with ribbed vaults. The capitals are decorated with foliage, hooks, signs or fantastic animals.

Source: pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/merimee/PA00097778

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