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Nearby Towns and Attractions
Within sight of La Perriere and just a short walk away is Chateau des Landes and the Chapel of St. Francaire. 
Bisonland is at Chateau des Landes, it has Bison and deer and a Red Indian encampment www.bisonland49.com
The tiny Chapel of St. Francaire has an  underground spring below the Chapel, said by the locals to have health giving properties.

Local Market towns & their attractions
Doue la fountaine and Vihiers are our nearest market towns with large supermarkets and street markets held on Mondays and Wednesdays respectively.

Doue la Fountaine the larger of the two towns, has many attractions for the holiday maker including it’s troglodyte Zoo  www.zoodoue.fr,  Rose Garden with 13,000 varieties of rose www.cheminsdelarose.com  and museum of Ancient commerce www.anciens-commerces.fr to name but a few.

Large towns for shopping & things to do
Saumur & Angers are great places to shop and sight see.
Angers:- For it’s café society, boutiques and fortress Castle.
Saumur :- Restaurants, shops, carriage rides, boating lake, Chateau, tank and horse museum and the Cadre Noir.


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Places to visit
Young Childrens’ amusement park - www.parcdelavallee.com
Ancient Troglodyte habitations and restaurants and mushroom growing caves are everywhere. 
Puy de Fuy and FutureScope both one hour away and a full days visit a ‘must’.
www.puydufou.com and www.futuroscope.com

Activities around the area
Fishing  is very popular, with a huge amount of lakes and rivers to choose from. A visitors license is easily obtained.
Kayaking on the Loire and other local rivers
Go carting  Impressive Brands Hatch type track
Sailing on the lake in Saumur.
Golf just outside Saumur

Chateaux & vineyards
The Loire Valley, famous for both and everywhere you turn is another Chateau surrounded by fields of vines in their combed straight rows. A favorite with artists & holiday makers. Go to www.loirechateaux.fr and www.loirevallywines.fr

Antique and Brocante Markets
Take home something quintessentially French
Each Sunday throughout our area, open air antique and brocante markets are held in beautiful and interesting surroundings. www.agendanationaldesbrocantes.com

 

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