The Loire Valley Cottage is a stone built original Cottage built circa 1733, completely refurbished in 2001 in the town of Longue, Maine & Loire 17kms North of Saumur. This area very famous for its vineyards, Champigny, Bourgueil, Cotaux du Layon, the famous white wine d’Aubance and the Celebre 'Veuve Amiot'. It is also considered as the ‘Garden of France’ for its wonderful setting. Surrounded by a number of Chateaux, including Saumur, Loches, Langeais, Chinon and many others you can visit at your own leisure. Longue also is closed to a Zoo, only one hour from the Futuroscope, Poitiers, and only 20kms away at the Fontevreaud Abbaye you can pay a visit to Richard the Lion Heart tomb.

You will find nearby and in Longue golf, swimming pool, Restaurants, Bars, traditional Artisanat and Market, & a very well stocked Hyper Market Super U which have its ‘Foire aux Vins’. The Atlantic Coast is only a couple of hours away, the motorway will take you there direct from Longue.

The cottage is situated 3 minutes walk from the centre of the town, and your car will be absolutely safe as the front door of the cottage is situated in a private large patio shared only with one neighbour. You can now fly direct from Stanstead with Ryanair to Tours or Poitiers (much cheaper) and be home in your hired car in 50 minutes. The fares are really low and you can now out of season grab a long weekend or a midweek special at a realistic price. Remember the Loire Valley is still very moderate climate with rare exceptions all year round. Please Tel or email for availability before you book your return flight and the secret is book plenty in advance for airline for best deals.

The Ferry Services Sea France  gives good deals on fares. The Channel Tunnel offers a fast effective route to the Loire Valley  especially now with Toll Motorway you can be in Longue in Hours. Many people like as we yourself do enjoy the leisurely route of staying on night on route. Le Havre is very enjoyable and its fish restaurants are superb. The Saint Malo  route is also an option but it does offer a long sea crossing. When you are in Loire Valley Cottage you are in a very good central position to explore that regions and still manage to come back to the cottage daily: Paris, Mont Saint Michel, Normandy Beaches, St Teresa of Lisieux as well as the Bayeux Tapestry  can all be covered in a day excursion. Not to be missed is the lovely little village of with Saint Michael to be seen in the distance. in Cancale, the superb restaurant is  painted blue colour on the outside. It does not look very touristy on the outside but it is like all good French Restaurants IT IS ONLY full when they serve good food at decent prices. It is situated on a corner of the main and only street. Service is excellent and the food is superb at very modest cost.

Those who are coming from USA or Canada are advised for Paris Airport and either take the many daily and cheap flights to Tours or Poitiers Airport and take a car for hire Dollar Avis and Hertz offer very good rates at these local airports. However you may feel that you wish to have your car ready at Paris Airport for the journey to Loire. All linen and towels are provided leaving lots of room in your baggage for taking the delights of France home. The Loire Valley is steeped in History and you may wish to take one of the many cultural tours available in the Summer. Bicycles can be hired in Saumur about 20 km away or have delivered  right to your door

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