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Saumur obtained its classification as Tourist station on January 17, 2014. A label that notes the quality of reception and facilities of the city and will allow additional spin-offs on tourism. The City has thus become the 116th municipality classified as a tourist resort in France, the 5th in the Pays-de-la-Loire and the first in the department.
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- Market Days in Saumur, France
Saumur is classified as a historical protected town centre' (secteur sauvegardé) Address: Saumur, Pays de la Loire, 49400, France || GPS coordinates: latitude 47.26, longitude -0.076944
Regular market(s) are held in Saumur each Wednesday & Thursday & Saturday & Friday. (Markets are held in the morning unless stated.) The French version of this page is at Saumur (Francais)
Visit the Chateau de Saumur. Your visit starts in the main courtyard and includes several rooms on the ground floor and first floor. The courtyard originally had buildings on all sides but the west wing collapsed in the 17th century. Around the courtyard you can see the well that kept the Chateau de Saumur supplied with water for 600 years, an ...
Jun 16, 2024 · The visit of the Château de Saumur is, for us, a must if you take the time to go up the Loire from Anjou. Proudly overlooking the old town, the impressive white tuffeau silhouette resonates in stark contrast to the Loire River flowing at its feet. Housing 2 museums in its heart, it does not lack of interest.
SAUMUR, THE CAPITAL OF RIDING. When at the end of the sixteenth century, King Henry IV allowed his friend Duplessis-Mornay to found a Protestant university and riding academy in Saumur, little did he suspect he would link our city to the horse for now over 400 years? With the installation of the King’s Rifles in the eighteenth century, and ...
Description. The train station Saumur, also called Saumur-Rive-Droite, is a French railway station located in the town of Saumur, in the department: Maine-et-Loire, in the region: Pays de la Loire. Its latitude and longitude geographic coordinates are 47° 16′ 08″ North, 0° 04′ 17″ East and it has an altitude of 30 m.
Aug 30, 2024 · A. Château de Saumur, perched above the town of Saumur in France, is a historic castle that has seen centuries unfold. Originally built as a fortress in the 10th century, it was transformed into a luxurious palace by the Dukes of Anjou in the 14th century. Today, it's a museum showcasing decorative arts and horseback riding history.
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