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Chahaignes - Entre caves et coteaux

Loop in Chahaignes
9.3 km
Walking/pedestrian
2h 30min
Easy
  • WALKING TOUR - BETWEEN CELLARS AND HILLSIDES

  • Chahaignes is a village of 720 inhabitants, full of flowers and bustling with activity, with several shops. Nearly 420 cellars dug into the tufa rock of the hillsides have been identified in the village, which is itself at the heart of the Loir Valley wine-growing region (AOC Jasnières and Coteaux du Loir).
    Covered by the Bercé forest to the north, irrigated by the Loir to the south and a number of streams that have turned five water mills, including a small paper mill in the past, the...
    Chahaignes is a village of 720 inhabitants, full of flowers and bustling with activity, with several shops. Nearly 420 cellars dug into the tufa rock of the hillsides have been identified in the village, which is itself at the heart of the Loir Valley wine-growing region (AOC Jasnières and Coteaux du Loir).
    Covered by the Bercé forest to the north, irrigated by the Loir to the south and a number of streams that have turned five water mills, including a small paper mill in the past, the commune
    It has an ever-changing landscape and a rich heritage of châteaux and stately homes.