Benais: Holiday Apartments and Houses

Nature and Trails

In Benais, the “La double vie du coteau” educational trail is laid out as a hike of approximately 5 kilometres, taking around two hours.

The trail leads from the village centre to the edge of the forest, through vineyards and to viewpoints.

It runs alongside the grounds of the conservatory for old plant species.

As a marked educational trail, “La double vie du coteau” also offers a walk of approximately 5 kilometres through the vineyards and along the troglodytic cellars.

The “Au détour des Chemins de Saint-Martin en Bourgueillois” route also passes through Benais.

Those wishing to rent a holiday apartment for their stay in Benais can focus their accommodation choice directly on this destination.

Culture and History

Saint-Germain Church in Benais is intended for respectful visits.

The choir of Saint-Germain Church in Benais features vaults from the early 13th century, known as Angevin or Plantagenet vaults.

The same church contains a 17th-century altarpiece made of polychrome and gilded tuff stone.

Château de Benais is now permanently closed to visitors.

Wine and Cellars

Domaine du Changeon offers wine reception and tastings from Monday to Saturday, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and from 1:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.; visits are available by reservation.

The Domaine de la Cabernelle vineyard covers 35 hectares of Cabernet Franc in the AOC Bourgueil and Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil appellations and is organically farmed.

Domaine de la Cabernelle welcomes visitors in a typical house above its tuff-stone cellar.

Other places: Nazelles-Négron, Jaulnay, Fondettes, La Ville-Aux-Dames, Bossée, Lémeré, Rouziers-de-Touraine, Dame-Marie-Les-Bois.

To the main travel overview: Indre-Et-Loire.