Champigny-Sur-Veude: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes
The Château de Champigny-sur-Veude was begun by Louis I de Bourbon and completed by Louis II, the first Duke of Montpensier. When planning a trip, you may wish to rent a holiday apartment in Champigny-sur-Veude.
Culture and History
The chapel’s stained-glass windows are an exceptional example of 16th-century glass-painting art. The Sainte-Chapelle of Champigny-sur-Veude is one of the seven Sainte-Chapelles that have survived to this day and was built in the first half of the 16th century.
A visitor route through Champigny-sur-Veude passes a 15th-century church. The local cultural heritage also includes Pieter Hoefman’s workshop, where tuffeau is cut and worked using period tools and traditional stonemasonry techniques.
Landscape and Nature
Champigny-sur-Veude lies in a broad valley at the confluence of the two rivers, the Veude and the Mâble. The town is part of the Loire-Anjou-Touraine Regional Nature Park.
The 33-hectare Étang d’Assay ornithological reserve is located nearby and borders Champigny-sur-Veude.
Paths and Discoveries
The Richelieu–Chinon greenway follows a former railway line. It offers a 20 km route and is used by cyclists, walkers and joggers. Champigny-sur-Veude is an important heritage stage on the Richelieu–Chinon greenway.
The hiking trail “La Sainte Chapelle, son village et ses ruisseaux” is signposted in Champigny-sur-Veude and is 11 km long.
The Maison de l’Abeille is an educational venue where visitors can discover the world of bees inside a life-size beehive. By reservation, it also offers guided tours led by beekeepers, including honey tasting. In July and August, free unguided visits take place there every day.
For the higher-level travel overview: Indre-Et-Loire.
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