Charnizay: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

Hiking and nature

The Les Palets de Gargantua circular hiking trail is an easy 13.9-kilometre hike with a stated duration of 3 hours and 30 minutes. The L'étang du bois Guenand circular hiking trail is also classified as easy, with a length of 12 kilometres and a stated duration of 3 hours.

La Ribaloche is a recreational, walking and hiking area in the Forêt de Preuilly forest. Routes of 2.4, 6.5 and 12 kilometres run through the area. The Chemin de Saint Martin passes through Charnizay. The hiking options also include the GRP long-distance hiking trails of the Pays de la Touraine du Sud.

Charnizay is one of the municipalities in the ZNIEFF Vallée de la Claise et ses affluents, a type 2 continental ZNIEFF with the national identification number 240031298.

Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment for their stay in Charnizay can include this type of accommodation in their travel plans.

Culture and history

The Les Palets de Gargantua dolmen consists of three blocks of sandstone and puddingstone: a vertical support, a capstone raised at an angle of 45 degrees, and a flat-lying slab. In 1951, the dolmen was classified as a Monument historique.

The Château de Charnizay opens its doors every year in September for the European Heritage Days. It offers staged guided tours, each different, conveying the history of the château and its inhabitants.

The historic site Ancien couvent des Augustins de Paulmy is located in the vicinity of Charnizay. The wider region around Charnizay is home to the historic site Abbaye Notre-Dame de la Merci-Dieu, the Château de Sansac and the historic site Pyramide de Saint-Hubert.

Geographical location

The Parc de Boussay park is located in the vicinity of Charnizay.

Line G connects Charnizay with Tours via Le Petit-Pressigny, La Celle-Guenand, Ferrière-Larçon, Preuilly-sur-Claise, Le Grand-Pressigny, Paulmy, Ligueil, La Chapelle-Blanche, Manthelan, Le Louroux and Louans.

Other destinations: Savigné-Sur-Lathan, Betz-Le-Château, Saint-Martin-Le-Beau, Mosnes, Courcelles-De-Touraine, Cheillé, Montbazon, Le Grand-Pressigny

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