Using information panels, the signposted trail explains the history and natural wealth of the area. A discovery booklet for the Le camp des Romains nature trail is available from the nearest tourist office or at the village town hall.
“Entre Vienne et Pays du Chinonais” is a circular hiking trail approximately 7 kilometres long in the municipality of Cinais in the Indre-et-Loire département; the hike takes an average of 1 hour and 45 minutes.
Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Cinais has a specific travel intention.
History and culture
The parish church of Saint-Hilaire in Cinais was built in 1880 and designed by Gustave Guérin according to a plan drawn up from 1860 onwards. The church contains the stained-glass windows “Sainte Bernadette” by J.P. Florence from 1900, “Sacré-Coeur” by Luc Fournier from 1931 and “Crucifixion” by Léopold Lobin from 1892.
The Camp des Romains may preserve the remains of a Roman camp, more precisely an oppidum, that is, a fortified town or fortified village.
Geographical location
In the immediate vicinity of Cinais are Chateau de la Roche, a château, château du Coudray Montpensier, also a château, and Chateau de Coulaine, likewise a château.
In the vicinity of Cinais is Château du Petit-Thouars, a château. Ile au Than Beach, a beach, is also nearby. The Château de Montsoreau-Museum of contemporary art Park is located in the same area.
