La Chapelle-sur-Loire stretches for almost 11 kilometres along the Loire, which is classified by UNESCO. Anyone looking to rent a holiday apartment in La Chapelle-sur-Loire can find a suitable destination here.
Culture
The Maison des Bateliers, formerly Maison Loire et Nature, is located at 5 rue de Tours, 37140 La Chapelle-sur-Loire. It is a meeting place where exhibitions and activities related to river navigation take place.
The parish church of the Translation de Saint-Martin was rebuilt in 1519–1520 after a flood of the Loire destroyed its predecessor in 1450.
The Port dit port de la Chapelle is a so-called levee harbour on the Loire in the centre of La Chapelle-sur-Loire. It lies on the right bank of the Loire below the church and comprises a sloping quay wall and a simple watering trough.
The sloping quay wall at Port Genièvre is accessible via a ramp and is approximately 6 metres wide and 100 metres long.
Nature
The Bois Chétif–Marc Jacquet area, protected as an Espaces Naturels Sensibles site, comprises departmental parcels in Huismes, La Chapelle-sur-Loire and Avoine.
The ENS Bois Chétif–Marc Jacquet and its facilities are open year-round to all groups of visitors.
Things to Do
The Sentier d'interprétation is a signposted walk lasting approximately 1 to 1.5 hours. The walk is accessible to people with reduced mobility, bicycles and pushchairs; the area around the church is excluded.
At the Maison des Bateliers, visitors can learn about the local wildlife, flora and history and reserve various excursions and services.
Private boat trips can be organised on the toue “Brise Chapelonne II” to discover the Loire landscape in the surrounding area.
Highlights of the 49-kilometre cycling route “Au gré de la Loire – Boucle n° 22” in La Chapelle-sur-Loire include the harbour and the Saint-Martin church.
Other places: Chalais, Chaillac, Dunet, Sazeray, Issoudun, Tournon-Saint-Martin, Mers-Sur-Indre, Villers-les-Ormes
