Doué-La-Fontaine: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes
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A special attraction in Doué-la-Fontaine is the Bioparc de Doué-la-Fontaine: the troglodytic zoo is home to 2,000 animals and features a mineral and plant labyrinth as well as naturally air-conditioned tunnels.
Those planning a stay in Doué-la-Fontaine may wish to rent a holiday apartment.
Nature
The Bioparc is home to 125 animal species; 30 % of them are listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species. Their status ranges from potentially vulnerable to vulnerable, critically endangered and critically endangered to extinction.
Les Chemins de la Rose is a 4-hectare English rose garden offering a tour through the rose displays.
Culture
Le Mystère des Faluns is a troglodytic attraction in Doué-la-Fontaine. An underground scenographic tour leads through the subterranean spaces of Anjou.
At Le Mystère des Faluns, this tour conveys the underwater world that existed in Doué-la-Fontaine 10 million years ago. It includes film projections, lighting effects, shimmering blue walls, depictions of fish and a water surface.
The Musée aux anciens commerces offers a self-guided tour with explanatory panels in French. Commentary brochures are available in English, German, Dutch or Italian.
Château de Montreuil-Bellay is a castle in the area surrounding Doué-la-Fontaine. The wider region around Doué-la-Fontaine also includes Château de Brézé, Château de Saumur and Château de Parnay, each of them a castle.
The wider region around Doué-la-Fontaine also includes the Château de Montsoreau-Museum of contemporary art Park. Ile au Than Beach is a beach located there.
Paths
A signposted walking trail through Doué-la-Fontaine takes adults and children to elements of the above-ground and underground heritage. The route begins at Le Mystère des Faluns and is supported by an illustrated guidebook.
Regular Anjou bus services run to Doué-la-Fontaine at all times of year. Saumur railway station is a nearby rail connection for Doué-la-Fontaine.
For the higher-level travel overview: Maine-Et-Loire.
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