Les Verchers-sur-Layon bears distinctive traces of history, landscape and winegrowing. The former Templar commandery is partly listed as a historic monument; its main construction phase dates from the 13th and 14th centuries. In Argentay, the village has old homes embedded in a troglodytic site. The Seigneurie estate in Argentay includes an underground passage, wine cellars carved into tuffeau stone and a dovecote.
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Culture
The Church of Saint-Just in Les Verchers-sur-Layon has preserved a Romanesque choir from the 12th century and can be visited every day.
Landscape
The remarkable houses in the town centre feature alternating façades made of white tuffeau stone and ochre-coloured falun. Near Les Verchers-sur-Layon, the Layon forms a river loop.
The “Les côteaux des verchers – Parcours n°13” hiking trail initially follows the Layon and then passes through the hillsides, with ascents and descents. Along the way, the trail leads in front of the Château de Baugé-Les-Fours.
Local character
Winegrowing is a traditional activity in Les Verchers-sur-Layon and benefits from almost 470 hectares of favourably located land on slopes, plateaus and the Butte d’Argentay.
Surroundings
Château de Montreuil-Bellay is a château in the vicinity of Les Verchers-sur-Layon. Chateau de Brézé, Château de Saumur and Château de Parnay are châteaux in the wider regional surroundings of Les Verchers-sur-Layon. Ile au Than Beach is a beach in the wider regional surroundings of Les Verchers-sur-Layon. The “Château de Montsoreau-Museum of contemporary art Park” is also located in the wider regional surroundings of Les Verchers-sur-Layon.
More destination pages: Andrezé, Saint-Lambert-Du-Lattay, Marcé, Angrie, La Chapelle-Sur-Oudon, Méon, Clefs-Val D'anjou, Saint-Melaine-Sur-Aubance
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