Liré: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Culture

Liré can be discovered through its sites associated with Joachim du Bellay. The Parc de la Turmelière is home to the ruins of Joachim du Bellay’s birthplace, which are a destination for walks. The Musée Joachim Du Bellay is housed in Le Grand Logis, a 16th-century residence with a small turret. The poet’s life and work are presented there in a Renaissance setting. Visitors can also try Renaissance calligraphy using a real goose feather.

Those wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Liré can choose the town as the destination for their accommodation plans.

Landscape

The Parc du château de la Turmelière is a 40-hectare wooded park in Liré. The park has a pond with a small island, from which there is an unobstructed view of the château. Liré offers a typical Loire Valley landscape; from its hillsides, visitors can admire a panorama over the Loire.

Activities

At the Coulée Saint-Joseph site, visitors can use an orienteering map to find checkpoints and punch numbered cards with the punches attached to the posts. The Ferme pédagogique de la Turmelière offers guided tours by appointment. During these tours, visitors can experience the animals up close, pet them and feed them.

Traditions

The Chapelle Notre Dame de Beaulieu is a 14th-century chapel in Liré. It was originally dedicated to Saint Mark and served as a pilgrimage site associated with the protection of crops and agricultural goods. The annual Rogation celebrations at the chapel continue a tradition that is several centuries old.

Wine

At Domaine du Moulin Giron, Nadine and Quentin welcome visitors to the wine cellar to talk about the estate’s wines and offer tastings of its products. Domaine du Moulin Giron is a family-run business that has existed for five generations.

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More destinations

More places in the same destination:

Angers, Sainte-Gemmes-d'Andigné, Vernoil-le-Fourrier, Saint-Crespin-Sur-Moine, Le Coudray-Macouard, Saint-Sylvain-Dʼanjou, Saint-Aubin-De-Luigné, Beaulieu-Sur-Layon.