Saint-Melaine-Sur-Aubance: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

The Sentier d'interprétation du vignoble de l'Aubance: vineyards and geology is an easy 4.9 km hiking trail with a walking time of around two hours.

Those choosing Saint-Melaine-sur-Aubance as a destination may wish to rent a holiday apartment there.

In the area

Château Princé regularly holds open days. During tastings, the château presents wines from organic and biodynamic cultivation and offers wine tastings in a new tasting cellar. The estate has around 15 hectares of vineyards, laid out as a contiguous area around the property. Visitors can use a free car park near Château Princé.

Landscape

A viewpoint on the D127 in Saint-Melaine-sur-Aubance offers panoramic views over the Aubance wine-growing region. The Aubance is a tributary of the Louet and is popular with anglers because of its stocks of bream, pike, roach and eels.

Culture and history

The Pont aux Moines is a two-arched bridge and a site designated as a natural attraction on a route in Saint-Melaine-sur-Aubance. Its name recalls a road toll formerly collected by monks from the priory. The parish church of Sainte-Mélaine-sur-Aubance is located in the centre of Saint-Melaine-sur-Aubance and features construction phases from the 11th, 12th, 17th, 18th and 19th centuries.

Cuisine

The two appellations Anjou Villages Brissac and Coteaux de l'Aubance are produced locally in the Saint-Melaine-sur-Aubance area. Domaine de Haute Perche offers a tour of the vineyard and wine cellar, followed by a tasting of food and wine pairings.

More local pages: Coutures, Champtocé-Sur-Loire, Vernoil-le-Fourrier, Passavant-Sur-Layon, Neuvy-en-Mauges, Maulévrier, Sainte-Christine, Noyant-La-Plaine

For the higher-level travel overview: Maine-Et-Loire.