Saint-Rémy-la-Varenne combines cultivated slopes and rolling plateaus along the banks of the Loire with apple orchards, livestock farming and seed crops. Anyone wishing to discover Saint-Rémy-la-Varenne can rent a holiday apartment for this purpose.
Culture and history
The priory of Saint-Rémy-la-Varenne was founded at the beginning of the 10th century. A 12th-century fresco adorns the priory’s chapter house. The church of Saint-Rémy-la-Varenne is also documented as existing since the first half of the 11th century.
The Dolmen de la Bajoulière is a Neolithic megalith. It has been classified as a Monument historique since 24 September 1936. The covered washhouses of Saint-Rémy-la-Varenne also have a more recent history: they are continuously maintained and have not been used since the 1950s.
Paths and routes
The blue-marked Circuit des Lavoirs starts and ends in Saint-Rémy-la-Varenne and is 16.1 km long. The 3 km-long Sentier d’interprétation de la grande île offers the opportunity to observe a protected landscape with numerous Loire birds and remarkable plants.
The Saint-Rémy-la-Varenne–Saumur section of the Vélo Francette runs together with La Loire à Vélo. The GR3 hiking trail and routes belonging to La Loire à Vélo are both mentioned as tourist routes with panoramic views in Saint-Rémy-la-Varenne.
Events
The Priory Association’s annual family event, Hortomnales, takes place in autumn and presents the collection of pumpkins grown by the association.
Surroundings
Saint-Mathurin-sur-Loire railway station is located in the immediate vicinity of the priory of Saint-Rémy-la-Varenne; the priory is 2 km from the station on foot.
More local pages: La Salle-De-Vihiers, Champigné, Saint-Martin-du-Bois, Neuillé, Saint-Clément-des-Levées, Contigné, Saint-Sigismond, Fontaine-Guérin.
