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Chinon: Activities & Services

Resort's Attractions

Chinon itself offers many attractions and monuments to visit, including:
- Heritage centre, set in a timber-framed building and offering a permanent exhibition of the history and architecture of Chinon
- The rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- The church of Saint Etienne, built oin the XVth century.
- The chapel of Sainte Radegonde
- The Joan of Arc square, used for trade fairs, animal markets...
- Chinon's art and history museum
- The medieval fortress
- Numerous wine cellars
Also:
- Visits of Chinon in horse-drawn carriage
- Boat trips on the river Vienne
- Bike rides

Places to visit

In the surrounding area:
The ' Châteaux de la Loire' : Ussé and Langeais (12 km), Azay le Rideau (20 km),
Villandry and Saumur (30 km), Chenonceau and Amboise (80 km)
Azay le Rideau : lthe gardens of the Château de la Chatonnière, route de Langeais (12 theme-based gardens, set on ledges) and the "Vallée troglodytique des Goupillières" (3 troglodytic farms)
Bourgueil : the abbey of Bourgueil (museum of popular arts and traditions) and the wine cellars of tghe region of Bourgueil
Cravant les Coteaux : Carolingian sanctuary