ACTIVITIES

Near there you will find many leisures :

There are lots of walking and cycling routes through the vineyards and along the riverside. We have bicycle's for hire, on request.

• Horse-riding 2 km.
• A 18-hole golf course 10km.
• Canoe-kayak 10 km, fisching 7 km and a beautiful lake 30km away.

From L'Orée des Vignes and until 60 km around you will discovered :

The Val de Loire :

• The Loire, considered to be one of Europe largest and wild river.
• Cosne-sur-Loire and the vineyards of the Coteaux du Giennois.
• Pouilly-sur-Loire a small village renowned for its famous wine : Pouilly-Fumé.
• La Charité-sur-Loire : medieval city, surrounded by walls.
• The Bertranges forest
• Nevers : town of " history and art " famous for its colourful pottery and the convent of St-Gildard where the miraculously preserved body of Ste Bernadette of Lourdes lies.
• Apremont-sur-Allier listed as one of the " Plus beaux villages de France ".

The Puisaye area, famous for its typical pottery

• Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye : Stoneware Museum.
• The Château of St Fargeau and its elaborate historical show.
• The Medieval Site of Guedelon : 30 workers construct a fortified castle before your eyes, using XIIIth century techniques.
• Colette Museum

The Morvan:

• Vézelay " Eternal Hill" and its basilica.
  

The Sancerrois et The Berry :

• Sancerre : old city perched on a rocky peak overlooking the Loire Valley. The famous AOC registered origin vineyard surrounds it, providing white, red and rosé wines.
• Chavignol and its Crottin, goat's milk cheese.
• Bourges : medieval town with many monuments, cathedral, museums, shops...
• The Châteaux of the Jacques Coeur's Road
  

The Loiret

• Briare : Canal Bridge, the longest in Europe was made by Gustave Eiffel in 1890.
• Gien and its famous crockery.