Tourism in Touraine
The Domaine de l’Arbrelle is ideally located in the middle of the Touraine region to explore the significant local heritage. This is a must for tourists, all French kings have been there. The Loire Valley and its famous castles are historically legendary heritage places in France.
During your stay in our hotel complex, you can discover this heritage and visit castles such as the Chenonceau castle or the lesser-known monuments like the Clos Lucé or the Aquarium de Touraine.
Castles
The famous castles of the Loire are some the most famous castles in France, since they are closely linked to French royalty. Most of them have been built or renovated during French Renaissance (15th, 16th centuries), when the court of French kings was based in the area. As many major monuments are concentrated in this are, the Val de Loire region has been listed as a Unesco World Heritage site.
The Domaine de l’Arbrelle is located close to three castles
- Amboise royal castle, 10 minutes away
- Chaumont sur Loire castle, 15 minutes away
- Chenonceau castle, 10 minutes away
Tourist sites
On top of the famous Châteaux de la Loire, our beautiful Touraine region is made up of numerous tourist sites. You can discover them during your stay at the Domaine de L’Arbrelle:
- Clos Lucé (last home of Leonardo da Vinci), 5 minutes away
- The majestic Loire river (listed as Unesco World Heritage)
- Touraine Aquarium (largest fresh water aquarium in Europe), 15 minutes away
- Chanteloup pagoda (unusual monument in Louis XVI style), 5 minutes away
- Loches (walled city), 30 minutes away
Anyway, one stay will not be enough to discover everything… there’s no doubt you’ll be back!
