Pays de la Loire Travel Forum

I will be spending around 4 to 5 hours in Nantes in the afternoon including the lunch break. How can I fruitfully utilise the time to see around Nantes? Should I travel by a tram? What would be the fare like? If somebody can help me with suggestions it would be most welcome.

hi, is it possible to reach angers through TGV train from paris CDG airport?

what options are there for travelling from nantes airport to st jean de monts.

Could I please get your recommendations for cheap eats (meals under 15 euro) in Angers? I love street food and picnics, too!

Any good suggestions for day trips in a car (for one or two days) outside of Nantes? We like anything -- rural and walking once we get there is always nice though. We would be there in March '09

What would the weather be like in mid-march in St. Jean de Monts?

I shall be in Saumur in early July. Can one buy weekly passes for the busses (local, to Tours, Angers, etc). If yes please give me a contact point. Thank you

Hello,

I'd like to go to the Pays de la Loire with my girlfriend.
Do you know if late August (ex. 18-23 august) is too crowded, or if it is bearable?
Do you know the best towns to stay and the best places to visit?
We're thinking of staying there for 4 days and after spend 2 days in Mont St Michel. Do you think it's too much, too little or just fine?
Thanks,
carlos andrade
Brasil

Hi,

I have been looking at places to stay in Pays de la Loire for a week with my boyfriend.

I am looking to stay in a gite or a campsite but would like to be relatively near a lakeside beach, or somewhere to relax by water.

The main purpose of our holiday is to take in the sites, go to local markets and sample the local wine and cusine.

I am on a tight budget so I appreciate any advice I can get really.

Many thanks :-)

My wife and I are travelling to the Vendee area late September 2008. We are looking for self catering accommodation in or near the Marais Poitevin. We prefer an apartment or small house for one week in a small town with market and usual food retail. A double or queen size bed, full kitchen facilities. Our budget is around 200 euros per week. Any suggestions?

Hi there,

we are planning to drive to Loire from eurostar for a 5 days in April
Never been there before, so looking for some recommendations. We are looking at Chateaux and also at the opportunity to play a bit of golf and wine tasting. We found a place called les bordes with a golf course on site. Anybody been here. We are fairly new to golf an just want the opportunity to play once or twice, otherwise we would like to go wine tasting and other sight seeing.

Thanks

Hi,
I am going to stay at the Châteaux de La Bretesche near Nantes. How do I get there from the Nantes train station? Should I hire a taxi? Can I take a bus? Any idea how long the trip is? I appreciate any information you can provide!

Hello,

We are looking to reat a house in France for 2 weeks in June of 2008. I'd appreciate some advice on the best places to look....thank you in advance.

1. There will be 6/6 adults and 5/7 children
2. We'd like somewhere rural but reasonably close to a village/town
3. Access to wonderful French food is important
4. A quiet golf course close by would be nice
5. Water whether it be a pool or river should be close at hand to cool down

Thank you again for any advice and all is welcomed.

Hi,
Has anyone heard of / stayed at / seen the Hotel Quality Harmonie in Tours? How far is it from the Tours station? Any other news?
Thanks
Frank

How do I get from Bristol to Nantes without a car?
Possibilities are:

go to La Rochelle by plane easijet and take a train to Nantes
go to Bournemouth for flight to Nantes

ferry to St Malo then by bus or train - any infor????

Thanx

hello everyone,

Will be visiting the Loire Valley in October. There seem to be many nice towns here - like Tours, Amboise, Blois, Chambord, Orleans. But I'm not able to decide which one to stay at. I'll be there with my wife for about 2 nights. Please help us choose. We're going there mainly for the wine.

Also, I've heard that staying in a Chateau is an amazing experience. Can anybody suggest a really good chateau-hotel? I've looked around a bit and found two that seem nice - Le Chateau de Pray and Chateau de Noizay. Are they good? If not, can you suggest another nice one?

Thanks a lot for the help...

Beausoleil and ALTC... hope ur there. Your tips a few days back really helped.

Thanks.

Hi,

I plan to visit Paris and the Loire valley in October with my wife. Please help with the following:

1. Thinkin of driving from Paris to the Loire. How long will it take? Is it a nice and scenic drive?

2. Is the Loire valley a very big area? I mean, does it have different places in it? In that case, which place should we stay at?

3. How many days should we spend there?

Thank you.

Hello, I have to get from Nantes to Barcelona in top speed. Have two weddings in a row to get to. One in Carnac (the 1st day) and the next in Sant Bernat outside of Barcelona the second day at 5PM.

Does anyone know of an airline that flies from Nantes to Barcelona?

HELLO FOLKS!!

I'm trying to get from Paris to Nantes, within the next week, for the cheapest available way of travel...

Can anyone give me information on maybe buses from paris to nantes?? Train travel is over 100 euro right now, i remember paying half that before....

I'm also looking into sharing petrol costs with people traveling that way...

Anyone with any inside info, please advise me!!

Merci, salut

paddy

This is to do with travelling to the England v Samoa rugby match on Saturday September 22nd, kick off time 16.00.
I will be staying on the Friday night in a hotel in Heric and will be driving into Nantes on Saturday.
I will therefore need to be able to (a) park my car and (b) get to the the Stadium "La Beaujoire". Is it best to try to park at the stadium or should I park somewhere else and get public transport to and from the stadium.
Afterwards I will be travelling to Sables d'Olonne.
Advice urgently sought.

Hi im looking to see if anyone knows how much it costs for a taxi from nantes airport to les amiaux campsite, we are a family of four and dont drive so looking at the best options for us. we arrive around 9pm on the 30th june so trains buses are out, as we will all be knackered.

We are travelling down to a villa in St Germain de Lusignan (nr Jonzac) at the end of August and arrive in France a day before the Villa booking begins, so I was planning on splitting up the drive and stopping half (ish) way down...??

With limited knowledge of France and how we are going to get to the Villa etc etc (only booked it about an hour ago!) - I looked at a map and thought Nantes might be a nice place to stop to break up the drive?

We are a family with two adults and 3 kids (2, 3 & 8) - would Nantes be a suitable place to stop or should I look for a smaller place where we could stay out of town for a night?

Also, as there are 5 of us and we all need to get in one hotel room - does anyone have any experience of where we can stay?? (not too expensive!)

Thanks in advance!

Rachie

I am travelling with my 12 year old nephew from Brive to Paris in August and would like to stopover for a night en route. Preferabely somewhere half way between or nearer Paris, ideally a small town that would excite a 12 year old. Maybe a castle on a hill or a ruin. We will be travelling by train, so it does need to be on the Brive to Paris train line. Any suggestions?

We are eating at the very nice restaurant in the Chateau de Pray. How dressy should we be? Coats and ties or nice shirts? Thanks.

I saw a similar post on this forum but it is now 2 1/2 years old, so I'm wondering if someone can please recommend a good tour company to do a day trip to the Loire Valley with.

We don't mind whether we get picked up in Paris or have to take the train to Tours and get picked up from there.

We're quite happy if it includes one castle but apart from that we want to concentrate on wine tasting. We'd rather not spend most of the day touring the actual winery/ies because we have only limited time.

Any advice/tips would be greatly appreciated.

hello! - has anyone been to the Puy du Fou visitor attraction? Any recommendations - and - can anyone explain to me the difference between the regular Cinescenie evenings and the occasional Les Nocturnes du Grand Parc? Many thanks!

hi there, I know that maybe it is not the appropriate place to post this question, but I will try. I am going to live in Angers, so I would like to know which district (quartier) is good to live. I mean well located in terms of transport, shopping and neighbor. How about close to university or city center? I will appreciate all information! thanks!

I am realising that all the trips I am wanting to take from town to town while in Brittany is not going to be cheap!

Is it wise to buy a Euro Rail Pass , or is there some other option for regular train travel through the region?

I am wondering if there are any places to shop for vitamins and natural food supplies in Nantes?

I know it's not as widespread there as it is other places , but if anyone knows of a store , I'd love to know !

Could anyone clarify whether Nantes and Nantes Atlantique are one-in-the-same
airports or not and give advise on train or bus travel to LA ROCHELLE and LA
CHATAIGNERIE.