Activities

The Chateaux of the Loire – The Loire Valley

The Guest House La Folie Saint Julien is ideally situated for easy access to all of the Chateaux of the Loire

• Château de Chenonceau 10 minutes (40 minutes by bike)
• Royal Castle of Amboise and Clos Lucé 20 mn
• Château de Chaumont sur Loire 20 minutes
• Château de Cheverny 30 minutes
• Château de Blois 45 minutes
• Chambord Castle 45 minutes
• Montrer and  Montpoupon Castles 20 minutes
• Valençay Castle 30 minutes
• Logis Royal and Loches Castle 30 minutes
• The Chateaux of Azay le Rideau, Ussé, Villandry and Langeais are all within 50 minutes by the A85.

La Route des Vins – The Vineyard Roads

From “La Folie Saint-Julien” you have direct access to the Route Val de Loire Touraine Vineyards.

According to your desires you can discover the richness of our great wine region and enjoy a Touraine-Chenonceaux, a Chinon, a Montlouis, a Cheverny, a Vouvray and many other famous names.

For those passionate about discovering our vineyards we provide cellar tours and tastings directly at the vineyard owners we particularly appreciate winemaking.

Cultural and Leisure sites near us

Every year since 1992 from late April to early November the International Garden Festival takes place at Chaumont-sur-Loire, 20 minutes from La Folie Saint Julien.

At La Folie Saint Julien you are 15 minutes from the beautiful Beauval zoo that welcomes more than one million visitors every year.

If you want to discover the Loire Valley or the Cher Valley from a hot air balloon you are just minutes from several launch locations. We will be happy to provide details of the specialist closest to La Folie Saint Julien.

For fans of the little white ball, 3 golf courses are easily accessible from La Folie Saint Julien : Cheverny Golf, Golf Card, Golf Loches Verneuil.

Without Forgetting, of course:

• The discovery of the Loire à Vélo cycling paths
• Sound and light shows in the summer of Château d’Amboise “At the court of King Francis”, Château de Chenonceau “Night Walk”,  Château d’Azay le Rideau “Evenings of Azay”,  Château de Villandry “Nights of a thousand lights “…
• For lovers of well-being: The discovery of the spa complex of “Bains Douches” in Loches, an unexpected surprise in our region and very high quality.
• Finally The Montrichard Aquatic Centre, it’s really worth a visit.

And plenty of other surprises that we will be happy to offer you!