Things to see and do Vertou

Vertou can be the starting point for a bucolic walk. The path towards Nantes is becoming increasingly urbanized as walking, so perhaps you prefer to leave in the direction of Monnières. Along the Sèvre, you will fall on a few hamlets and navigation docks that recall the commercial past of the stream. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, in particular, the Sèvre was widely used to transport the wines and spirits of Loire to Nantes. From there, drums were exported to Orléans, Holland and Northern Europe. In the opposite direction, wood, cereals or lime went up to the nantes vineyard. The arrival of the railway in the middle of the nineteenth century gradually signaled the end of the commercial vocation of the Sèvre.

This site is very popular with tourists, fishermen, hikers and other nature lovers. A 10 km circuit offers a nice walk through vineyards and villages. Lovers of old stones will still discover old houses at the staircases characteristic of our villages on the edge of the Sèvre. The place is pleasant and offers a point of view on the castle of Frémoire, whose silhouette is detached on the meadow overlooking the Sèvre. Do not forget his race track where every year, the last weekend of August, take the horse races of Vertou.

This 8 km course along the Lecourbe is accessible to hikers, cyclists and people with reduced mobility. Located in natural surroundings, the trail takes a practicable route with strollers and can be carried out in any sense. The Lecourbe Park and the Beautour Dock can, for example, be a starting point. A great opportunity to discover the "Folies", dating from the th century and th century, as well as the many boats now restored and converted into workshops and exhibition spaces. This circuit will lead you to discover the past activities of the men and the ecological, historical and heritage of the sites crossed. It is punctuated by 17 educational panels that will allow you to learn more about the "secrets" of the Nantes Nantes.