Things to see and do Mauges-Sur-Loire

Nestled against the church, a th century building houses the Cité des Métiers de Tradition. In this place over time, a team of volunteers gathered a collection of tools and machines representative of the trades of the past. You farriers, bayberries, saddlers, potters… the City evokes about thirty business lines, forming a small village of close to 3 000 m 2. The visitor will be able to dream in front of measure dresses and hats, stroll on the shopping street or remember his childhood in front of school desks. Besides the collection, buildings and structures remain the impressive witnesses of still living know-how.

Place of information and exhibitions on the life of the river and the Mauges, the walking or mountain biking circuits. This body dedicated to the development of the territory has published documents that will lead you to the roads and roads of the:: through towns and villages (EUR 12): 2 volumes to succumb to the charms of these small towns; thematic guides to travel through the country of walking trees: Loire and Bocage, in the footsteps of faith, materials to walk, the circuit of trades, the paths of history and for the followers of the little queen: Le and Mauges mountain bike (6 euros) and Mauges (3 euros).

They are twenty-eight, churches or chapels, to open their doors to the visitor. In each of them, a visit document presents the history of the sites, details the most important elements and a particular theme close to the building. The closest to them, from Saint-Florent-le-Vieux: The Mesnil-en-Vallée (church Notre-Dame and Notre-Dame chapel open every day from 8 a. m. to 19 p. m.), Montjean-sur-Loire (Saint-Symphorien church open every day from 9 a. m. to 17 p. m., Chapel Saint-Aubin, contact the Tourist Office), La Varenne-sur-Loire (Saint-Pierre church open every day) from 10 p. m. to 20 p. m., Le Pin-en-Mauges (Saint-Pavin church open daily from 9 a. m. to 18 p. m.).