Montsoreau Art Tour Experience

Montsoreau Art Tour Experience

In the company of your guide, you discover the Montsoreau of the artists and walk in the footsteps of Flaubert, Turner, Rodin, Spielberg, Alexandre Dumas ...

Through the stories and trivia provided by your guide, you discover how, from the Renaissance to today, Montsoreau has become a hotspot for artists and a source of inspiration in the fields of cinema, music, literature or painting.

As you stroll through the alleyways, you explore one of The Most Beautiful Villages of France in the Loire Valley, a UNESCO world heritage site.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Montsoreau, Montoreau, 49730 Montsoreau, France

Turner and the Loire, the "River of Light" :

From the bridge of Montsoreau, walk in the footsteps of William Turner who painted the landscape you have in front of you.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Montsoreau, Montoreau, 49730 Montsoreau, France

Close encounters of the Third Kind :

At the Maumenière, in Montsoreau, you will discover how Steven Spielberg's famous film evokes the UFO sightings observed at Montsoreau in the 60's.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Montsoreau, Montoreau, 49730 Montsoreau, France

Flaubert: The Grand Tour in Loire Valley:

On the banks of the Loire river, your guide will tell you the journey of Flaubert and Maxime du Camp in the Loire Valley.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Montsoreau, Montoreau, 49730 Montsoreau, France

Montsoreau Flea Market : Our guide tells you the story of the Montsoreau Flea Market, the largest flea market in the Loire Valley and helps you find the object you've been dreaming of.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Montsoreau, Montoreau, 49730 Montsoreau, France

André Obey / Henri Dutilleux: When music meets theater :

Discover the work of the composer Henri Dutilleux and the drammaturge André Obey, both inhabitants of Candes Saint Martin and Montsoreau.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Montsoreau, Montoreau, 49730 Montsoreau, France

Alexandre Dumas and The Lady of Montsoreau :

Your guide will tell you the story of the Lady of Monsoreau, Alexandre Dumas' best-selling novel that took on the Château de Montsoreau as a backdrop.

Duration: 20 minutes

Pass By: Château de Montsoreau-Museum of Contemporary Art, Passage du Marquis de, Passage de Geoffre, 49730 Montsoreau, France

Le Château de Montsoreau est le seul château de la Loire à avoir été construit dans le lit du fleuve. Il se situe à un emplacement stratégique, immédiatement à la confluence de la Loire et de la Vienne, à l'intersection de trois régions (l'Anjou, le Poitou et la Touraine), et au coeur de la vallée de la Loire, patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO depuis 2000.