Historic bike ride along the Berry Canal - Loir & Cher

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• Loire Valley (Pass by)

  ⚠ ATTENTION IN THE SENSE OF THE CIRCUIT ⚠ If you take the historic morning walk from 8:45 am (Mennetou-sur-Cher → Selles-sur-Cher), read the itinerary from 1 to 7 in the right direction. If you take the historic afternoon walk from 2:45 pm (Selles-sur-Cher → Mennetou-sur-Cher), read the itinerary from 7 to 1 in the opposite direction. In both directions, a return train is possible (2:50 p.m. or around 6:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m. or 8:00 p.m. Check-out from Selles-sur-Cher and 8:20 p.m. Check-out from Mennetou-sur-Cher).

  Admission ticket free
• 1
  Mennetou-sur-cher

  At the very beginning of the morning around 9:15 am or at the very end of the afternoon around 6:15 pm, we will pass over one of the last wooden drawbridge that survives on the canal, in front of the door called "Jeanne d'Arc". We will mention some of the beautiful houses that are located near the Berry Canal.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 2

  First or last stop in Langon-sur-Cher at the lock to observe an old lock house.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 3
  Villefranche-sur-Cher

  Second or penultimate stop at Villefranche-sur-Cher to evoke the demarcation line that passed at the Cher during the Second World War. We will also see the canal station in Villefranche as well as an area where barges could turn around. Old washhouses and an old tile and brickworks are still visible.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 4
  Gievres

  In the middle of your historic walk, we will stop in Gièvres to talk about the First World War and the railway junction with the BA line and Lyon Nantes.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 5
  Selles-sur-Cher

  A minute stop in front of the Château des Nouies by the canal in Selles-sur-Cher in the late morning or mid-afternoon.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• Selles-sur-Cher (Pass by)

  Passage past the former Touraine Ceramics - now partly destroyed - to evoke the industrial past of the region.

  Admission ticket free
• 6
  Selles-sur-Cher

  Arrival in Selles at the water kiosk for the historic morning walk and Check-out from Selles at the water kiosk for the historic afternoon walk. Possibility of lunch in town, picnic, bike ride, take a train, visit the Château de Selles or order some cheeses from the delicious cheese factory in the city centre.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 7
  Mennetou-sur-cher

  For the morning activity (Mennetou-Selles) or for the afternoon activity (Selles-Mennetou), Laurent & André will welcome you or wish you a good visit in front of the priory of Mennetou-sur-Cher. We will necessarily walk with our bikes through the medieval streets of Mennetou-sur-Cher while talking about the Thierry La Fronde series.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
• Children under 7 years of age who pedal or people who cannot go at a speed of 18 km/h on a flat are not accepted.

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