The Prieuré ****
49350 CHENEHUTTE TREVES CUNAULT
Opening 2007 : March

Description

Near to Saumur, this manor house built in the 12th and 16th centuries proposes an exceptionally fine view over the Loire valley and a 60-acre park.
An initial lodge was built in the 12th century. In the 16th century, an elegant manor house was added to the original construction, an edifice with a double gable and hexagonal turret containing a wide spiral staircase, a gallery, huge rooms with decorative fireplaces, etc. For several centuries, the chateau de Chênehutte was a Benedictine lodge, administered by a Prior. The 1789 Revolution decreed the demolition of the chapel and the abandonment of the site.
Once order was re-established, a succession of owners held the chateau. The most significant of these was Comte Raymond de Castellane, who completed it at the start of the 20th century. The chateau was transformed into a hotel in 1957.

Tourist attractions

Near City 1 : Saumur (8 km)
Near City 2 : Angers (45 km)
Near City 3 : Tours (70 km)
Airport 1 : Tours (70 km)
Airport 2 : Nantes (140 km)
Train station 1 : Saumur (8 km)
Train station 2 : Angers (45 km)
Golf practice : 18 hole (25 km)
Horse riding : Centre (2 km)
Attraction 1 : Cave dwellings (10 km)
Attraction 2 : Saumur, the horse capital (8 km)
Attraction 3 : Royal abbey at Fontevraud
Attraction 4 : Loire valley vineyards
Various : Helicopter and hot-air ballooning flights

Access

By road
From Paris : Highway A11 to Angers, then Road A85 direction Saumur (Exit 1 Beaufort-en-Vallée), then D751 direction Les Rosiers then Gennes and Saumur.

By train
Train station Saumur (8 km)
Train station Angers (45 km)

Par avion
Tours Airport (70 km)
Nantes Airport (140 km)