Château de Saumur
A castle above the meeting of the Loire and the Thouet, first built in the 10th century by Theobald I, Count of Blois, as a stronghold against Norman raids. Its white towers appear in the famous medieval calendar of the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry.
- Where
- Saumur, Pays de la Loire, France
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 47.2561, -0.0725
Get the Château de Saumur stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Château de Saumur. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Pays de la Loire volume with your photos and a note.
Near Château de Saumur
Fontevraud Abbey 13 km
A monastery founded in 1101 by the preacher Robert of Arbrissel, where communities of men and women lived under the rule of an abbess. Its abbey church holds the tombs of Henry II of England, Eleanor of Aquitaine and Richard the Lionheart.
Château d'Ussé 27 km
A castle at the edge of the Chinon forest overlooking the Indre valley, first fortified in the 11th century and later rebuilt in stone. With its white towers and turrets, it is said to have inspired Charles Perrault's Sleeping Beauty.
Château d'Azay-le-Rideau 41 km
Built between 1518 and 1527, one of the foremost examples of early French Renaissance architecture. It stands on an island in the Indre, and its pale walls are mirrored in the still water around it.
Château d'Angers 44 km
A castle above the river Maine, founded in the 9th century by the Counts of Anjou and enlarged in the 13th, with seventeen striped towers of dark schist and pale stone. Inside hangs the Apocalypse, a vast medieval wall hanging woven in the 14th century.
Château de Villandry 45 km
A grand Renaissance country house in the Loire Valley, best known for its gardens. Laid out in geometric beds, they include an ornamental kitchen garden where vegetables are planted in patterns of colour.
Futuroscope 73 km
A theme park near Poitiers built around film, multimedia and audiovisual technology. Its futuristic pavilions hold 3D and 4D cinemas, rides and shows, some of them found nowhere else in the world.
Château d'Amboise 82 km
A royal château on a ridge above the Loire, taken by the crown in the 15th century and rebuilt as a favoured residence of the kings. Leonardo da Vinci is buried in its small Gothic Chapel of Saint-Hubert.
Château du Clos Lucé 82 km
A manor in Amboise built in 1471, where Leonardo da Vinci spent the last years of his life. It stands 500 metres from the royal château, and its park displays models of his inventions.
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Questions
Where is Château de Saumur?
Château de Saumur is in Saumur, Pays de la Loire, France. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Fontevraud Abbey (13 km), Château d'Ussé (27 km), Château d'Azay-le-Rideau (41 km).
How do I get the Château de Saumur stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Château de Saumur and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Pays de la Loire volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Château de Saumur before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Pays de la Loire volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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