Maine-et-Loire

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Tourism

• Château de Montsoreau.
• Royal Abbey of Fontevraud.
• Château de Brissac.
• Château de Saumur.
• Château d'Angers.
• Château de Brézé.

• The largest vineyard of the Loire Valley.
• The :fr:Boule de fort|boule de fort, the traditional boules game in Anjou

• The Angers castle and the :fr:Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse|Apocalypse Tapestry, the largest tapestry in the world.
• The Cointreau museum, in Saint-Barthélemy-d'Anjou
• The Château de Brissac, the tallest castle of the Loire Valley.
• The crooked spires in Baugé region.

• The Cadre Noir, one of the most famous horsemanship school in the world.
• Montsoreau Flea Market is the largest Flea Market in the Loire Valley taking place every second Sunday of the month.
• Château de Montsoreau-Museum of contemporary art, featuring the Philippe Méaille Collection, largest collection of works by the British conceptual artists, Art & Language.
• The Royal Abbey of Fontevraud and the graves of the House of Plantagenet, including Richard I of England.
• The Tank museum of Saumur, which display the largest tank collection in France.
• Around Saumur, the largest concentration of troglodyte house in Europe.

• The textile museum of Cholet, and the creation of the famous red and white handkerchief.
• The :fr:Château de Touvois|Château de Touvois
• The Parc Oriental de Maulévrier, the largest Japanese garden of France

• The fortified city of Pouancé and its medieval castle.
• The :fr:Noyant-la-Gravoyère#La Mine Bleue|Blue Mine, a slate mine, with a funicular which goes 130 meters under the surface.
• The National stud of Le Lion-d'Angers, which host every year :fr:Le Mondial du Lion|Le Mondial du Lion
• The :fr:Château de Challain-la-Potherie|Château de Challain-la-Potherie