Between Poitiers, Thouars and Loudun - just 45 minutes from the towns of Chinon and Saumur, and an hour from the city of Tours. An excellent position for a stop over.
HOW TO GET HERE:
AIRPORTS:Tours, Poitiers, Angers, Limoges, La Rochelle, Nantes within easy reach.
PORTS: Le Havre and Caen 4-5 hours
Enroute to South of France and Spain.
From:
Le Havre, Dieppe, Caen take A28 Le Mans (toll fee app 25 euros), A10 Tours, D751 Chinon, D759/ D347 Loudun, D52 Moncontour.
From south: Poitiers route to Saumur/Angers, D347 Migne -Auxances/ Neuville de Poitou, D90, D18, D37 to Marnes for Moncontour.
Train: Paris to Poitiers (or Futuroscope) - 1.5 hours.