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The Château of Saumur is located in the Pays de la Loire region, on the historic Kings’ Valley route. Built beginning at the end of the 11th century, the Château of Saumur was in turn a fortress, a manor house, a residence for the town governors, a prison, then an arms and ammunitions depot. The château, overlooking the town and the majestic Loire, was bought from the State in 1906 by the Town of Saumur which, after having restored part of it, used it to set up the town’s museum.

Chinon lies on the north bank of the Vienne, 12km from its confluence with the Loire, and is surrounded by some of the best vineyards in the Loire valley.