Cycle around the quarries of Trélazé !
Former quarry of extraction of slates, the quarries of Trélazé (Carrières de Trélazé) promise you a stroll or excursion along an amazing site resulting from 600 years of history and the passion of the work of the slate. This stage of La Loire to Vélo in Anjou offers a passage through the Trélazé slate quarries and a crossing of the Authion with a hand ferry. The Musée de l'Ardoise proposes an exhibition retracing the techniques of exploitation from yesterday to today as well as a demonstration of slate slit. A change of scenery guaranteed for the whole family before the discovery of Angers!
The Alpes Mancelles : the "closest mountains to Paris".
The Mancelles Alps, starting from Alençon or St-Léonard-des-bois, choose one of the routes within this massif. By means of mountain bike routes or simple roads, cross these hills and authentic villages and landscapes like Fresnay-sur-Sarthe or St-Cénéri-le-Gérei. A destination not to be missed for all aficionados of unusual cycling destinations!
Musée Robert Tatin, a place full of mystery
From Laval, pedal towards Renazé by an old fully equipped railway track and halfway, discover the Robert Tatin Museum, fascinating and mysterious at the same time. Robert Tatin was an artist affected by many events of the 20th century which forged him and deeply marked his life and work. Painter, ceramist and sculptor, he settled definitively in Mayenne in 1962 and began the creation of his "Maison des Champs", which gave life to the current museum. An extraordinary architecture, statues of intriguing and intimidating giants, in short, a place not to be missed!
Estuaire Nantes <> Saint Nazaire, un musée à ciel ouvert
Sélection des 30 œuvres signées de grands artistes qui habitent les 60 km de l'estuaire de la Loire. Chacune guide vers un lieu atypique ou un site remarquable de l'estuaire, entre patrimoine naturel, maritime et industriel.
En quittant Nantes, sur le port, devant le Hangar à Bananes, 18 anneaux de Bouchain et Buren se tourne vers le fleuve. Cette perception est encore différente la nuit quand les anneaux s’auréolent de rouge, de vert et de bleu.
Au Pellerin, à l'entrée du Canal de la Martinière, l’artiste suisse Erwin Wurm a posé un voilier abandonné sur l’écluse : il se penche et se plie, irrésistiblement attiré par le fleuve, c'est le "bateau mou" !
- À Paimboeuf, au cœur de l’estuaire, l’architecte-artiste-paysagiste japonais Kinya Maruyama a construit Le Jardin étoilé : c’est un espace à vivre : on s’y promène, on y joue, on se pose, on respire, on contemple.
A vélo, la découverte se fait au plus près des œuvres avec cette section commune de la Loire à Vélo et de la Vélodyssée.
Le passage du Gois: cycling across the road " under the sea "
If the tide allows it, come and enjoy this route of more than 4.2 km located in the bay of Bourgneuf in Vendée. Privileged access to the island of Noirmoutier, this passage becomes at low tide a real place of frequentation on foot or by bicycle for holidaymakers and local enthusiasts. The unique dimension of the Passage du Gois is such that it was a great stage during many Tours de France !
