The best cycling routes around Aigrefeuille-Sur-Maine

Impossible by bicycle

Neo-Gothic style church built between 1880 and 1884.

The municipality installed interpretive panels in the fall of 2022. Outside the mill, furniture reminiscent of the old mill sails showcases the mill's history and mechanism, while also promoting the vineyard's tourist attractions. Inside the mill, on both floors, glazed lava orientation tables present the various sites visible from the mill while evoking the work of the vineyard throughout the four seasons. A picnic table is available on site. The site is only accessible on foot or by bicycle. Nearest parking is at the Tuileries Pond.

Clisson Castle has quite a story to tell: first an impregnable fortress overlooking the Sèvre, then a ducal residence, and finally a romantic ruin. In the 12th century, the powerful lordship of Clisson built this stone castle with highly elaborate defensive architectural systems: arrow slits, gun ports, and slits. A strategic point protecting the border of the Duchy of Brittany in the 15th century, it was abandoned by its owners from the second half of the 17th century onward before being burned down by Republican troops in 1793. But, beyond its grand history, this castle also has a more historic significance! In 1807, François-Frédéric Lemot, creator of the Garenne Lemot estate (a picturesque landscape located on the other side of the river), was captivated by these ruins and purchased it to turn it into an ornamental factory. The château was declared a historic monument in 1924, before being acquired by the Loire-Atlantique department in 1962. Today, visitors can visit it, take a guided tour, or simply experience its history. A stop on the Journey through the Vineyard, it's a stopover during the wine tourism tour of Nantes' wine country, featuring natural sites, heritage features, characterful villages, and unique cellars.

Fording depends on the water level of the river. Very nice place for lunch or a picnic.

An absolutely beautiful site, but difficult to access by bike. You can cross, but the footbridge is too narrow (for my bike anyway) and you have to push the bike vertically. Obviously impossible with panniers.

The existence of the Bonnet Mill, in Saint-Lumine, on the right bank, is documented from 1742. It is sometimes called the Tannery Mill due to its immediate proximity to a former tanning business. The Bonnet family, millers and owners, succeeded each other for several generations. The last known sale, without the mill leaving the family, dates back to 1906. In the deed of sale, the watermill is associated with two windmills, "one of which has not been in operation for years," and is supplemented by "the roadway, land, and exits attached to it." The ruined mill was demolished in the 1980s; only the roadway, owned by the EPTB, remains. https://amicale-mcanonnet.org/post/1497-la-maine-autrefois

very pleasant viewpoint at the end of the hill unfortunately under construction when I passed.