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Sight Centre, Saumur

Château de Saumur

A sight in Centre, Saumur, moderately priced ($$) and worth about 1.5 hours. Best time to go: Morning.

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Château de Saumur in Centre, Saumur
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Why go

Fairy-tale château above the Loire, home to decorative arts and equestrian museums.

It is one of 10 curated places we feature in Saumur, alongside 4 sights, 2 bars & cafés and 2 places to eat. The closest of our other picks is Musée des Blindés, 1.5 km away as the crow flies.

Type
Sight
Neighborhood
Centre
Price
$$
Time needed
1.5 hr
Best time
Morning

Nearby

The 6 closest curated picks in Saumur, measured as straight-line distance.

  1. 1
    Musée des Blindés

    One of the world's largest tank museums.

    Sight · 1.5 km straight-line
  2. 2
    Les Nobles Fouées

    Troglodyte restaurant baking fouées in a wood oven.

    Food · 1.9 km straight-line
  3. 3
    Bouvet-Ladubay

    Sparkling Saumur house with tours of extensive tuffeau cellars.

    Drinks · 2.5 km straight-line
  4. 4
    Ackerman

    Saumur's oldest sparkling-wine house, with cellar visits and tastings.

    Drinks · 3.1 km straight-line
  5. 5
    Cadre Noir

    France's national riding school; watch training sessions and gala shows.

    Activity · 4.7 km straight-line
  6. 6
    Château de Brézé

    Château with an underground fortress of tunnels and dry moats.

    Sight · 9.2 km straight-line

On these curated routes

Château de Saumur is a stop on our Loire Valley Châteaux route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.

More sights to see in Saumur

2 more curated sights in Saumur. See the full Saumur guide.

When to go

Average daily highs in Saumur run from 8°C in January to 26°C in July; December is usually the wettest month. For Château de Saumur itself, we suggest: Morning.

Modelled monthly averages for Saumur from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Saumur weather by month.

Getting there

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Address
Esp. Hubert-Landais, 49400 Saumur, France
Coordinates
47.25706, -0.07240
Destination
Saumur, France

Château de Saumur: quick answers

How much time do you need at Château de Saumur?

Plan on about 1.5 hours at Château de Saumur. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.

When is the best time to visit Château de Saumur?

Our pick: Morning.

Where is Château de Saumur?

Château de Saumur is at Esp. Hubert-Landais, 49400 Saumur, France, in Centre. The Google Maps and Apple Maps links on this page open it for directions.

Which TripsCircle routes include Château de Saumur?

Château de Saumur appears on Loire Valley Châteaux, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.

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