Monts: Château de Candé, walking trails and viaduct

If you are looking for a hotel for a trip to Monts, it helps to first choose the focus of your stay: architectural history, furnished interiors, outdoor trails or a striking structure shape the local highlights. Specific points of interest range from a tour of Château de Candé to the viaduct over the Indre Valley. Park activities and named trails round out the options.

Château de Candé: architectural history and interiors

Château de Candé was built in 1508 by the Briçonnet family on a rocky outcrop above the Indre. Its year of construction, the family who commissioned it and its location give the building a specific historical context. The tour covers 20 fully furnished rooms. This offers two distinct perspectives: the history and setting of the château, and its furnished interiors. If you want to focus on the interiors during a cultural visit, the specific number of rooms gives you an idea of the tour’s scope. This focus differs from an outing centred on outdoor trails or a large structure.

Park activities and outdoor trails

The Domaine de Candé park covers 230 hectares. Activities include two walking trails, contemporary artworks and unusual games. This mix offers different ways to spend time outdoors: you can choose a trail, view the artworks or try the unusual games. The activities are seasonal. Before your visit, check which ones are operating during your travel dates. This allows you to take the seasonal availability into account when choosing when to visit.

Walks in Monts

The shady, three-kilometre “Sur les pas de Santiago Drake del Castillo” trail passes through an area designated as an “Espace naturel sensible” (sensitive natural area). The very easy walking trail of the same name starts in Monts, is 3.4 kilometres long and takes about an hour. It passes through an area designated as an “Espace naturel sensible” (sensitive natural area). For planning purposes, the approximate duration serves a different purpose from the designation: an hour gives you a rough time frame, while “very easy” indicates the difficulty. The “A l'ombre des chênes centenaires” walking trail also starts in Monts.

The viaduct over the Indre Valley

The Monts viaduct crosses the Indre Valley on 59 arches. It is 750 metres long and 20 metres high. It was completed in 1851, during the reign of Napoleon III. The figures give a sense of different aspects: the arches describe its structure, while its length and height indicate its scale. In contrast with Château de Candé, the viaduct’s defining feature is its crossing of the valley and its dimensions. The dates refer to different events: 1508 marks the construction of the château, while 1851 marks the completion of the viaduct.

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Go to the regional travel overview: Indre-Et-Loire.