La Fosse-De-Tigné: Wine, Hiking and Heritage

La Fosse-de-Tigné offers several specific reasons to visit: wine tours and tastings by appointment, hikes with clearly stated distances and historic buildings. For planning, it helps to consider these highlights separately. For a wine visit, an appointment is essential; for the hikes, you can compare the route lengths. The historical details take you through different chapters in the town’s story.

Hikes and scenery

The Circuit Patrimoine et Vignoble is a 10.16-kilometre circular route that starts and ends in La Fosse-de-Tigné. You can park at Place des Perrières, where two hikes of 8.4 and 10.4 kilometres begin. The distances provide a useful basis for comparison: the 8.4-kilometre hike is the shorter of the two, while 10.4 kilometres is only slightly longer than the circuit’s 10.16 kilometres. This lets you gauge the planned distance in advance and choose between a shorter route and a loop of around ten kilometres. There is also a waterfall at the foot of the granite rock at Place des Perrières.

Wine visits by appointment

Clos du Beugnon offers winery tours and wine tastings by prior appointment. So if you are planning a tour or tasting, arrange your visit in advance. This lets you fit your wine visit into your itinerary rather than trying to squeeze it in spontaneously between other activities.

History and religious heritage

The religious heritage is reflected in both small monuments and the town’s history. There are seven sites with crosses in La Fosse-de-Tigné; these small monuments are part of the commune’s cultural and religious heritage. Saint-Florent Abbey is also connected to the town: following the transfer in 1064, it founded a priory in La Fosse-de-Tigné. The sites with crosses and the priory represent two different scales of this heritage, from individual monuments to the historic founding of a religious institution.

The single-nave, wood-panelled nave of Saint-Hilaire Church dates from the 11th century. A Romanesque font shaped like a scallop shell adds a distinctive feature to the architecture. Four carved faces are arranged around it. The font is made of limestone, possibly local falun, and rests on a cylindrical base made of the same material. The nave stands out for its spatial form and wood panelling, while the font draws attention for its shape, material and carvings.

Architectural details

The Manoir des Roches was remodelled several times in the 18th century. The estate includes a well-preserved dovecote with dormer windows. Compared with the nave of Saint-Hilaire, which dates from the 11th century, the two buildings have different historical reference points: the church’s nave, and the repeated alterations to the manor in the 18th century. The wash house has been restored for a relaxing stay. The Cabane à vigne is a private place restored by residents of La Fosse-de-Tigné.

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