{"id":127,"date":"2013-02-15T23:28:02","date_gmt":"2013-02-15T22:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/villa-loches.com\/en\/?p=127"},"modified":"2013-07-01T08:11:21","modified_gmt":"2013-07-01T07:11:21","slug":"excursions-in-and-around-loches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/villa-loches.com\/en\/2013\/02\/excursions-in-and-around-loches\/","title":{"rendered":"Excursions in and around Loches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/villa-loches.com\/en\/files\/2013\/04\/ens37.pdf\">Dep. 37 &#8211; Notable Natural Areas: map<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WALKINGS IN TOURAINE C\u00d4TE SUD : Circuit hiking and biking<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Le Grand-Pressigny<\/strong> circuit\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/villa-loches.com\/fr\/files\/2013\/02\/balade-Le-Grand-Pressigny.pdf\">balade Le Grand Pressigny<\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Lire la suite\u2026\" src=\"http:\/\/villa-loches.com\/fr\/wp-includes\/js\/tinymce\/plugins\/wordpress\/img\/trans.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n&#8211; <strong>Genill\u00e9\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>circuit\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/villa-loches.com\/fr\/files\/2013\/02\/balade-Genill\u00e9.pdf\">balade Genill\u00e9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Ch\u00e9digny\u00a0<\/strong>circuit\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/villa-loches.com\/fr\/files\/2013\/02\/balade-Ch\u00e9digny.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"balade Ch\u00e9digny\" src=\"http:\/\/villa-loches.com\/fr\/files\/2013\/02\/balade-Ch\u00e9digny-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Le Louroux<\/strong> circuit\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/villa-loches.com\/fr\/files\/2013\/02\/balade-\u00e9tang-Le-Louroux.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"balade \u00e9tang Le Louroux\" src=\"http:\/\/villa-loches.com\/fr\/files\/2013\/02\/balade-\u00e9tang-Le-Louroux-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 ,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 beetween nesting and migration<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Prairies du Roy<\/strong> natural area (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beaulieulesloches.eu\/index.php?page=article&amp;id_categorieA=5&amp;id_categorieB=75\">http:\/\/www.beaulieulesloches.eu\/index.php?page=article&amp;id_categorieA=5&amp;id_categorieB=75<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; in the Loches forest, along the <strong>path d\u2019Orfonds<\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rando-valdeloire.fr\/depts\/37\/coms\/ferriereb\/ferriereb.php?page=carte\">http:\/\/www.rando-valdeloire.fr\/depts\/37\/coms\/ferriereb\/ferriereb.php?page=carte<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; walking to the <strong>Dolus-le-Sec \u00e9olienne<\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.france-voyage.com\/balades\/eolienne-dolus-le-sec-71235.htm\">http:\/\/www.france-voyage.com\/balades\/eolienne-dolus-le-sec-71235.htm<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; medieval village of <strong>Montr\u00e9sor<\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.les-plus-beaux-villages-de-france.org\/fr\/montresor-0\">http:\/\/www.les-plus-beaux-villages-de-france.org\/fr\/montresor-0<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; walking from Pouill\u00e9\u00a0to Montrichard, along the <strong>Cher<\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.france-voyage.com\/balades\/pouille-montrichard-long-cher-4097248.htm\">http:\/\/www.france-voyage.com\/balades\/pouille-montrichard-long-cher-4097248.htm<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; walking to study the \u00a0<strong>Coteaux troglodytes<\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.grand-ligueillois.fr\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=77&amp;Itemid=115\">http:\/\/www.grand-ligueillois.fr\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=77&amp;Itemid=115<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Tauxigny<\/strong>: walking to discovery the <strong>solar system<\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.astrotouraine.com\/\">http:\/\/www.astrotouraine.com\/<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; in the <strong>Tours-Preuilly forest<\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tourisme-azayleferron.fr\/fr\/a-visiter\/la-foret-de-tours-preuilly\">http:\/\/www.tourisme-azayleferron.fr\/fr\/a-visiter\/la-foret-de-tours-preuilly<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; in the <strong>Grillemont forest<\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chateauxfrance.fr\/chaview.php?l=fr&amp;d=grillemont\">http:\/\/www.chateauxfrance.fr\/chaview.php?l=fr&amp;d=grillemont<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>hamlet\u00a0la basse Chevri\u00e8re<\/strong>, where lived the painter Ray Sutter and the sculptor-painter Alexandre Calder, and where passed the writer Honor\u00e9 de Balzac (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.france-voyage.com\/balades\/hameau-basse-chevriere-4445313.htm\">http:\/\/www.france-voyage.com\/balades\/hameau-basse-chevriere-4445313.htm<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Mennetou-sur-Cher<\/strong> medieval city (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mennetou.fr\/\">http:\/\/www.mennetou.fr\/<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Angles-sur-l&rsquo;Anglin<\/strong> medieval village (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.les-plus-beaux-villages-de-france.org\/fr\/angles-sur-langlin-0\">http:\/\/www.les-plus-beaux-villages-de-france.org\/fr\/angles-sur-langlin-0<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; walking along the <strong>Loir\u00a0valley<\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.francebalade.com\/maine\/valduloir.htm\">http:\/\/www.francebalade.com\/maine\/valduloir.htm<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0<strong>Vaas heritage<\/strong> discovery (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.france-voyage.com\/balades\/decouverte-patrimoine-vaas-915836.htm\">http:\/\/www.france-voyage.com\/balades\/decouverte-patrimoine-vaas-915836.htm<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>the meadows de Bl\u00e9r\u00e9<\/strong>, in the country of wild orchids (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cen-centre.org\/du-local-au-regional\/le-reseau-despaces-naturels\/32-indre-et-loire\/137-les-pelouses-de-blere-commune-de-blere\">http:\/\/www.cen-centre.org\/du-local-au-regional\/le-reseau-despaces-naturels\/32-indre-et-loire\/137-les-pelouses-de-blere-commune-de-blere<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Domaine de Cand\u00e9<\/strong>, the discovery of aquatic biodiversity (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.domainecande.fr\/\">http:\/\/www.domainecande.fr\/<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Eperon Barr\u00e9 de Murat<\/strong>, an excellent vantage point to monitor the migratory birds, in particular the birds of prey (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.calameo.com\/books\/000198994d7d7a6eb4473\">http:\/\/www.calameo.com\/books\/000198994d7d7a6eb4473<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>ponds of Narbonne<\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.inrap.fr\/archeologie-preventive\/Sites-archeologiques\/p-1755-Les-Etangs-de-Narbonne.htm\">http:\/\/www.inrap.fr\/archeologie-preventive\/Sites-archeologiques\/p-1755-Les-Etangs-de-Narbonne.htm<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Ile de la M\u00e9tairie<\/strong>, ancien floodplain forest that attracts birds in all seasons and where you can find traces of beaver (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tourisme-montlouis-loire.fr\/?p=6198\">http:\/\/www.tourisme-montlouis-loire.fr\/?p=6198<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>the Gloriette groves<\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tours-tourisme.fr\/html\/parc-de-la-gloriette.html\">http:\/\/www.tours-tourisme.fr\/html\/parc-de-la-gloriette.html<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Bois des Touches<\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mairie-ballan-mire.fr\/Sport-Loisirs\/Equipements-sportifs-et-de-loisirs\/Equipements-de-loisirs\">http:\/\/www.mairie-ballan-mire.fr\/Sport-Loisirs\/Equipements-sportifs-et-de-loisirs\/Equipements-de-loisirs<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>les Rouchoux<\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.a3pr.net\/articles.php?lng=fr&amp;pg=40\">http:\/\/www.a3pr.net\/articles.php?lng=fr&amp;pg=40<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Bardeaux de l&rsquo;Indre<\/strong>, from barrage to barrage between Indre and Loire (<a href=\"http:\/\/fr.calameo.com\/read\/000255038515e33143db9\">http:\/\/fr.calameo.com\/read\/000255038515e33143db9<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 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