Featured Holiday Rentals in Maine-et-Loire
Featured Holiday Rentals in Maine-et-Loire
Holiday Rentals in Maine-et-Loire - A Guide to Maine-et-Loire
The department of Maine-et-Loire is part of the larger region of Pays de la Loire. Holiday rentals in Maine-et-Loire can be reached by road via the E402/501 motorway down from Le Havre or via Paris along the E50 motorway which runs through Le Mans.
Regular flights from the UK and Ireland are also available to Rennes & Angers (Flybe) and Tours & Nantes (Ryanair). Or course you can reach your Maine-et-Loire holiday rentals by the excellent TGV train service which will take you to Le Mans, Angers or Nantes. Another route would be to the port of St-Malo, which is close to the islands of Jersey and Guernsey, taking the E401 motorway through Rennes.
However you chose to arrive at your holiday rental in Maine-et-Loire you will find the department an agricultural area with a huge variety of landscapes, ranging from deep forest covered hills to the rich orchards and vineyards of the Loire valley.
Types of Holiday Rentals in Maine-et-Loire
The main properties to rent in Maine-et-Loire are houses and cottages with just a few chateau, castle and apartment style accommodation. Due to the good golfing in the area a large number of these properties list golf as one of the main activities.
If we take one of these properties as an example, there is a 1 bedroom property to rent in Armaille, a pretty rural village in Western Loire. It is completely self contained with a patio, barbeque and private garden within the 4 acres of grounds. Internally there is 1 bedroom which can sleep up to 3 people with the additional sofabed, a well appointed kitchen for all your self catering needs, living room and bathroom with shower enclosure. From the photos the gite has recently been renovated and looks an ideal choice for a quiet and relaxing getaway to France.
For a larger property in the department why not try a chateau to rent in Maine-et-Loire which has the potential to sleep up to 20 people over 10 bedrooms. Obviously a lot more expensive but spread over a few families could work out to be a perfect solution.
One in particular which is located in Samur and has, as mentioned 10 bedrooms with added luxuries as jacuzzi and sauna. All rooms are very well presented with all the modern equipment such as tv’s dvd’s and broadband access. With plenty of local activities such as cycling, swimming, tennis, fishing and golf there will be a wealth interests to keep you busy on your holiday rentals to Maine-et-Loire.
Maine-et-Loire Useful Information
As mentioned Maine-et-Loire is part of the larger Pays de la Loire region which also has Mayenne, Sarthe, Loire Atlantique and Vendee as its other departments.
The department is further broken down into 4 “Arrondissements”, 41 “Cantons” and 363 Communes, with Angers as its prefecture. Land area covers 7166 square kilometres having a population of around 733,000 people.
Holiday rentals in Maine-et-Loire have many navigable rivers such as the Loire, Sarthe, Mayenne, Loir and Authion so water lovers amongst you are well catered for. For the horse lovers you will want to visit the “Cadre Noir” at Saumur. This is the headquarters of the world famous National Horse and Riding School.
Those of you who are a little less sporting will be more than happy to know the area produces a large variety of wine to cover all tastes and help you enjoy your stay in your Maine-et-Loire holiday rentals.
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