Hostellerie La Croix Blanche

Country house hotel with pleasant restaurant, dating back to 1696. Quality service and personalised stays. Entirely renovated while maintaining the local architecture and atmosphere. Fontevraud l'Abbaye: Unesco world heritage site between Angers and Tours, 3 hrs south of Paris. Opposite the Royal Abbey with the graves of Richard the Lionheart, king Henri II and queen Eleanor of Aquitaine. Close to many Loire Valley castles, the Loire river and vineyards. This former coaching inn offers rooms with a contemporary décor and furniture, a desk and a flat-screen TV. Free entrance tickets to local wineries, maps and other tourist sites are available from reception or the tourist information centre. A buffet breakfast is served each morning and can be enjoyed on the terrace by fair weather. The Plantagenêt gourmet restaurant offers modern French cuisine and an extensive regional wine list, as well as bistro-style meals. Lunch and dinner can be served on the historic 17th-century courtyard on the town square facing the fountain.