Gîte de la Couture

Close to the village centre and the Azay-le-Rideau castle (10 minutes by foot), the gîte enjoys a peaceful and leafy setting,near the hiking trails. In the surrounding area, you can discover Saché and Balzac's house,The Islette castle,the Villandry castle and its gardens, the Rigny-Ussé, where Sleeping Beauty fell asleep, the fortified castle of Langeais … Azay le Rideau is ideally located midway between Tours and Chinon and offers large possibilities of visiting, walking, canoeing and cycling around. You will be also able to enjoy the gastronomic and culinary specialities of Touraine, such as: rillons (braised pork morcels),goat cheese,the Rivarennes "Poires tapées" (dried pears) or tasting the Ridellois wines and apple juice.