Place du Marché (Market Square) contains some magnificent old houses such as la Maison de l’Apothicaire, which was built in the fifteenth century and la Maison des Remparts, built in the eleventh century.
Wander down the narrow little streets which bring you to Rue du Docteur Gaudrez where you can see, if you take a peek through the gate, the Hoetel de Chatillon and the Gaudrez Close, the Maison Aubelle and Hotel Sestier de Champrobert. Close by are also les Grands Augustins, the chapel of les Petits Augustins and its botanical gardens.
Take the main road, in the direction of Touars and you will come upon la Porte Saint-Jean in between two towers. Further on, you will come to la Porte Nouvelle.
Go down and take a stroll by the banks of the Thouet, and try to imagine how things were in years gone by. Try to see in your mind’s eye, the cloister of Nobis, the apse of the church of Saint Pierre and the gardens of the old priory. Drive on then to the port of Saint Catherine where the boats were abandoned. Take a photo of the château with its reflection in the river.
The Tourist Information Centre offers tours of the old town, among a number of other visits. The following table indicates the prices of the tour which is entitled “Montreuil-Bellay, the last fortified town of the Anjou region”. It takes approximately three hours and thirty minutes, and includes a guided tour of the Old Town at two o’clock, followed by a further guided tour of Château Montreuil-Bellay, which takes one hour and thirty minutes :
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Fees per person
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20-29 persons
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30-45 persons
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Monday to Saturday
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10,00 €
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8,25 €
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Sunday
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12,00 €
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9,60 €
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Bank Holidays
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14,50 €
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10,00 €
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