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Le Puy Notre Dame is one of the prettiest villages in this part of the Loire and has just been awarded the alocade of "Petit Cité de Caractère" in recognition of its unique character.  It is the largest wine making commune in the Saumur vineyards with about 50 winemakers working within the village and its associated hamlets.  Wine has been produced here for 100's of years, much of the reason for this being the massive collegiate church and its associated religious community . Sitting on its limestone outcrop its slopes are covered with over 1500 hectares of vines making the full range os wine; from dry whites to dessert wine, rosés to reds and two types of sparkling wine, including the famous Saumur Brut. The latter wine, itself being made in white, rosé and even red.

  Chateau d'Angers

The Loire Valley is justly world famous for its chateaux. Dating back to the time when great Lords ruled the region it became a favourite region for generations of French kings and, every time they built a chateau, so did the great men of their court.  In addition the Loire was, for literally ages, the region where opposing lords fought the French king and, in a maelstrom of changing alliances,  both each other and the English. Because of this the early chateaux were military fortresses designed to hold land against all comers.  Angers, pictured above, is an excellent example. With massive walls and  battlements they were the direct opposite of the elegant renaissance chateaux which  followed.    

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What our gites have to offer

*Both our gites are newly renovated and fully equipped. *The gites are situated in the pretty wine village of Le Puy-Notre-Dame and within easy walking distance of the artisan bakery, bar, restaurant, hairdresser, supermarket, pharmacie, and post office, whilst also being next to extensive vineyards
*Our gites are located an easy five minute drive from the pretty rose growing town of Doué la Fontaine and the very attractive small chateau town of Montreuil-Bellay. The major chateau town of Saumur is only a 15 minute drive away
*Our gites are perfectly located to use as a base to explore the Chateaux and other delights of the Loire Valley, located as they are between Angers and Tours.
*Both gites at "Le Clos des Guyons" have totally secure parking so that you can enjoy your stay in the Loire Valley with no fears about your vehicle security.
*As we live on site all the year round we are always there to answer any queries, or make any reservations, in fact generally help in any way we can.
*This is a link to the official Anjou Tourist site. Here you will find virtual visits to the famous Loire Valley Chateaux and to the best views and attractions of the Loire Valley.
*In Spring or Autumn the Loire Valley can be a delight and we have now installed a pool heater to extend the pool season. We can normally arrange pro-rata rental based on the number of days divided into the appropriate weekly gite seven day rental. IDEAL FOR SHORT BREAK IN LOIRE VALLEY
Apart from the ferry operators, the growing number of low-cost flights now available means that you can easily rent a weekend gite in the Loire Valley for less money than a short-break in the UK. For example, you can be relaxing in your gite or enjoy your welcoming glass of local sparkling wine, less than two hours after leaving London Stansted Airport, Southampton, East Midlands, Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Leeds Bradford, Dublin, Shannon, arriving into a variety of airports, such as Tours, Poitiers, Angers, and Nantes-Atlantique, all within easy driving distance of our gites at Le Clos des Guyons. There are car hire desks at all airports. This easy access is ideal for Spring and Autumn breaks. April and , in particular can be very warm and pleasant. As I write this, on April 4th., the forecast " for the week is that, apart from one day ,which will be overcast with temperatures down to 14°, the other days are forecast to be sunny, highs of 21°.
*We have now added the link below which is a list of current airports from which you can now fly to your Gite in the Loire Valley from almost anywhere in the UK.
Click here for a list of UK lowcost airlines serving this part of the Loire. Out of the main season we  can normally arrange pro-rata rates for weekend or short stays.

Le Clos des Guyons
6, Rue du Moulin,
49260
Le Puy Notre Dame
Phone: (0033)(0)2 41 40 36 84
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Welcome to Le Clos des Guyons

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XVIII Cent. gateway to our gites

Gite and Bed and Breakfast holiday accommodation with heated swimming pool in the Loire Valley in the heart of the Saumur vineyards in the Loire Valley, France. The gites are situated on the Route Touristique des Vignobles d'Anjou in the pretty wine producing village of le Puy Notre Dame, ( awarded its own wine appellation). Although garden and poolon the edge of the vineyards, it is only a few minutes walk to the boulangerie, café bar, restaurant, pharmacie, supermarket, post office, hairdresser, and, with three major towns within a few minute drive, it is an ideal base from which to tour the Chateaux, vineyards and other attractions of the Loire. The gites have en-suite facilities and are exceedingly well equipped to a high standard making exceptional holiday accommodation for our guests. The larger of the two gites is ideal for four people but will sleep six whilst the smaller is designed specifically just for two people although, again, the sofa-bed in the lounge will permit another guest. The gite prices includes everything from the local tourist tax, free use of bicycles and pool, welcoming aperitifs to sheets and bathroom towels.Part of Lounge in Le Sauvignon gite We are well
 placed for wine based holidays. Either do your own thing, with or without our advice or we can arrange a private wine tour or wine course of the Loire Valley.

We have tried to fill the website with as much information as we possibly can about our gite and bed and breakfast accommodation and our part of the Loire Valley in general. So please explore it at your leisure and, hopefully we will be able to say to you personally.

Bienvennu au Clos des Guyons
Brian et Sheila

Bed and Breakfast:
When we renovated the property we purposely designed all the rooms in the two apartments with en-suite facilities so that they could be used as either Gites or for Bed and Breakfast accommodation; thus each room, when used for the latter, effectively includes a private suite consisting of a lounge area with comfortable sofas, Satellite TV/DVD, library of books, board games, large chess table, all inviting a very relaxing stay!
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We have people from all over the world staying with us, from Europe, USA, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa even from as far away as Thailand and Singapore.
Click comments to see what our guests think.
Below is one just one example:

"Brian and Sheila are the perfect hosts.
We have been renting gites for many years
and this is the best and the best value"
. Sarah and Alan Burnley".

(Amelia Island, Fernandina Beach,
Florida, United States of America)

*All the actual handwritten comments can
be seen at Le Clos des Guyonsgites, bed and breakfast holiday accommodation with pool and wine tours of the Loire Valley. Near to Saumur

You can now pay for your holiday accommodation by charge or debit card via Paypal
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Our gite guests have unrestricted usage of our bikes to explore the local lanes and villages

Picture of the month A photographic record of the changing countryside around our gites in France's Loire Valley.

WE ARE AN OFFICIALLY FRENCH REGISTERED COMPANY AUTHORISED AND INSPECTED BY BOTH THE REGIONAL TOURIST BOARD
AND "LES GITES DE FRANCE"
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