Gîte des Goganes sleeps 12

Large cottage that can accommodate your group of friends or your family up to 12 people.
Authentic house with its beams and its Angevin tufa fireplace, restored with respect for the original materials.

You will be charmed by the Loire and its very special atmosphere and discover the riches of Anjou.

The Gîte des Goganes is located in the hamlet of Jubeaux, in the town of Denée, classified as a small town with character, 15 km from Angers, 1 hour 30 minutes from the Atlantic coast, in the valley where the Loire, the Louet and Aubance, in the heart of the Angevin vineyard between the hills of Aubance, Layon and Savennières.

You can appreciate the charm of our cottage for its tranquility and comfort, it can accommodate 8 -12 people, it will be the ideal place for your stays of a week or a weekend with family or friends.
The house is spacious and bright with a flower garden, with a barbecue and a pergola with garden furniture, followed by a large green area where children can frolic safely, the property is closed .

Leaving directly from the cottage, there is the possibility of making beautiful walks or bike rides.

The Gîte is located 250 meters from the Loire where you can reach the small port of the Croix des Pëcheurs. From there you can admire the panorama, on the right the tip of Bouchemaine where Maine flows into the Loire, opposite the Savennières vineyard and on the left the end of the island of Béhuard.


LA LOIRE, the last wild river, has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2000, to discover:
- By boat:
Nature walks in all huts:
Sand pit rides with fisherman:
Traditional boat trips:

- Canoeing: Departure 500 m from the Gîte

- By bike: some bikes available, provide vests and helmets

- In a hot air balloon:

- Hiking: Many departures from the cottage

- By car: le levée de la Loire, the Angevin cornice

THE CASTLES:
Within 15 kms:
- Castle of Angers and its tapestries of the apocalypse:
- Château de Brissac: the highest in France
- Château Serrant: library with 12,000 volumes.
Within 25 kms:
- Château du Plessis Bourré
- Château du Plessis Macé
- Castle of Brézé.
And the Loire castles: Saumur, Montsoreau, Chinon, Azay le rideau…

THE ABBEYS:
- the royal abbey of: Fontevraud: '
- Cunault Abbey: '
- the abbey church of St Florent le Vieil

MUSEUMS
- Slate Museum in Trélazé:
- Vine museum in Saint Lambert du Lattay:
- Museum of the Anjou headdresses at the Ponts de Cé:
- Vendée history and war museum in St Florent de Vieil:
- Mushroom Museum towards Saumur:
- And the very lively Museum with old shops in Doué la fontaine:

And many others by going to Saumur (armored) and Cholet (handkerchief, shoe) ...

UNUSUALS:
- The Blue Mine: a descent underground in the large slate extraction rooms: '

- The Troglodyte village of Rochemenier (20 rooms over 1 ha) '

- Opposite the village of Jubeaux, Ile de Béhuard in the middle of the Loire.

LA DOUCEUR ANGEVINE: an art of living… in its environment!
GASTRONOMY
- Some typical products: rillauds, gogue, somersaults and of course, fouaces and their garnish with maugettes (mauges beans, Anjou region),
- Some typical dishes: fried eels, white pike, plum pâté ...
- And the Angevin aperitif: Angevin soup based on cointreau, local product,
  
- THE CAVES: the gîte is located in the heart of the hills of Aubance, Layon and Savennières.
- Anjou Wine House in Angers:
                         
Discover the GRANDS CRUS of the region:
- Dry white wine: Savennières with 'la Coulée de Serrant' and 'la Roche aux moines'
- Sweet white wine: coteaux du layon with 'Chaume', 'Quart de Chaume', Boulezeaux,
- Red wine: Anjou village Brissac, Champigny,
- Sparkling wine: Crémant de Loire,
- And the small fresh summer wines: Rosé de Loire (dry) and Cabernet d'Anjou (sweet),

 THE HOLIDAYS: many and varied throughout the year
- In the village of the gîte: fort ball games,
- Around: the 'rillaudée' in Brissac
- The cycling festival on the levee of the Loire (end of June): '
- At Doué la Fontaine, the feast of the ROSE around July 14, exhibition of roses in the troglodytes: '
- The HERITAGE festival in Aubigné sur layon in the middle of vineyards and the village fountain watered by hillsides of layon ... (last week of August)

THE PARKS:
- Vegetal Park: Terra-Botanica in Angers: plants in all their forms to be discovered by the whole family: '
- Parc Oriental de Maulévrier the largest Japanese garden in Europe: '

THE AMUSEMENT PARKS, nearby:
- Pond park in Brissac: '
- Parc de l'Arche in la Possonnière: '
- Indoor and outdoor adventure park for family leisure near Angers: '
- 1 hour from the gîte: the large PUY du FOU park for a 'crazy' day: '
- Biopark in a troglodyte setting: the Doué la Fontaine ZOO: '
- The Kangaroo Garden in la Possonnière, a walk among the kangaroos

FESTIVALS
- Festival d'Anjou: more than 20 shows:
- Festival les Orientales: traditional music from the East and Asia in St Florent le Vieil:
- Musical hours from Cunault to Chênehutte-Trèves-Cunault:
- Festival of fibers in Music in Montjean sur Loire: demonstration of the work of hemp

HORSE:
- Mondial du Lion d'Angers: international horse riding competition:
- Carrousel de Saumur:
- The Cadre Noir musicals by the National Riding School of Saumur:

HOBBIES:
- Next to the gîte,
The Loire and Louet beaches invite you to laze around.

It is also a refuge for fishing enthusiasts (zander, mules, eels ...)

Also a boarding point for canoes: '

The outdoor Fort Boules field: learn about Angevin sport (37,000 players!)

- A few kilometers away:
The beach and the supervised swimming pool of Rochefort sur Loire,
Horse riding centers: in the heart of the vineyards and the woods: 'in Soulaines sur Aubance
Donkey rides at the confluence of the Loire: '
A very nice golf course (18 holes between wood and mill-keyboard) in Saint Jean des Mauvrets,
The Loire by bike: 70 Kms between Gennes and Montjean-sur-loire to appreciate the banks of the Loire: '

HOW TO COME:
- On the Angers-Cholet motorway, the A87, take the last exit before the toll section, n ° 23, towards Cholet green signs, at the roundabout turn right towards Denée, at the crossroads turn right towards Murs Erigné, at the exit of the village to take on the Left, road of Saint Jean de la Croix, the Jubeaux to 2 kms, after the bend, to enter the village and to advance until n ° 17, which will be on the left side.