Logis Hôtel la Croix Blanche Fontevraud l'Abbaye

The Hostellerie La Croix Blanche is ideally located in the heart of the charming little town of Fontevraud l'Abbaye and opposite the Royal Abbey, 15 km from Saumur, in the Anjou region of the Loire Valley. Since 2005, Christophe and Mieke Chabenat-Kruitwagen, experienced hoteliers, have restored, renovated and transformed this 1696 post house into a charming hotel with modern comfort and comfortable rooms while preserving the architectural elements of the time. This Logis de Caractère dating back to 1696 has a 3 star rating and has 24 individually decorated comfortable rooms divided into four categories of comfort in double, single, triple and family rooms for 1 to 6 people: Ambiance room, Vintage room, Deluxe room and spacious mini suite Elegance with comfortable bedding. Our double rooms are ideal for a romantic weekend for two, a gastronomic getaway, an unforgettable family holiday and are also suitable for a business trip or a business evening. There is also a room adapted for people with reduced mobility. Stay at the best possible rate, by making your reservations via our hotel website. Within the hotel, you will also find a friendly restaurant for breakfast, lunch and dinner, as well as a lounge bar and a beautiful courtyard with flowers. Perfect places to relax with a regional cocktail or Loire wines. The beautiful heated outdoor swimming pool with a small garden, the 4 rooms equipped for your seminars in the countryside and brasserie lunches for groups, a free secure private car park, bicycles (electric) for hire and high-speed wifi are all available to complete the offer. Its restaurant, Le Plantagenêt, offers regional cuisine (specialities from the Saumur, Anjou, Touraine and Poitou regions), home-made at lunchtime and in the evening, served in a cosy room with a fireplace or on the historic terrace in bloom on fine days. The comfort of a hotel combined with the charm of a bed and breakfast!

Royal Abbey of Fontevraud: founded during the 12th Century, the Royal Abbey of Fontevraud is considered the largest monastic city in Europe. It offers 34 acres of remarkable architecture (12th to 19th century). Eleonor of Acquitaine, Henri II and Richard Lionheart are buried here. In 1804, Napoleon decides to transform the Abbey into prison. Throughout the year numerous concerts, theatre, recitals are organised. In the village: medieval craftspeople ? lute maker, ?enlumineur?, jeweller, tapestry weaver. In the vicinity you will find the Loire Valley castles of: Saumur, Montsoreau, Brézé, Villandry, Angers, Chinon, Amboise, Langeais, Cheverny, Chenonceau, Chambord, Azay le Rideau, Ussé : gardens, exhibitions and sound and light shows! Nearby: Angers: shopping, castle with Apocalypse tapestry. Poitiers and the Futuroscope Historic city of Tours. Saumur: ?Cadre Noir? and the national horse riding school, Saturday market, boat trip river Loire. Medieval city of Chinon. Caves villages.
In the biggest wine growing area of France you?ll find red, white, rosé, sparkling, ?liquoreux? wines.