Château de Candé (near the viaduct) - The left section, from 1508, was built by François Briçonnet, mayor of Tours. The neo-Gothic right section dates from 1864. On 3 June 1937, the Duke of Windsor, formerly King Edward VIII of England, married the American Wallis Simpson here. Owned by the département of Indre-and-Loire, open to the public.
Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens church - Rebuilt in 1879, except for the 12th-century chevet; frescoes from the Romanesque period and from 1882 (last judgement), Lobin stained-glass windows from 1887.
Moulin des Fleuriaux or Fleuriaux Mill (rue des Pâtis) - 18th-century square tower with roughcast rose window; with stone bridge, gates, and mill wheel. On the other side of the road, 19th-century millers’ houses.
Moulin de la Fresnaye or Fresnaye Mill - Imitation green half-timbering, on the Montbazon road, rebuilt in 1928 by the perfumer François Coty. P38 Bridge mill and Red Cross mill. The latter derives its name from the fact that it was the seat of the first Red Cross centre in Indre-and-Loire in 1914. Beginning in 1880, it was converted into a hydraulic ram for the Château de Breuil.
Maison du meunier or Miller’s house - public gardens overlooking the Indre River.
Thee Viaduc - Completed in 1851, its 59 arches stretch across the valley of the Indre. Around 1990, it was endowed with the longest shunt in France on the Paris-Bordeaux TGV line.
Le Vieux Bourg - or Old Town - Dwelling dating from 1626, 15th-century half-timbered house, Renaissance door, old butcher’s shop from the 1930s.
Moulin de Beaumer or Beaumer Mill (rue du Val de l'Indre) - Converted into a flour mill at the end of the 19th century. Owned by the Navy in the 1930s. Almost directly across from the miller’s house, turreted.
Bakery and Confectionary - Le Fournil Montois
S. et A. BOUDET
73, rue du Val de l’Indre - MONTS
Spéciality : brioche feuilletée
Tel. : 02 47 26 78 65
Children’s play area
Rue du Val de l'Indre
Health Club - Créa' Form
5, rue des écoles
Tel: 02 47 26 62 26
Mini-Golf
Griffonnes stadium
Amusement Park - La Récréation
Le petit Nétilly
Park for children and adults. Attractions with recycled materials. Dogs not admitted. Picnicking possible. Hours: open from April to September - Tel: 02 47 26 16 72
Health Routes
Rue du Val de l'Indre
Indicated angling route
Place du Petit Port, Prairie des Pâtis, Beaumer..., including fishing areas for the disabled
Bowls
Near Ripault - Across from the Griffonnes Stadium
Stand de Tir
Griffonnes Stadium - Tel: 02 47 34 02 00
Tennis - 2 outdoor courts
Griffonnes Stadium
Tel: 02 47 34 90 34 - Tel mairie: 02 47 34 11 80
Château de Candé - Hours: open weekends and official holidays, from March to September, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tel. 02 47 73 08 84 Guided tours (French and English) every hour. Groups limited to 40 people. Tours with description of the castle, information about the period and a guided walk through the park
Discover the mills! During summer timet, guided tours of the mills of Fleuriaux and Breuil with Pierre AUDIN, historian, and a walk through the forest to discover local flora and fauna.
Length, an hour and a half - 5€/adults, 2.50€/youths, free for children under age 12 – limit of 30 people
