Below are some of the key tourist activities you can do in the area! However we also recommend just cycling alongside the Loire 🚲, hiring a canoe 🛶, finding a "guinguette" bar 🍹, or visiting the seaside 🏖️.
Puy du Fou
Les Epesses, Pays de la Loire 85590, France
Historical theme park where you watch live shows and walk around the sites. It is a whole day activity, about a 30-minute drive away from Cholet.
Terra Botanica
49300 Route d'Épinard, Angers, Pays de la Loire 49000, France
A theme park based on plants. Perfect for a family day out. (We loved the trampoline in the forest!)
Parc Oriental de Maulévrier
8 Place de la Mairie, Maulévrier, Pays de la Loire 49360, France
A garden based on East Asian aesthetics. Including the biggest Japanese garden in Europe.
Les Machines de l'Île
Boulevard Léon Bureau, Nantes, Pays de la Loire 44200, France
Enormous mechanical puppets which you can see walking around in Nantes.
Château des ducs de Bretagne
4 Place Marc Elder, Nantes, Pays de la Loire 44000, France
Château d'Angers
2 Promenade du Bout du Monde, Angers, Pays de la Loire 49100, France
Village troglodytique de Rochemenier
Louresse-Rochemenier, Pays de la Loire 49700, France
A historical village where the houses are in caves.
La Mine Bleue
500 Route de la Gatelière, Segré-en-Anjou Bleu, Pays de la Loire 49520, France
La Mine Bleue is an old slate mine which you can visit.
Parc de la Vallée
Le Pain Bénit, Massais, Nouvelle-Aquitaine 79150, France