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Map A: North West France. Parçay-les-Pins is in the Pays de la Loire, south of Le Mans, east of Angers and west of Tours. It is close to the border of region 49 (Maine et Loire) and 37 (Indre et Loire)

Map B: This shows the area near to the village. Le Moulin Verneau is situated between Parçay-les-Pins and Courleon

To find directions via a google map click this link and then type in the address: Le Moulin Verneau 49390 Parcay les Pins

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TRAVEL OPTIONS

FERRIES

The most direct route from the south of England is Portsmouth - Caen (Ouistreham). From Ouistreham the journey to Parçay-les-Pins takes 3 - 4 hours.

Other French ports with ferries from Portsmouth are St Malo, Cherbourg, Le Havre and (from Plymouth) Roscoff.

You may prefer to choose a shorter Channel crossing or the Eurotunnel. The journey from Calais to Le Moulin Verneau (approx. 5-6 hours) has been improved by new roads around Rouen and the extension of the A28 to Tours.

TRAIN

There are fast train links to Tours and Angers, and Saumur has a TGV link with Paris (1 hour 40 minutes)

AIR

The nearest airports are Tours, Poitiers and Nantes. Tours airport is less than an hour's drive and there are flights from Stansted by Ryanair.