The best walks and hikes in Bois De Saint-Lomer

Small castle away from the crowds in a small sleepy town.

Located in the heart of the Loire Valley, the castle of Fougères-sur-Bièvre built at the end of the 15th century is the image of the ideal fortified castle with its keep, its machicolated entrance curtain and its fortified postern. Built by Pierre de Refuge and modified by Jean de Villebresme around 1520, the castle acquired its definitive appearance in three generations and will retain it. A castle designed for entertaining, its defensive Gothic architecture allows Pierre de Refuge to assert his social status and his belonging to the French nobility. Acquired by the Lambot family in 1738, René Lambot had the idea of creating a spinning mill in the castle from 1813 to 1901. This made it possible to largely preserve it from revolutionary damage and to maintain life and activity there. Classified as a historic monument in 1912, put up for sale after the stock market crash of 1929, the castle of Fougères-sur-Bièvre was acquired by the State in 1932. The castle of Fougères-sur-Bièvre has a double face: an entrance facade with a particularly defensive Gothic appearance and a courtyard facade decorated with Renaissance decorations. Particularly well preserved, the castle today remains very close to that of 1525-1530 with its military exterior facade, the civil and domestic architecture of its interior courtyard and its medieval interior plan with rooms in a row without distribution corridors. The castle of Fougères-sur-Bièvre stands out from the great castles of the Loire by its sober and powerful architecture, very little altered over the centuries. It illustrates the art of building in the region with its walls made of limestone rubble from Beauce and its sculpted parts in tuffeau from the banks of the Cher. Young and old alike will easily find all the military attributes and the interior layout of a particularly well-preserved small castle from the end of the 15th century.

The Château du Gué-Péan is a 16th and 17th century castle still inhabited and furnished. You can discover the wooded valley where the castle is located and admire its architectural elements such as the "double-decker tower".

The Choussy forest extends over more than 1,200 hectares and is home to a wide variety of wildlife. You can enjoy the shade of the trees and the sound of the river "Le Bavet" which crosses it. The Choussy Forest is an ideal place to reconnect with nature and discover some of the cultural and historical treasures of the region.

The Choussy Forest extends over more than 1,200 hectares and is home to a wide variety of wildlife. You can enjoy the shade of the trees, the sound of the river "Le Bavet" and the observation of some fossils. La Forêt de Choussy is an ideal place to reconnect with nature and discover some of the cultural and historical treasures of the region.

Magnificent castle. Worth taking the time to visit!

The Etang de Salais belongs to one of these paradises for fisherman. Dug at the exit of the large wood of Saint-Lomer, you will find many rods in search of carp. The place is also of a relaxing calm that invites you to take a siesta.

The wood of Saint-Lomer is a vast forest with abundant fauna and flora. The absence of a main road and the structure of its land (made of swamp and sediment) allows nature to exalt itself. Take the time to walk there and why not, to get lost.