"PRETTY MONTREUIL-BELLAY" Montreuil-Bellay by balhannah

Montreuil-Bellay Travel Guide: 13 reviews and 43 photos

The town of Montreuil-Bellay has nearly all of its medieval walls intact, making it one of the last fortified towns of the Anjou region.

I just love this type of town!

River Thouet

It was so pretty alongside the river, and on a nice day, there are good reflections.

Entrance to Montreuil-Bellay

We drove through the gateway which had enormously thick walls, and into the town with its flower's and historic homes.

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Pros and Cons

In a nutshell:Pretty town worth stopping to have a look at

Last visit to Montreuil-Bellay: Jun 2011
Intro Updated Mar 23, 2013
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Reviews (9)

ST. MICHEL CHURCH Off The Beaten Path (7)

Located just outside the Abbey, it the ancient church of St. Michel, built around 1170. It was open, so I could go... more travel advice

Mouth watering food! Restaurants (1)

Now I am going to make your mouth water! It was lunch time when we finished our tour of Fontevraud Abbey, and as we... more travel advice

FONTEVRAUD ABBEY GARDEN Off The Beaten Path (7)

The Abbey also had terraced gardens behind the church and the Saint-Benoit infirmaries. They have included medicinal... more travel advice

THE ROMANESQUE KITCHENS Off The Beaten Path (7)

This was my favorite piece of architecture in the Abbey. The roof had a byzantine style cupola and fish-scale pyramid... more travel advice

Things to Do (1)
CHATEAU DE MONTREUIL-BELLAY

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Regina1965 Mar 29, 2013 at 5:05 AM

What a lovely page, the main photo looks like something out of a fairy tale film :)
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  balhannah Mar 29, 2013 at 11:17 AM
  
  It was hard to choose which photo to use.
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GentleSpirit Mar 23, 2013 at 8:32 PM

That opening photo of the entrance is so beautiful! Was the entire city walled and fortified? The abbey looks wonderful. Great find!
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  balhannah Mar 24, 2013 at 10:19 PM
  
  It's a gorgeous town. Yes, it was entirely walled, and most of it still remains today. Somewhere I would have liked more time. I had read it was nice so we went for a look and found we really could have spent some time here wandering around. As we hadn't allowed for that, I had to make do with the brief visit, better than nothing though and I can share with others which is good, as through my photo's another vt'er went here, and he wasn't disappointed either!
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toonsarah Apr 7, 2012 at 7:35 AM

The abbey looks lovely and the chateau too - but the pastries are quite possibly the stars of this page ;-)
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iandsmith Feb 28, 2012 at 8:54 PM

Very enticing, thanks for sharing
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Trekki Sep 10, 2011 at 4:45 AM

Oh my god.... yes, I want to go there and have that strawberry cake NOW! Mouthwatering indeed :-) Lovely abbey too :-) And Kate and I saw the place where Richard Lionheart was held prisoner but it was too late to get up and visit.
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BorneoGrrl Sep 3, 2011 at 4:12 PM

Beautiful pictures. You have a good eye for taking good photographs.