Round Saumur

Having woken up and found thunder and rain I missed the organized ride I'd seen advertised in the tourist info. I did a 70 km triangular ride just looking for interesting things on the map. The first was Chateau Breze. Its privately owned by the Family Colbert and the tours are in French but you get a booklet in English. You also get a self guided tour of the caves and to try and buy the wines that they make. Its on high ground so standing in the garden with the wind blowing from the west was a relief from the heat and humidity. It has a moat and into the outer walls of the moat are a honeycomb of caves which were dug out to provide the stone for the chateau.