Welcome to
Domaine La Rochardière,
A natural stage on the Loire à Vélo®, between Savonnières & Villandry
The Domain
The Domain La Rochardière
The Domaine la Rochardière is situated near the main (in the) village of Savonnières – 2KM to the castle of Villandry-, on the southern hillside of the Cher River, at only 20 meters from the bicycling Loire à Vélo.
When we first arrived on the site, we were captivated by the wild and natural side of it, however requiring some restoration on the inside to make it livable and on the outside to give it its current nature centric aspect, and to create an access climbing the hillside.
The main house, mid hill, overlooks Cher valley. Above, the hill goes up to a glade, woods, and meadows, spreading over 2.3 hectares, sheltering the accommodations, while being at only 5 walking minutes from the main village and its shops.
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The Teepee tent
Live the adventure of a true tepee, enjoyable for young and less young.
Artisanal making with a true cotton fabric on a wood floor. Let its simple and authentic decor bring back memories of your childhood, escaping and big spaces…
2 to 4 beds
Dry toilet
Picnic table
The Wigwam Tent
2 to 4 bedsThe shape of a 5-meter diameter, half sphere, visually opened on the environment and the sky vault, this tent is ideal for a romantic or family night, gazing at the stars and planets before going to a dreamful sleep…
2 to 4 beds
Dry toilet
Picnic table
The barrel
Pine barrel, settled above a troglodytic cave, linking the viticultural past of the site and its current wine tourism activity. With a view on the Cher, you will be able to enjoy pirouettes of swallows, terns and wild ducks looking at a sunset over the Cher, in all intimacy in a wood cocoon…
2 to 4 beds
Picnic table
The Gobi tent – coming soon
This tent is made of cotton fabric, built as a circus tent with only a central mast as a structure. Settled in a meadow circled by tall grass and centenarian trees, for an immersion in the deep countryside…
2 to 4 beds
Dry toilet
Picnic table
SAVONNIÈRES (37) – An authentic village
Immersed in lush greenery, for a peaceful break in the middle of a gentle and welcoming nature, within a protective clearing surrounded by century-old oaks and open to the plain of the confluence of the Loire and the Cher.
Find 5 unusual accommodations warmly furnished for a rejuvenating rest in the heart of two hectares of meadows and woods on the southern hillside of the Cher.
Located at the exit of the village, along the route of the Loire by bike, between Savonnières & Villandry.
Access on foot by path to the village of Savonnière where you will find all the food shops, restaurants, bars, press…
Come and picnic on site with a superb view of the valley, or under our most beautiful oak tree in the heart of the clearing.
The Hosts
Christelle & Jérôme
Sharing, friendliness, simplicity, curiosity, authenticity
Sharing, conviviality, simplicity, curiosity, authenticity
Coming from Berry – in the center of France, at the end of our university studies in Tours, we choose to stay in Touraine for its softness and its way of life. Lovers of nature, and countryside, we settled in Savonnières in 2001, for its bucolic surroundings, while also being close to the city Tours. In 2006, we were charmed by this house -typical of Tours- and its setting, surrounded by centenarian trees, with a view from the hill on the plains of the confluence and the valley of the Cher.
Loving the richness of nature and all it could bring in well-being and in energy resources. We knew from the beginning that we wanted to share this privileged environment. First, we thought of holiday cottages, then of a bivouac reception and finally of the eccentric rental in order to offer a lodging to the numerous bicyclers of La Loire à Vélo who would like to stay in a place liked to nature, while also being close to the shops.
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