What to Do in Ancenis?

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Even if the Pays d’Ancenis is not a very popular touristic destination, it gathers many interesting sites that are worth the look. If you search for an original place to visit, you can go to the Pays d’Ancenis where you will also meet beautiful people.

Visit the huge Garden of the Spur

The Eperon garden is one of the most beautiful green spaces in the region of Ancenis. Established on an embanked ground, it is entirely protected from the floods of the Loire. If you are looking for a moment of calm and relaxation, you can walk along the paths of this garden of flowerbeds and majestic lawns.

You can also take a break in the shade of the garden’s towering trees. Feel also free to bring your children with you, as the garden has playgrounds for children, in addition to the benches that have been installed.

Go to the Jean Blanchet Aquatic Center

Among the most attractive Ancenis activities, the visit of the Jean Blanchet Aquatic Center is to be noticed. The Jean Blanchet Aquatic Center is located next to the Bois Jaune sports complex, in Ancenis, France. It is an establishment that is structured by a sports pool of 25 m, a play pool, or a paddling pool for the babies.

You can also enjoy saunas and a hammam to relax to the maximum. The establishment is open to the public from Monday to Sunday. In the Loire-Atlantique swimming pool, you will be able to do all kinds of activities dedicated to everyone such as aqua-bike sessions or swimming lessons, etc.

Pay a visit to the Liveau Paper Mill

The Liveau Paper Mill is a Mill that is located in the Clisson Valley, at Loire Atlantique, department 44. In principle, it’s an authentic place to discover the ancestral and unique know-how of the workers who made paper in this specific region of France.

It’s also a perfect place for other activities such as guided and self-guided tours, educational outings, group visits of the paper mill, paper-making workshops but also many other events and exhibitions. That is even the main attraction that is proposed to both local and foreign tourists.

Apart from these activities, notice that you can also visit the mill in its store with a large choice of papers, stationery, and books where you can buy some souvenirs from your passage in the Country of Ancenis.

The Lamoricière space, a traditionnel boules’playground in Ancenis

The Lamoricière space is located in the town of Ancenis in the department Loire-Atlantique (44). This stadium was operational in 1945-1964, this sporting space is of type traditional Ground of balls, it has ground in Synthetic (except grass) and counts 0 places in tribune. The total area of evolution is 240.00m2.

If you like playing boules, it is a perfect place where you can train yourself. You can also meet many boules’ lovers in this special place with whom you can share experiments.

Visit the Evangelical Church of Pentecost in Ancenis

It is also one of the fundamental architecture of the region. As a church, it is one of the oldest Evangelical Church of Pentecost in Ancenis. Rich and immaculate, the monument in itself is at the same time impressing and threatening, even if it has nothing to do with the gothic or the renaissance style church.

It is then a place of welcome and gathering of men and women from all cultures. You can go there to meet people from this communion. Nothing prevents you also from going there and assisting to the mass and the prayers held there.