Angers to Amboise by car?(Diz /Stu)

We are reviewing are itinerary and are planning to stay overnight in Angers and (by car) to travel the following day to the Amboise area. Two questions.(1) is this an arduous journey (bearing in mind that we are pensioners) and (2)suggestions please as to an interesting place where we may stop en route to break the journey.

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It%26#39;s about 2 Hours on a an Autoroute, until you get to within 15 miles or so of Amboise. It%26#39;snot at all ardous, as its mainly new roads, and most people are still using the free routes..........

Unfortunately, none of the map sites show the new Autoroute past Tours in the direction of Amboise (the E604), so they arent much use to you.

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Thanks Wizardoaus for your prompt reply.We plan to come off at junction 18 on the A10 heading towards accommodation in the Limeray area which is situated on the opposite side of the river to Amboise which may add a little more to your estimated journey time.It will probably mean us having to come off the autoroute for a break after about an hours drive.Thanks again. Barcroft.

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In that case...

I would come off the A85 at junction 8 (you leave the paying section of the of the Autoroute, cross the Loire and it%26#39;s the first exit) and have lunch at Villandry. It should be about an hour into the drive.

Then rejoin the A85 at the same junction, take the Paris direction at the intersection with the D37 And the same again at the A10.

Be careful at the A10 intersection though. It%26#39;s too easy to head off to Poitiers by mistake. I have come close to making this error more than once.

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Barcroft, I%26#39;ve spent some time in the area around Tours, and I can do online research, but in this case, the Wizard is your man! As a pensioner, I%26#39;d recommend a stroll round the gardens at Villandry though ;-)

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Diz

believe it or not, I have only ever done this twice - and in the opposite direction. I discovered that Villandry was close when my father misread the map (his eyes arent what they used to be :( )

I have, however, come close to taking the road to Poitiers by mistake 3 times out of the 6 I did that intersection last year heading to the airport...

Doesnt matter how many times I do that roundabout now, I fret!

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Thanks again lads for your input.I will try to avoid the Poitiers connection or I am likely to be singing %26quot;Lost in France%26quot; for the rest of the holiday!!

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%26lt;%26lt;believe it or not, I have only ever done this twice%26gt;%26gt; which is twice more than me! When I was a student way back when, I got around the region by hitch-hiking .... which doesn%26#39;t get suggested very often on TA. I%26#39;ve been back occasionally since then, but travelling as a pensioner on wheels is much more civilised ;-)

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Just an update. I did the intersection entering the A10 on Wednesday and didnt even look like taking the wrong turning.

There%26#39;s hope for all of us!

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Thanks for your update Wizardofaus it seems that practice makes perfect!!However I will have no such luxury asI will have to try and get it right first time.Incidently thanks for your information on boat trips it was very helpfull and something we intend doing as a change from chateaus and castles.Do you have any information on interesting gardens in the Limeray/Amboise area? Thanks again: Barcroft

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http://tinyurl.com/2hy9nj

and

http://www.jardins-de-france.com/

are good for finding gardens. I cant vouch for any garedens except chenonceaux, which is OK, but I wouldnt rave about it.

If yorue asking about garden CENTRES, however.........

:)