• 10 minutes from the A85 Paris-Angers-Le Mans motorway ( exit no. 3 - la Ronde)
• 20km from the Cadre Noir at Saumur, the home of the National Equestrian School
• 13km from Sleeping Beauty's castle at Ussé
• 17km from Villandry castle and its French gardens
• 15km from  the Royal Abbey of Fontevraud

How to get to the Barreau en Anjou from the Saumur exit on the A85 highway/motorway.

1. Drive in the direction of Allonnes-Bourgueil (D10). Drive through Allonnes village. Continue straight on.
2. When you reach the  intersection showing Brain-sur-Allonnes to the left, and Varennes sur Loire to your right, turn left towards Brain-sur-Allonnes (D85).
3. Before getting to the village of Brain-sur-Allonnes turn right at the roadside shrine ("calvaire") in the direction of Les Loges-Courleon (D85). Continue along this road as it bends slightly to the right as it leave the village. Drive for 4km along this road.
4. When you reach the Chemin du Barreau turn left. Drive down the track for about 100 metres and you will find the Barreau en Anjou on your right.