At the confluence of the Loire and the Vienne rivers

Montsoreau, adjoining town of Candes-Saint-Martin, one of the "most beautiful villages of France", welcomes every second Sunday of the month a beautiful antique market on the banks of the Loire (part of our Ronsard tour). But the Castle of Montsoreau, located on the border between Saumur and Touraine, is also the only fortress of the Loire Valley to take root in the bed of the Loire river. Since 2016, its contemporary art museum has been home to a unique "conceptual art movement" collection called Art & Language. Dating back to 1969 and founded by American artists Dan Graham, Lawrence Weiner and Sol LeWitt, the movement continues thanks to the passion of Philippe Méaille who owns the world's largest collection of works. A successful innovation, where contemporary art and a built heritage of more than 500 years are combined wonderfully.