Sainte-Gemmes-sur-Loire - from flower to river

10kms of river shoreline - a natural heritage worth discovering
Just south of Angers, snuggling between the Maine and the Loire, Sainte-Gemmes-sur-le-Loire enjoys an outstanding natural environment and location.  

The village is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Loire à Vélo bike trail and hiking trails give  visitors the opportunity to enjoy its natural beauty and cultural riches.

Its gardens 
Flower-arranging is allowed free expression wherever you go in the town, from private to public gardens and there's plenty of floral display competitions too!. From the town centre to the Château de la Roche Morna the presbytery gardens and their flower terraces the Clos des Vignes Mediterranean garden and the Cesame Park planted with magnificent century-old trees, visitors strolling along the riverbanks will be thrilled by the many species growing here in ideal conditions.  

Horticulture is a way of life
The natural environment is  famous for its flower growing which is actually a key sector of the local economy. Horticulture and market gardening  play an important role both economically and in giving a cultural identity to the town, which has become a flower production centre of worldwide repute! The 1200 acres of agricultural land known as the "Green Triangle" where long greenhouses flourish with lines of potted plants that stretch as far as the eye can see.

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