Cointreau and local sweets
The Cointreau distillery in Saint-Barthélemy-d’Anjou offers tours and tastings around the famous orange liqueur, born in Angers in the 19th century. You learn the story of a family and a fragrance, glass in hand. For dessert, the quernon d’ardoise, a nougatine square coated in bluish chocolate, happily rounds off a date.
Loire wines and cellars to share
Around Angers, the Anjou region produces white, rosé and sweet wines ranking among France’s most distinctive. A visit to the Coulée de Serrant or towards Savennières, then a stop in Saumur, makes for a fine wine day. Pushing open a cellar door, chatting with a grower and comparing cuvées on a terrace is a date that wakes up both taste buds and conversation.
Covered market and central markets
The Angers covered market and the Lafayette market bring together producers, cheesemongers and delis from the Loire basin. On Saturday mornings, people come as neighbours, coffee in hand. On Lyad, people from Angers share their favourite tables and trusted winegrowers; it is up to you to find someone to uncork the next bottle and extend the evening.
Date ideas
- Cointreau
- Loire wines
- Lafayette market
- Angers covered market
- Quernon d’ardoise
- Saumur
- Coulée de Serrant
