The
Old Walnut Mill Delightful, spacious 2 bedroom
19th Century Loire Valley house for rent in the peaceful village of Barrou
in the department of Indre et Loire,France. The village’s location halfway
between the regional capitals of Tours and Poitiers makes it an ideal base
to explore the Loire Valley and Vienne.
Beauval Zoo can be found just 2km south of the riverside town of St.Aignan in a pleasant valley that has allowed
the creation of a park offering its animal collection (more than
4000) as near to a natural habitat as can be provided in captivity.
It claims to be the second 'most visited' private park in the whole
of France.
The park has been laid out to give the visitors a
feeling that they are in fact viewing
the animals on their home territory. There is for example an area of
over 3 hectares given over for the re-creation of an African
Plain environment where zebras, giraffes, rhinoceros and other
antelopes roam freely.
There is also an large
area of 5 hectares for its collection of elephants.
The park has over 40
big cats that include lions, leopards, jaguars and their famous
white tigers.
You can take a walk through
the tropical greenhouses where exotic birds fly freely around you
and can see chimpanzees, gorillas and orang-utans at close range.
The park is also the only place to view the extraordinary manatees
(sea cows) in France
There is a 1500 seater arena where an hour
long display both in the water by the sea-lions and in the air by an
array of birds of pray is quite a spectacle.
TARIFFS: Day pass: € 20 adults. Children (3 to 10 year
olds) € 14
2 day pass: € 30
adults. Children (3 to 10 year olds) € 21
Year pass:
€ 59 adults. Children (3 to 10 year olds) € 36
Open Times:
Open every day, all year round - 9am till dusk
ZooParc de Beauval
41110 St Aignan
tel. (33) 02.54.75.5000
Fax. (33)02.54.75.5001
