You will only marvel at your good fortune if, after ‘doing’ the châteaux de la Loire, you take this road which leads you to some of the best wines of Saumur. ‘Le Relais’, overlooked by its 12th-century collegiate church, contains ten bedrooms in the authentically converted wine cellar, with its own kitchen. After a hearty breakfast, there are some wonderful walks on the vine-covered slopes or amongst the walnut trees.