Events

The Mondial du Lion

The Mondial du Lion is an equestrianism 1- and 2-star, three-day eventing competition, which is organised every year in late October in the town of Le Lion-d’Angers in Maine-et-Loire, Northwestern France.

This tournament is organised by Le Lion Équestre and the National Studfarm of Le Lion d’Angers, and respectively counts 6- and 7-year-old horses for the World Championship.

This event brings thousands from France and the whole world and is the date all those with a passion for horse racing and equestrianism cannot miss.

The 3 days of Le Lion are charactarised by the succession of 3 main events:

Dressage, a discipline that consists in manoeuvering horses so as to demonstrate their elegant movements and easy use. In competitions, manoeuvres are performed in repetitions of classical movements and both compulsory and free figures, with the horse manoeuvering at various gaits.

Cross-country is the most spectacular moment in eventing. Obstacles such as the Owl, the Dragons, the Spider, the Violin and others are often very impressive and require much heart power and great stamina from horses for they come in a succession along a timed course that runs on several kilometers.

A horse that gallops from the beginning to the end of a cross-country route and that overcomes all its pitfalls one after the other deserves all our admiration.

Set on the huge verdant land of the Isle-Briand departmental park, the cross-country route in Le Lion-d’Angers is so exceptional and renowned in the whole world that its reputation is firmly established.

The last trial is show jumping in its traditional form and winners are declared after this trial is over.

During those 3 days, a village offers various activities and many exhibitors turn up.

If you stay at the Orangerie de la Touchardière, you are 30 minutes from this unavoidable event.

Le Mans Classic

The 10th edition of Le Mans Classic will be held from 3 through 5 July, 2020. Created in 2002 by Peter Auto in association with the Automobile Club de l’Ouest, Le Mans Classic gives an astounding retrospective of the mythical 24 Hours of Le Mans. In 2020, Le Mans Classic’s 10th edition will be duly celebrated with several novelties, together with the celebration of several other anniversaries, such as the 50th of the first Porsche victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, as well as the 25-year-old success of the McLaren F1 GTR and its V12 BMW engine propulsion.

Le Mans Classic is now the largest gathering of historical cars in the world. At the Orangerie de la Touchardière, your prestigious accommodation place located 30 minutes from the track and accessible trough a direct motorway exit, you can make your family, friends or clients discover those mythical and unescapable days, and then prolong your stay within our walls to discover our magnificent region.

We put at your disposal our large secure parking area and all our logistics to turn this unmissable event into an unforgettable memory.

Saumur’s Carrousel

Saumur’s remarkable “Carrousel” is an equestrian display held every year in the month of July on the Carrière du Chardonnet, after young officers-to-be finish their training. Bringing a large crowd over a couple of days, it consists in two parts, one with horses and the participation of the Cadre Noir elite riders, and another with vehicles (motorbikes, armoured vehicles, helicopters, jeeps, battle formations). You will also have the opportunity to go and visit the Musée des Blindés (Museum of Armoured Vehicles) and book a reservation for a seat at the much sought-after morning show of the Cadre Noir.

In 2019, this prestigious event will be celebrating its 170th Carrousel on 19 and 20 July.

You can also visit the nice town of Saumur and its Château and walk leisurely along the Loire’s banks.