The best way to discover Pouilly-sur-Loire is to pick up a discovery booklet from the Tourist Office.
And off you go!
Birthplace of Pouilly Fumé
Pouilly-sur-Loire
This village is famous for having given its name to the Pouilly sur Loire appellation. It is also the centre of the Pouilly Fumé appellation. A land of winegrowers, it has also welcomed many bargemen.
Escapade à Pouilly-sur-Loire
Balade à pied dans le centre ville
Coté Vignobles
Pouilly sur Loire and Pouilly Fumé
The town is at the heart of both appellations. In the surrounding villages, hamlets and town centre, you can meet the winemakers who make our famous Pouilly Fumé.
Porte d'entrée des vignobles
La Tour du Pouilly Fumé
Coté Loire
Km 500For centuries, Pouilly-sur-Loire was a town of bargemen. On the quaysides, you can admire their houses, recognisable by the anchors engraved on the door lintels. Today, at the heart of the Val de Loire nature reserve, the river offers visitors a landscape of islands and sandbanks, a haven for many species.
Immersion dans la nature
Réserve naturelle
At the end of the quays, you can reach the start of two footpaths leading into the Val de Loire nature reserve
Nationale 7 : Km 200
Etape incontournable
200 bornes
For many years, Pouilly-sur-Loire was the first port of call for holidaymakers on their way to France. Just 200 kilometres from Paris, you'll find a former Shell service station from the turn of the century, which was converted into a truck stop at the end of the Second World War. A veritable open-air museum, the Relais des 200 bornes displays vintage petrol pumps and old advertisements at the end of a spectacular avenue of plane trees on the outskirts of Pouilly-sur-Loire.
Gourmandise
Pavés de la route bleue
Try it now with its praline cream wrapped in two layers of nougatine... The cobblestones of the Route Bleue will melt your heart.
Pougues-les-Eaux
Faites de la Nationale 7
From Neuvy-sur-Loire to the famous Nevers-Magny-Cours circuit, old advertisements, milestones and roadside signs invite you to take a trip back in time. Every two years, classic car enthusiasts gather in Pougues-les-Eaux for the ‘Faites de la Nationale 7’.
The 10 must-sees for your weekend in and around Pouilly
- Take a selfie on the bridge at Pouilly-sur-Loire, where the Loire is halfway between its source and its mouth.
- Take time out for a drink in a bistro or on the terrace!
- Buy some Crottins de Chavignol from Amandine or Marguerite
- Learn all about Pouilly Fumé by visiting La Tour du Pouilly Fumé
- Take in an exhibition at the Pavillon du Milieu de Loire
- Get the best view of the Pouilly vineyards from the belvedere at St Andelain
- Discover the town of Cosne, its quays, its museum, its art deco cinema and above all its Sunday morning market.
- Walk through the alluvial forest from the Pouilly campsite.
- Walk along the rails of the old Orléans Bourges railway line on the very graphic Po bridge
- Be surprised by a tasting of Coteaux du Giennois, another sauvignon not so far removed from its prestigious neighbours Pouilly and Sancerre
