The Manor is an old medieval fief - it was mentioned for the first time in 1298.The XVIIth century structure was built upon a more ancient base.
The most interesting part of the Manor is the dovecote, built at the end XVIth century. At that time only the nobility was allowed to own dovecotes. The number of pigeonholes depended on the scale of the domain (one for each acre of land). The 901 pigeonholes give evidence of the power and wealth of the Landlord.
Lately, our dovecote was turned into a very pleasant sitting-room, highly appreciated by our guests, containing a library with a large number of books at the disposal of the residents.

About the surroundings

The Manor is located just in front of a bicycle path running all along the Loire Valley, and only 300 metres away from the Road of Vineyards, in the heart of an attractive region. This region - Véron- is partly wild and contains a wide variety of interesting botanical species. It has been inhabited since very ancient times : a large dolmen is still visible, at a walking distance from the hotel.
Candes-Saint-Martin, classified as one of the 100 most beautiful villages of France, is only 10 kilometres away from La Giraudière, at the confluence of the rivers Loire and Vienne. Numerous English artists have chosen to live there. You can also visit, a few kilometres further, the famous royal abbey of Fontevraud founded in 1101, largest monastic ensemble in medieval Western Europe.