Activities Around Sury...

 

Wine Route :
Wines of Pouilly sur Loire et Sancerre within 30 minutes, 120 km from Beaune and Macon

Churches and Abbeys:
Route of St Jacques of Compostelle : Vezelay at 90 km

La Charité-sur-Loire is 30 minutes away, a historical fortified monastery classified by Unesco, affiliated with the Abbey of Cluny, itself 120 km away from Sury. La Charité-sur-Loire is now also the Capital of ancient books.

Castles/Chateaux to visit:
Château of Nevers; Apremont sur Allier (30 minutes), Château of Guédelon (Château currently under construction according to the Middle Age style and methods); St Fargeau with its spectacular sound and light show (30 minutes) The Châteaux of Jacques Coeur in the Cher region, with a visit of the town of Bourges, the Palace of Jacques Coeur, and the Bourges Cathedral.

Sports:
20 minutes away is the Magny Cours Formula 1 circuit, and go-carting.

Around St jean aux Amognes are pedestrian walkways; The National Park of Morvan - pedestrian walkways- cross-country skiing (assuming there is snow) is only 30 minutes away.

Descents of the river Loire or the river Allier in canoe-kayak (alone or accompanied by a guide) (30 minutes away)

Golf at Magny Cours or at Sancerre.

Horseback riding and bike rentals available at Château de Sury.

Swimming Pool and Hammam at Château de Sury.

Tennis court and swimming pool at Saint Benin d'Azy (5 km away)

Fishing in the surrounding ponds and in the river Loire.

 

Town of Nevers:
The Palace of the Dukes, first Château of the Loire Valle, inhabited by the Queens of Poland. Nevers is also the capital city of earthenware. The Cathedral Saint-Cyr, mixes both gothic and roman style, another Roman Church of the tenth century is also not to be missed.