The oldest of the three courses around Tours and a great favourite.

Although quite short by modern standards, several of the holes are tight and there are plenty of streams to watch out for – accuracy, not distance, is the chief ammunition here.

A design good enough to breed the best club team in France and, like the city of Paris, laid out in the form of a snail!

In an idyllic and lush setting, this is classic parkland golf. Quite easy walking. Six miles south-west of Tours and near the Chateau de Villandry - a must for all garden lovers.