Cavalry Museum

History of the French Cavalry.

I heard about the the French Cavalry museum by reading one of General Pattons Biographies. After WW1 he toured France and made stop in Saumur to visit the Cavalry School. Reading this I new I had to g...

Complementary to the Musée des Blindées

We visited towards the end of a day of museums, but found the staff friendly and helpful and the displays well worth a look. Once again, it was interesting to read alternative perceptions of historica...

Interesting chivalry museum

Musée de la Cavalerie is literally the chivalry museum and it is located in the surroundings of Saumur, in Loire Region, in France. In fact, it is a museum of the war, when the chivalry was very impor...

Check dates prior to going!

I arrived early February to visit, but it is closed until later this month. Tripadvisor shows it open, but it is not. Also, their website is only in French, and I could not find a calendar for it. ...

Cavalerie Museum

Original Text

The museum is thematic, the evolution of the French horseback ride since Luis XIV. they are windows with their arms and uniforms. They have real-size dioramas of horses and jinetes from certain times. ...