MENHIR DE LA BRETELLIÈRE

After your walk around the pond of St Macaire en Mauges, push your discovery towards this menhir dating from the Neolithic period between Nantes and Cholet. 6.20m high, you will be impressed by this stone that has survived the centuries. Made of Aubiers granite, this menhir is the highest in the department of Maine et Loire. On the surface, you can see crosses and coats of arms engraved. At certain times of the day, you will see snake formations on the side of the stone, which is five and a half meters long Many legends surround this stone: the legend tells that a fairy had to carry a stone to the other side of the valley before midnight. This would allow her to marry a young man. Unfortunately, she failed and dropped the stone.