Renaissance Gardens at Chateau de Valmer
Many of the chateaux on the Loire have interesting and beautiful gardens. But few can boast the heritage of those
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Many of the chateaux on the Loire have interesting and beautiful gardens. But few can boast the heritage of those
Read moreThe Chateau of Amboise is one of the most famous and historic of the chateaux in the Loire. It was
Read moreThere are many good reasons to visit the Chateau de Beauregard in the Loire Valley but the stand out feature
Read moreMany of the chateaux on the Loire have amazing formal gardens but those at Villandry really stand out. The Chateau
Read moreThe Chateau de Cheverny is well worth a visit at any time of the year. But the annual display of
Read moreThe historic Chateau de Gizeux isn’t the best known of the chateaux in the Loire but it could lay claim
Read moreTucked away in an old industrial building in a commercial area of Saumur is the Musee du Moteur – the
Read moreWe’ve discovered a number of local breweries on our travels and one of my favourites is the new Brassefort Brewery
Read moreIf you like vintage vehicles and farm machinery you’ll love the Musee Maurice Dufresne. It contains around 3000 cars, bicycles,
Read moreLocated on the Indre river a few miles from Chinon, the Chateau of Azay le Rideau is one of the
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