Your Stay

The Loire Valley is an outstanding cultural landscape of great beauty, containing historic towns and villages, great architectural monuments, and rolling green hills dotted with more than a thousand châteaux, and fine vineyards.
It is the charm of its gentle pace of life that has, for centuries, made it a sought-after location for royalty, poets and writers. Regional highlights are all within driving distance.

CHÂTEAUX OF THE LOIRE:
Some of the highlights include Villandry, ChenonceauAzay le Rideau, Amboise, Montresor, Chambord, and Loches.

NATURE:
Bird watching, Brenne National Park, La Haute-Touche (the largest zoological park in France), Les Grottes Petrifantes, The Aquarium de Touraine, Doue Zoo, Beauval Zoo, and local caves.

SPORTS:
Cycling, Walking, Swimming, Fishing, Canoeing, Tennis, Golf

RESTAURANTS:
There are many excellent restaurants in the area, including a Michelin starred restaurant in Le Petit Pressigny.  We will be pleased to recommend restaurants in all the local places such as  Cussay, Descartes, Ligueil, Loches and Le Grand Pressigny as well as in Tours and other towns.

CITIES AND VILLAGES:
Tours, Loches, Descartes, Cussay, and Ligueil to name just a few.

MARKET DAYS:  (See also the What’s On page for more markets)

  • Sunday – Descartes
  • Monday – Ligueil
  • Tuesday – La Roche Posay
  • Wednesday – Loches
  • Thursday – Chinon
  • Friday – St Maure
  • Saturday – Loches

OTHER SITES:   Futuroscope

VINEYARDS:
Chinon is renowned for its red wines.
Vouvray, close to Tours, and the area to the east of Tours produces excellent white and sparkling wines.
Saumur produces excellent white and red wine.

We will be pleased to recommend visits and specific vineyards in all these areas.

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