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  • In In Need of a Luxury Vacation? A Fairytale Chateau Is Ready For You in the Stunning Loire Valley in France
    A luxury chateau vacation awaits you in the Loire Valley in France
  • Rent a Castle in The Stunning Loire Valley - Go Ahead And Spoil Yourself
    What child reading about fairytale castles in Europe doesn't dream of being a beautiful princess or a handsome prince, being waited on hand and foot and living a life of complete romantic luxury. Now you are an adult, you can realise this childhood fantasy by renting a luxury Loire Valley chateau for your next vacation. Here you can totally unwind and relaz and feel like royalty.
  • Food and Wine Of The Splendid Loire Valley - Oh La La
    A fairytale wine-tasting adventure awaits the wine connosieur touring the Loire Valley as wine-tasting can be enjoyed along with visits to many spectacular historic chateaux sprinkled throughout the region.
  • The Enchanting Loire Valley and Its Grand Gardens at Chateau Villandry
    The Chateau Villandry Gardens are an absolute delight. They are enthusiastically and lovingly tended by Henri Carvallo, curator of the chateau and great-grandson of Dr Joachim Carvallo who purchased the chateau in 1906. At that time Villandry when Dr Carvallo purchased the property it was on the point of being demolished. It had been disfigured by additions, fake windows, the walling up of the arches and the moat had been filled in. DrJoachim Carvallo envisaged the harmonious renaissance architecture and the original design. He devoted himself to the restoration of Villandry and its gardens giving up an impressive career in science under the tutelage of a professor who later went on to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
  • Gorgeus Gardens of the Splendid Loire Valley
    The Loire Valley in France is a superb delight for garden enthusiasts. Not only can you ogle at the spectacular chateaux and enjoy fine French cuisine and great Loire valley wine, tourists can also marvel at some fabulous gardens. The whole valley is now listed b UNESCO as a world heritage site
  • Experience the Good Life and Golf - France's Magestic Loire Valley – What A Combination
    Renowned for its the relics of royal days gone by, its sumptuous chateaux, the enchanting valley of the Loire is rich in both history and architecture. Like the River Loire the last and longest wild river of Europe, this vast area runs through the very heart of French life.
  • Words of Wisdom About Transformers and Adaptors to Bring On Your Vacation in France
    When preparing your French vacation, do not forget to do a little research and pack the right adaptors and or transformers for your travel appliances. Otherwise you will get yourself into trouble and blow up your appliances.
  • Wise Time Saving and Sanity Saving Tips For Travelling with Your Family to The Stunning Loire Valley in France
    Today, the Loire Valley lures visitors to explore the splendid French countryside with its historic chateaux and to enjoy some of the best food and wines in the world. You too can live like a king enjoying some of that lavish style by unwinding in a castle rented exclusively for a vacation with family and friends or for just a long weekend.
  • What You Need To Know To Drive Through France's Splendid Loire Valley
    French roads are always very well maintained and the road network includes 4960 miles of motorways constructed in the last twenty years (many with tolls) which link Paris and the main provincial towns and cities. France has one of the densest road networks in Europe. All of the motorways throughout France are a fast efficient way to travel and once you are on them they are easy to navigate. They are normally expensive and the locals prefer to avoid them where possible and stick to the national routes (the RN and D roads). Autoroutes or french motorways are a delight to drive on, as they are all relatively new and incredibly well maintained.
  • France Attracts Cyclists To The Stunning Val de Loire
    In 2000, the central part of the Loire Valley was named a UNESCO World Heritage site for its cultural landscape and historic towns and villages. In 2005, France suffering from a little slump in American tourism, introduced the "Loire à Vélo" biking program, designed to allow travellers to explore the 880 kilometers of spectacular roads and cycling trails that wind along Europe's last wild river past picturesque french villages, ancient churches, mysterious troglodyte homes (limestone caves), vineyards and monasteries. When the entire trail is eventually completed in a few years, it will stretch around 500 miles from St.-Brevin-les-Pins in the Atlantic region to Cuffy in the Cher region, near Sancerre.
  • Da Vinci's Last Home - Castle of Clos Luce in France's Spectacular Val de Loire
    Chateau du Clos Luce is where Leonard de Vinci spent the last 3 years of his life. King Francois I invited Leonardo da Vinci and he gifted Chateau du Clos Luce to Leonardo together with a pension of 700 golden crowns per annum.
  • Sir Mick Jagger's Secret Hideaway – The Enchanting Val de Loire in France
    When Mick Jagger thick-lipped lead singer of the Rolling Stones (affectionately also known as the Strolling Bones) completes a tour, where does he head to relax? He heads for the stunningl Touraine region in the centre of France in a sleepy little backwater where he can relax with his friends and family preferring the simple life.
  • France's Breathtaking Royal Loire Valley
    Renowned for its lavish chateaux, the relics of royal days gone by, the glorious valley of the Loire is rich in both history and architecture. Like the Loire river, this huge area runs through the heart of French life. Its spectacular cities, luscious landscape and magnificent food and wine add up to a bourgeois paradise. The lush Loire valley is supremely regal.
  • How Not to See Everything on A Vacation in France – An Important Often Forgotten Skill
    So you're going to France for your next vacation. You have picked a location, organised your travel, and booked your accommodation. That is the easy part of the "where" and the "how." The trickiest part of enjoying and planning your holiday comes next when you need to tackle the "what" issue. That is what are you going to see and what are you going to do. Please don't even think "everything".
  • Enhance Your Enjoyment of your Incredible Loire Valley Holiday With a Ride in a Hot Air Balloon
    One thing that every person should do whilst holidaying in the Loire Valley visiting the spectacular historic chateaux is to take the time to go on a ride in a hot air balloon. Although most of us have glanced out at the world below from a window seat in a plane, there is nothing quite like ballooning and enjoying the wind in your hair as you glide above the earth looking at these amazing architectural treasures. Picture spectacular renaissance castles, sun-flower-filled hillsides and charming villages viewed from a hot-air balloon. The perspective is incredible.
  • Loire Valley Castles and Golf - Can a Vacation Get Any Better
    This valley of the Kings route has been plied for centuries along the longest river in France, the Loire River which remains the last of the wild rivers in Europe. The French Kings literally chateau hopped from one royal chateau to another along the banks of the Loire River.
  • Glorious Gastronomy and the Enchanting Loire Valley in France
    The Val de la Loire known as "the Garden of France" is a fertile place where a rich farmland stretches on both sides of the beautiful Loire river. The region became the favourite residence of French Kings and Queens from the middle ages to the Renaissance. Little by little, strongholds became magnificent castles of the Renaissance, which had been restored during the 17th and 18th centuries.
  • The Delightful Adventure of Chateau Hopping in the Enchanting Loire Valley in France
    France's Loire Valley has the grandest assemblage of 15th and 16th century chateaux. With 50 to 60 "must see" chateaux scattered on both sides of a 100-mile sweep of the Loire River, the first-time tourist can feel overwhelmed. Details of 5 of the best-known chateaux are below.
  • A Veritable Gastro-Cycling Paradise – The Loire Valley
    Envisage a land of mile after mile of nearly flat bike routes that gently sluice across a fertile river valley irrigating some of the world's finest acclaimed vineyards. Picture magnificent renaissance castles, quaint villages, and sun-flower-filled hillsides. Then, combine all this with cuisine that would make even the most seasoned chef salivate. The few drivers you encounter are courteous and pleasant showing an admiration for the cyclist. Do you know where you are? This is not fantasyland - it is the scenic Loire Valley.
  • Five Reasons to Vacation at a Castle in France
    If you have never holidayed in a French chateau before, here are some reasons why you should book one today.
  • Live the Life of Johnny Depp in a Castle in France
    You might not spend $16,000 for a bottle of 1978 Romanee Conti in a London restaurant and hang with Rolling stones bad boys Keith Richards and Ron Wood, but you can spend a week or two living like Johnny Depp in a French Chateau.
  • Glorious Food and the Incredible Loire Valley in France
    The Val de la Loire known as "the Garden of France" is a fertile place where a rich farmland is spread on both sides of the beautiful Loire river. The region became the favourite residence of French Kings from the middle ages to the Renaissance. Little by little, strongholds became magnificent castles of the Renaissance, which had been restored during the 17th and 18th centuries.
  • The Most Georgeous Wine Area in the World - Loire Valley of France
    The Loire Valley is most famous for producing fine white wine such as Sauvignon Blanc, Muscadet, and Chenin Blanc with accounts for seventy-five percent of the wine produced in the region. As well as these pleasant white wines, you can enjoy the delightful, fruity and pleasant reds produced in the Loire Valley, such as Gamay and Cabernet Franc.
  • The beautiful Loire Valley of France – Perfect Golf Vacation Destination
    In France there are 280,000 registered golfers for 340 courses. This translates into lots of available tee times and no crowds on a course. Tourists visiting France who bring along their golf clubs will not be disappointed or have to face the challenges of arranging tee times as they typically do when visiting Scotland and Ireland.
  • Delectable Goats’ Cheese from France’s Loire Valley
    The Loire Valley offers goat's cheese enthusiasts a paradise. It is a perfect location for a holiday meandering alongside the Loire River, visiting famous historic castles, cheese producers and caves for wine tasting and even staying in a boutique chateau hotel if you chose. This region is justly called the Garden of France, and is sprinkled with majestic Renaissance castles open to the public and an abundance of fine wines and cheeses. Chateau du Guerinet near Blois is a perfect base for a cheese lover's Loire Valley holiday.
  • Loire Valley Wines – 5 Wine Appellations Sprinkled Amongst the Historic Chateaux
    The Loire River in France flows through the Touraine area for almost 100 kilometres dotted with many amazing French castles open to the public and a wonderful location for a holiday. There are 5 AOC wines (Appelations d'origine Controlees - wines of controlled origin and quality) awarded throughout this area: Touraine, Touraine Amboise, Touraine Azay-le-Rideau, Touraine Mesland and the latest being Touraine Noble-Joue awarded its AOC status in 2001. The combination of vineyards and chateau make the Touraine region of the Loire Valley an incredible destination for any wine lover and his or her family.
  • Visiting in the Loire Valley of France - The Ten must see castles
    The kings of France, seduced by the temperate climate and the game-filled oak forests erected their sumptuous homes here in the Loire Valley. They surrounded themselves with the greatest artists and architects of this era. This is the country of a thousand chateau. The valley is full of not only royal castles and renaissance palaces, national museum and large magnificent chateaux, but also medieval castles and fortresses, small fairy tale manors, private chateaux, medieval cities, churches, abbeys, and cathedrals. Many castles and stately homes are open to the public: some are state owned, such as Chambord and Blois; others are private, and still lived in. A large percentage of them run sound and light shows during the summer season. Chateau de Chenonceau and Chateau de Chambord are definitely worth a visit and are close to Blois.
  • Which Historic Loire Valley French Castles Must You See on a Family Holiday
    The Loire Valley in France is a spectacular destination for a family holiday. There are many historical chateaux to see, so many that it can be difficult to decide on which ones to see before it becomes too much for the children to bare. Each of the Loire Valley chateaux listed below have their own special attraction.
  • Castles of the Loire Valley - If Their Walls Could Only Speak
    Loire Valley chateaux are full of amazing stories. At Chateau Chenonceau you can hear 'The future king was 12 and he took a mistress aged 32.' The image of the chateaux of this area may be all towers, topiary, tapestries and faded furniture but for 200 years, these great palaces were host to world-class debauchery and many murders.
  • So You Want a French Wedding
    France the land of over thirty thousand castles is an amazing country to choose to hold your wedding ceremony. However a civil wedding in France requires legal requirements and advance planning, as well as a minimum stay of 4 weeks and blood tests to complete the necessary documentation prior to the wedding.

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