Loire Valley Travel Guide
Loire Valley Travel Guide
Loire Valley Attractions
Top Attractions
Chinon Castle - This high up hill castle was the setting for Joan of Arc and Charles the VIIth. It is almost completely restored in recent years. The city of Chinon is an interesting place to stroll, shop, dine and wine.
Loire Valley Activities
Son-et-lumiere Amboise. These are held at approximately 10pm in July and August. In both of the chateaux in the town. They are make a wonderful spectacle for the children to enjoy.
Mini-Chateaux head south of Amboise on the D751 to Chenoceaux and you will find over 40 scale models of the main Loire chateaux.
Aquarium de Touraine Lassault. This is an enormous aquarium that is home to 10,000 fish. There are also alligators, turtles and sharks.
Loire Valley Restaurants and Bars
Loire Valley Restaurants
Au Plaisir Gourmand 2 rue Plaisir, Chinon. This 18th-century restaurant set by the Vienne River is considered to be the best in the town of Chinon. The delicious food is served in the Renaissance-style dining room and the specialities include, snails in garlic, jellied rabbit, and crayfish salad. Prices are high but justifiable.
Au rendez-vous des Pecheurs - 27 rue du Foix, Blois. Situated in an old grocery by the Loire, this restaurant offers good value for money and the dishes are very creative.
Auberge Joseph Mellot - 16 Nouvelle-Place, Sancerre. Occupying one of the oldest buildings in Sancerre, this restaurant has been around for a long time. It is a perfect place to eat good food at budget prices
Loire Valley Tours
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