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  • In In Need of a Luxury Vacation? A Charming Chateau Awaits You in the Delightful Loire Valley in France
    A luxury castle vacation awaits you in France's Loire Valley
  • The Inspirational Garden at Chateau Villandry in the Enchanting Loire Valley
    The gardens at Chateau Villandry are a sheer delight. They are enthusiastically and lovingly tended by the curator of the chateau and great-grandson of Dr Joachim Carvallo who purchased the chateau in 1906, who purchased the chateau in 1906, Henri Carvallo. 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 gave up an impressive career in science under the tutelage of a professor who later went on to win the Nobel Peace Prize and devoted himself to the restoration of Vchateau Villandry and its magnificent gardens.
  • Experience the Good Life and Golf - France's Loire Valley – What A Combination
    Famous 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 Loire River the last and longest wild river of Europe, this vast area runs through the very heart of French life.
  • Travelling To The Incredible Loire Valley in France with Your Family – Some Great Time Saving and Sanity Saving Tips
    Today, the Loire Valley attracts visitors to explore the splendid French countryside with its historic castles 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.
  • Go Ahead and Spoil Yourself - Rent a Chateau in the Splendid Loire Valley in France
    What child reading about fairytale castles in Europe doesn't dream of being a handsome prince or beautiful princess, 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 holiday. Here you can totally relax and unwind and feel like royalty.
  • What You Need To Know To Drive Through France's Spectacular Loire Valley
    Autoroutes or french motorways are a delight to drive on, as they are all relatively new and incredibly well maintained. French roads are always very well maintained and the road network includes 4960 miles of motorways constructed in the last 20 years (many with tolls) which link the main provincial towns and cities with Paris. 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).
  • France Attracts Cyclists To The Incredible 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 minor slump in American tourism, introduced the "Loire à Vélo" biking program, designed to allow cyclists to explore the 880 kilometers of breathtaking cycling trails and roads that wind along Europe's last wild river past picturesque french villages, vineyards, mysterious troglodyte homes (limestone caves), ancient churches and monasteries. When the entire trail is eventually completed it will stretch around 500 miles from St.-Brevin-les-Pins in the Atlantic region to Cuffy in the Cher region, near Sancerre.
  • Leonardo da Vinci's Last Home - Castle of Clos Luce in the Breathtaking Val de Loire in France
    Chateau du Clos Luce is where Leonard de Vinci spent the last 3 years of his life. In 1516 King Francois I invited Leonardo da Vinci to France and he bestowed on him an annual pension of 700 golden crowns and gifted him Chateau du Clos Luce.
  • Mick Jagger's Secret Hideaway – France's Splendid Loire Valley
    When Mick Jagger thick-lipped lead singer of the Rolling Stones (affectionately also known as the Strolling Bones) finishes a tour, where does he head to relax? He heads for the beautiful 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 Amazing Royal Loire Valley
    Famous for its sumptuous castles, 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 vast region runs through the heart of French life. Its sophisticated cities, luxuriant landscape and magnificent food and wine add up to a bourgeois heaven. The lush Valley of the Loire River is incredibly regal.
  • A Focus for Any Room - A Beautiful French Chandelier
    Never before in the long history of the chandelier has there been as much choice as there is today. You can buy over the internet or in person. You can scour or the junk shops in England or America or the brocante stalls in France.
  • Boost Your Memories of your Holiday in the Scenic Loire Valley With a Hot Air Balloon Ride
    One thing that every person should do whilst holidaying in the Loire Valley visiting the spectacular historic chateaux is to go for 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 feeling the wind in your hair as you glide above the earth looking at these amazing architectural gems. Picture spectacular renaissance castles, charming villages, and sun-flower-filled hillsides 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 castles hopped from one royal chateau to another along the banks of the Loire River.
  • The Playful Past-Time of Chateau Hopping in the Enchanting Loire Valley in France
    The Loire Valley has France's grandest assemblage of 15th and 16th century castles. With 50 to 60 "must see" castles sprinkled on both sides of a 100-mile stretch of the Loire River, the first-time visitor can feel overwhelmed. Details of five of the best-known castles are below.
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