Perfect for wine tasting, beautiful gardens and river routes

UNESCO World Heritage Wildlife site

Aquacycles for visiting the river islands

Plantagenet history and English Kings

Troglodyte homes cut into the tuffeau stone hillsides are found along the river valley

Joan of Arc ‘slept here’. Plaques and statues commemorate visits by the Maid of Orleans, she is quite a heroine locally

Our holidays start and finish at Hotel Diderot, Chinon. Our regional hotels are mainly *** and châteaux with occasional ** hotels.

Loire a velo, there's plenty of cycling along riverside paths and easy cycling along the little backroads. You can stop for a wine tasting as you cycle through the vineyards, or rent a row of vines for a special bucolic present.