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Loire Valley (Eyewitness Travel Guides) Whether you are travelling first class or on a budget, this Eyewitness Travel Guide should lead you straight to the best the Loire Valley has to offer. Explore its world famous chateaux and churches, wine taste in vineyards or just drink cafe au lait al fresco in the milky light of the Loire. With cutaway maps, 3D models and easy-to-use street finder references this one-stop guide provides all the insider knowledge you should need.

Chateaux of the Loire Tour Loire Valley. This text presents the architecture, interiors, gardens and grounds of both the most important sites, Chambord, Blois, Chaumont, Amboise, Chenonceaux and others, as well as the lesser-known corners of the Loire valley.

Holiday Walks in the Loire Valley (Holiday Walks S.) Tour Loire Valley. With 32 varied walks of different lengths and grades you are sure to find something to enjoy in the Loire region, the Garden of France. Marvel at the diverse scenery, from elegant fairy-tale châteaux to sloping vineyards and troglodyte dwellings in the cliffs.

The Rough Guide to the Loire Valley - 1st Edition Tour Loire Valley. The brand new Rough Guide to The Loire is the essential guide to one of France's most popular regions. A World Heritage Site, The Loire is famed for its soft, fertile countryside and a marvellous parade of chateaux. The main section of the guide has informed accounts of every attraction from the fascinating troglodyte dwellings carved out of rock-faces around Saumur to the compelling gardens at Villandry. The listings tell you where to find the best wines, the tastiest goat's cheese and the most interesting places to stay. There are maps and plans throughout and a full-colour introductory section listing the author's favourite 'things not to miss'. In the contexts section there is detailed background on the region's culture, cuisine, wine, festivals and history.

The Way of St. Martin: Cycling the River Loire (Cicerone Cycling S.) Tour Loire Valley. The River Loire invites cyclists to explore it. Without a stifling cycle way artificially created along the river's banks, the route is instead accompanied by an abundance of country lanes, tempting cyclists to find those hidden gems which make this journey an unending pleasure. The route has something for everyone. It includes dramatic vistas from high above the Ardeche Gorge, lazy days of flat riding through fields of indolent cattle, the chance to explore vineyards producing some or the world's finest vintages and the great collection of castles and palaces which line the river's banks. Accommodation is plentiful whether you prefer the cheapest gites d'Etape, the friendly chambres d'hutes, or the comfortable hotels.

Romanesque Churches of the Loire and Western France Tour Loire Valley. The dazzling flowering of church building in western France during the eleventh and twelfth centuries took place against a background of profound social change and incessant political upheaval and warfare. The region covered, the dioceses of Angers, Angouleme, Poitiers, Tours and Saintes, was mostly under the control of the Counts of Poitiers, Dukes of Aquitaine and the Counts of Anjou, and from 1152 the whole region was part of the 'empire' of Henry II, King of the English.

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