Nestling between the forest and the Loire, but on different banks, Langeais and Ussé express the quintessence, perhaps, of what makes up the gentle charm of the Loire Valley. Azay-le-Rideau, lying halfway between these two fairy-tale chateaux, has be..

In the heart of the old city of Angers, the fine St-Maurice cathedral, dating from the 12C and 13C, rises up with its three towers, two of which are topped by 70 m spires. The chateau of Angers is a forbidding fortress whose seventeen towers are refl..

Saumur has preserved intact its splendid chateau, built above the Loire in the 14C. The little winding streets of the town centre, which have kept their mediaeval layout, lead to Saumur's oldest church, Notre-Dame-de-Nantilly. This Romanesque church ..

Tours is not only the capital of the Loire Valley, and a large city with a rich historical heritage: it is also a town where it is extremely pleasant to live, enlivened by the presence of 25,000 students. 15 km from Tours, Villandry and its magnifice..