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France - The Loire Valley (Chapter)
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8th Edition
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February 2009
38 pp
This is the The Loire Valley chapter from Lonely Planet's France guidebook
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If it's aristocratic pomp and splendour you're looking for, this chapter's for you. Here medieval fortresses and extravagant pleasure palaces provide a comprehensive cross-section of the architectural tastes of 1000 years of French high society.
- maps
- visit the retirement home of the original Renaissance Man, Leonardo da Vinci, at Clos Lucé
- transport
- accommodation
- restaurants
- wander around the hobbit houses and mushroom museums of the Troglodyte Valley
Coverage includes: Orléanais, Blésois, Touraine, Anjou, Orléans, Orléans to Sully-Sur-Loire, La Sologne, Blois, Château de Chambord, Château de Cheverny, Château de Chaumont, Château de Beauregard, Tours & around, Château de Chenonceau, Amboise, Château de Villandry, Château d'azay-Le-Rideau, Château d'ussé, Château de Langeais, Loches, Chinon, Saumur & Troglodyte Valley, East of Saumur, Angers & around.
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