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Châteaux
Château de Chenonceau
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Château de Villandry
The world-famous Renaissance-style gardens at Villandry are to be admired beside the very elegant 16th-century moated château
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Château de chambord
The most outsized of all the Loire Valley’s châteaux, with 282 chimneys, among other things, is a masterpiece of the French Renaissance.
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Château royal d’amboise
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Royal home to French kings Charles VIII and François I, the Château d’Amboise offers exceptional views across the Loire Valley.
Château d’Azay-le-rideau
Véritable joyau de la Renaissance française édifié sous le patronnage de François 1er sur une île au milieu de l’Indre.
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Château du clos lucé
In the heart of Amboise, visit Le Clos Lucé, given by King François I to Leonardo da Vinci, his genius and visionary inventions recalled in both manor and grounds.
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Château royal de blois
Home to seven French kings and ten queens of France, Blois Royal Château also offers a fascinating display of the finest French architecture from the Middle Ages to the 17th century.
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Château de cheverny
The elegant Château de Cheverny, featured in the Tintin adventures, with a 3D exhibition on the cartoon character, plus formal gardens and a labyrinth, provides a memorable day out.
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Château de Langeais
The castle of Langeais, both a fortress and a prince residence, contains many treasures: carved furniture, rich curtains and pieces of art recall the life of the great lords.
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Chinon Royal Fortress
The fortress, with its majestic position overlooking the town, built by Count Thibaut I of Blois, invites the visitor into the heart of France’s and England’s history.
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Château de Vaujours
Go back in time at these romantic castle ruins dating back to the 15th century.
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Château de gizeux
An impressive family home on Touraine’s border with Anjou.
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Château de l’islette
A haven of peace set in the heart of the Indre Valley, this château once witnessed the love affair between the great sculptors Camille Claudel and Auguste Rodin.
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cité royale de loches
Discover Loches Royal Citadel’s diverse historic buildings, from Foulques Nerra’s keep to the royal lodge, one of the Valois dynasty’s favourite residences.
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Château d’Angers
This impressive medieval fortress built above the Maine River displays the staggering Tapestries of the Apocalypse series.
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Château Gaillard
Château Gaillard and its gardens were the playground of Renaissance artists, whose heritage is still visible today.
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Château du Rivau
With its fairy-tale gardens beside the château, a tour of this castle and its grounds offers a magical mix of history, art, botany and enchantment.
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Zoos & Leisure Activities
beauval zoo
Classed among the ten most beautiful zoos in the world, the ZooParc de Beauval presents around 8,000 animals.
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bioparc doué-la-fontaine
The Bioparc de Doué-la-Fontaine boasts a truly unique setting, some 1,000 animals occupying former underground quarries.
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Family Park
The large amusement park of the Center-Val de Loire
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MusEUMS
Musée Rabelais at La Devinière
The birthplace of the great French Renaissance comic writer Rabelais, La Devinière is an historic farm transformed, in Rabelais’s novels, into a giants’ ‘château’ and the epicentre of Gargantua’s mock ‘Picrocholine Wars’.
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demeure de ronsard
St-Cosme Priory just west of Tours was once home to the great 16th-century French poet Ronsard, evoked on a tour around the priory ruins with their gorgeous gardens.
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Musée Balzac at Saché
The prolific 19th-century French writer Honoré de Balzac (born in Tours in 1799) regularly visited this rustic château set in two hectares of grounds along the Indre Valley; the museum here recalls the life and works of this French Dickens.
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Vallée Troglodytique
Les Goupillières, outside Azay-le-Rideau, consists of three farms whose buildings were dug into the local limestone slopes, making a magical place to discover for young and old alike.
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Cave de la Dive Bouteille
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Découvrez les terroirs du bourgueillois et admirez les pressoirs seigneuriaux cachés au fond de la cave troglodytiqueWhy and how to order your pass?
Benefit from price reductions on entry to 20 major Loire Valley sights!
Buy your tickets directly at our Touraine Nature Tourist Offices in Langeais or Bourgueil.
The benefits
- Reduced prices for the majority of the sights listed.
- Tickets without a fixed date – organize your own programme of visits as suits you best!
- Queue-jumping tickets, avoid wasting time when arriving at popular sights!