Loire Valley

The Loire Valley, sometimes known as ‘the Garden of France’, is a stunningly scenic river valley flowing past opulent chateaux and colourful gardens, grand houses and productive vineyards. Once a playground for the nobility it retains an air of splendour particularly in the chateaux-studded Indre-et-Loire. The entire area is richly fertile, renowned for its superb food and drink offerings supplied by organic winemakers, cheesemakers, fruit and vegetable farmers, game producers and more. Rural life is thriving but so are sophisticated cities like Orléans, Blois, Tours and Angers. Dig deeper into this Unesco World Heritage Site from one of our special places to stay, all inspected and selected by our trusty team.

Studio L'Atelier Gallery

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Studio L'Atelier
Ingrandes, Indre
From £171 p/n

Self-catering

1 place for 2
A light-filled studio with a sweet private terrace on the estate of a 16th-century manor – river views, glorious gardens and pure peace

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Château de Détilly Gallery

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Château de Détilly
Beaumont-en-Veron, Indre-et-Loire
From €165 p/n

Bed & Breakfast

4 rooms for 2
Traditional B&B in a beautiful château bursting with history and surrounded by formal gardens, then farmland and two fine rivers

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Le Chat Courant Gallery

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Le Chat Courant
Villandry, Indre-et-Loire
From €93 p/n

Bed & Breakfast

3 rooms for 2 - 5
Learn about local lore, taste the wines, bliss out in the garden and enjoy the company of Éric and Cathy, warm, humorous and talented hosts

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Le Petit Chateau De Sainte Colombe Gallery

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Bouges Le Chateau, Indre
From €110 p/n

Bed & Breakfast

5 rooms for 2
Stylish B&B rooms in a peaceful little château, amongst rolling hills, woods and farmland - bikes and boules to borrow, lovely pool to share

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Le Cheval Blanc Gallery

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Le Cheval Blanc
Bléré, Indre-et-Loire
From €87 p/n

Hotel

9 rooms for 2
Superbly renovated rooms in a famous town-centre inn at the heart of the Loire châteaux region, excellent food

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