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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.

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    Ballan Miré, Indre-et-Loire
    • From €125 p/n
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    • 7 rooms for 2 - 4

    A glorious château near Tours – authentic, huge fun, steeped in family history and surrounded by gorgeous gardens with a serene pool

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    Bléré, Indre-et-Loire
    • From €87 p/n
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    Superbly renovated rooms in a famous town-centre inn at the heart of the Loire châteaux region, excellent food

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    Gizeux, Indre-et-Loire
    • From €155 p/n
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    Warm family hospitality, magnificent surroundings, bedroom breakfasts, candlelit dinners and elegant windows overlooking the park

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    Le Controis-en-Sologne, Loir-et-Cher
    • From €180 p/n
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    • 5 rooms for 2

    A handsome old country manor house in the heart of the Loire castles surrounded by parkland, forests, lakes, small hamlets, vineyards and châteaux

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    Château de Pintray

    Amboise, Indre-et-Loire
    • From €115 p/n
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    • 3 rooms for 2 - 4

    Wine lovers adore this impeccably furnished château; lovely Anne meets and greets, Jean Christophe makes wine and takes charge of tastings

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