"Les Chateaux de la Loire" Top 5 Page for this destination Pays de la Loire by Goner

Pays de la Loire Travel Guide: 926 reviews and 2,105 photos

Valley of the Kings

If you ever wanted to live in a castle, the Loire Valley is chateau country and here you will see a Disneyland castle, a castle made just for a women, a castle that Leonardo de Vinci (not Capria) frequented, huge castles like the Chambord which is pictured above, small castles, and castles with beautiful gardens. When you visit them it leads you into a fantasy world. The lush Loire Valley was France's intellectual captial in the 13th century attacting artists, poets and troubadours for the fancy of the royalty. They built their many chateax along the lovely rivers in Loire and are there for us to see.

Pros and Cons

Pros:The Most Beautiful Chateaux in the World
In a nutshell:A Must Visit for Those Who Venture to France

Last visit to Pays de la Loire: Aug 1998
Intro Updated Aug 20, 2003
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Reviews (26)

Tours a Good Base for Touring the Loire... Favorites (3)

Tours is a colorful and lively town and it is considered one of the best towns on the Loire River to use as a base for... more travel advice

Azay-le-Rideau Chateau - Pays de la Loire

The Lovely Towns of Pays de la Loire Favorites (3)

The chateax in the region are exceptional, but the historic medieval towns located in this area should be visited also.... more travel advice

Better to Have a Car or Take Van Tours Transportation (1)

The chateux are all not accessible by train. A car would be is needed unless you want to tour by bicycle. We elected to... more travel advice

The Beautiful Chateaux Favorites (3)

The Loire Valley is studded with lovely chateaux. Each has it's own distinctive architecture with expansive and lovely... more travel advice

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Comments (22)

Herkbert Dec 5, 2010 at 6:28 PM Report Abuse

Wonderful pictures and descriptions of your travels in the Loire Valley. We are heading there in about 6 months and enjoyed seeing what's to come. Thanks for sharing!
BruceDunning Oct 12, 2010 at 1:42 PM Report Abuse

We have a trip itinerary planned for this area, and hope it to be soon. Thanks for the wonderful tips and pictures to tour us through the lovely sites.
zlatiq Sep 1, 2007 at 7:23 AM Report Abuse

thanks for the tour of all the castles; thats one fortunate province and country!
diver-x Apr 30, 2006 at 7:00 AM Report Abuse

Hoping to tour France in the fall and your pages are filled with great ideas! I'm intrigued by the troglodyte inns! Great photos too! Thanks for the info! - Sharon
deecat Aug 3, 2005 at 8:55 PM Report Abuse

Nancy, this is a beautiful group of pages on Pays de la Loire. The elegance of the places is magnificent. Your photos are just wonderful. Interesting, informative, and fun to read.
novsco61 Jun 10, 2005 at 12:05 AM Report Abuse

Exellent page, Nancy. Loire valley is really stunning with all those castles.
shrimp56 Nov 17, 2004 at 5:11 AM Report Abuse

What a glorious and helpful page. I'm with iandsmith on the drool ...
iandsmith Sep 13, 2004 at 5:05 PM Report Abuse

I'll just wipe the drool off my lips as I touch in the ratings..........
Waalewiener Jun 22, 2004 at 9:54 PM Report Abuse

Yes Nancy I agree totally with BerniShand , your tips are exellent ,and the pictures are fantastic ,Lori & I did almost the same trip , you seen a few more Castles then we did , I have not found the time to build a page yet of the Loire Valley.great page
DavidKeeling Apr 14, 2004 at 5:57 PM Report Abuse

Fabulous photos, great pages..I must return to see what I have missed in my haste. Good work, much appreciated.