This elegant château is splendidly laid out and built with in classic white stone and blue slate. It has been meticulously restored over the years and the current owners are passionate about ensuring its heritage is retained. Be sure to visit the François I gallery and the traditional kitchen. A homely place to stay.
Gizeux Chateau, Gizeux
Homely restored château
Each of the rooms have been designed and dedicated to ladies who have had an impression on the Chateau. For instance, the room of Anne de Frezeau, who lived in the chateau in the 17th century requested that artists paint 400sq metres of wall spaces representing the famous Kings' palaces, in a now unique gallery.
Dinner is available, and home cooked using regional products and is reasonably priced. Breakfast is a traditional continental with tea and coffee.
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Saumur Golf Course, Saumur
Attractive 9-hole course.
This relatively new course, set in beautiful Saumur, is a pleasant 9-hole round if you're searching for a change from historical monuments and châteaux.
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Train Touristique de la Vallee du Loir
Tourist train in the heart of the Loire.
This train dating from 1950s travels from Thoré to Trôo taking in troglodyte dwellings, Saint-Rimay tunnel, the town of Montoire and Varennes and more.
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Bateaux Nantais
Dine on a river cruise along the Loire or the Erdre.
Bateaux Nantais offers cruises along the river Erdre or the river Loire on their modern and sleek boats. Particularly popular are their lunch or dinner cruises and their themed evenings.
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Zoo de La Fleche
Visit this 14 hectare zoo
This zoo opened in 1946 and is the oldest zoo in France. It is located in a lovely natural environment and gardens. It is one of the most popular attractions by the river Loir and a whole day out for the family.
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Sully Golf Course, Sully-sur-Loire
Choice of the number of holes you play on this pretty course.
Located in the heart of the Sologne, this 27-hole club offers three courses; Sarcelles, Faisans and Chevreuils. You can do 9 holes, combine two courses to do a round of 18, or if you're feeling energetic, you can do all 27!
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Balloon Revolution
Hot air balloon rides over the Touraine region.
Balloon Revolution offer flights over the Touraine region of the Loire Valley allowing you to discover its beautiful châteaux from the sky. Usually launching from the grounds of one of the châteaux, it's an unforgettable experience.
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Bistrot de la Place Restaurant, Loire
Café-bistro in central Saumur.
This café-bistro is located in the centre of Saumur, right on the busy Place Saint-Pierre.
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Le Grand Velum Restaurant, Chaumont-sur-Loire 
Le Grand Velum Restaurant, Chaumont-sur-Loire
Dine at the Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire
This restaurant located at the south gate in the grounds of the Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire offers a refined and inventive cuisine which is created around the theme of the annual garden festival. Only open from April.
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Le Lift Restaurant, Orleans
Trendy restaurant in Orléans with magnificent views of the Loire.
This modern restaurant is located at the top of an art gallery and its floor-to-ceiling glass windows and terrace offer great views of the quays. Simple white chic tables and chairs with dark walls and a splash of colour give this place a fun trendy feel. The cuisine is modern European, with lots of excellent fish dishes.
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La Chaumiere Restaurant, Aubigny-sur-Nere
La Chaumiere Restaurant, Aubigny-sur-Nere
Local inn offering good regional fare.
This old post house dating from the 19th century has managed to retain a unique style where beams, bricks and tiles combine with modern comforts.
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Closerie des Roses Restaurant, Varades
Great fish and seafood restaurant.
With a wonderful spot overlooking the Loire river, this restaurant is located in the fishing villages of Varades. The chef, Jean-Marc Terrien and his team produce mainly fish dishes using local market produce.
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L'Atlantide Restaurant, Nantes 
L'Atlantide Restaurant, Nantes
Fabulous Asian-influenced food, views and wine.
An Asian-influenced menu in a great setting with beautiful views over the Loire. The fabulous setting was designed by Jean-Pierre Wilmotte. The fabulous menu was created by Jean-Yves Gueho. It has a fabulous wine cellar too. Definitely worth a visit.
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Chateau d'Usse, Rigny-Usse
Inspiration for Perrault's Sleeping Beauty
This sleeping beauty château, overlooking the Indre river, is thought to have inspired the children's book written by Charles Perrault in the 17th century. Parts of the existing château date back to the 15th century - unfortunately all aspects from earlier dates have been destroyed. However, this picture-book Gothic château with some Italianate features is in immaculate condition. Its interior has been maintained in authentic style and it has a sumptuous king's chamber decorated in gold leaf, just in case a king happened to be passing and drop in!
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Chateau Langeais, Langeais
Site of the historic marriage between Charles VIII and Duchess Anne of Brittany in 1491
At the end of the 10th century Foulques Nerra conquered the site of Langeais and established a château on the promontory. All that remains of the original château are a few traces of the keep. During the second half of the 15th century, Langeais was considered a strategic site. Charles VII's son, Louis XI, therefore decided to build a château there in the face of hostilities from a group known as the League for the Public Weal; dissidents from the high aristocracy. Importantly in 1491, the château was the scene of the dawn wedding between Charles VIII (Louis XI's son) and Duchess Anne of Brittany. The marriage put an end to the strife between France and Anne's independent duchy and paved the way for Brittany eventually being incorporated formally into the French kingdom.
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Champignonniere Le Saut aux Loups, Montsoreau
Visit the extensive troglodyte caves used to produce mushrooms and sample the local speciality dish.
Between Saumur and Chinon, on the hillside along the Loire River, you will find Le Saut aux Loups. It was favoured in prehistoric times by men and wolves who found a home here. Since the Middle Ages, there have been limestone quarries in the hillside for the stone required to build the châteaux the region is so famous for. The quarrymen also built the troglodyte houses as lodgings and these have been preserved in their original state here at Le Saut aux Loups. The caves are now home to extensive mushroom production lines and here you can visit their 800 metres of underground galleries before trying the speciality of the house, galipettes, delicious stuffed mushrooms, in their restaurant.
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Chateau de Villandry, Villandry
Be inspired by the variety of this château's vegetable garden
Villandry was completed toward 1536 and was the last of the large châteaux built in the Loire Valley during the Renaissance. It was built by Jean le Breton, one of François I's finance ministers, whose coat of arms can be seen on the gable of the left-hand dormer window. Villandry stayed in the le Breton family until 1754 and then became the property of the Marquis de Castellane, the King's Ambassador, who came from an illustrious noble family from Provence. He built the Classical style outbuildings that you can see on either side of the front courtyard. He also redesigned the interior of the château to meet the standards of comfort of the 18th century. Its redesigned grounds include an impressive vegetable garden constructed in the early 20th century. A cook's delight, these vegetables are now available to buy in season.
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Chateau de Chinon, Chinon
Incredibly restored 12th century fortress built by Henry II of England
Overlooking the crossroads of the three provinces of Anjou, Poitou and Touraine, the rocky spur upon which the royal fortress of Chinon stands is a strategic and much coveted location that has been occupied since Roman times. There has been a castle on the site since at least the 10th century when Theobald the Trickster, Count of Blois, built a tower there. But it was not until 1154 that Henry II, Count of Anjou and King of England, set the fortress on the road to its present grandeur. The fortress began its fall into decay in the 17th century, under the ownership of Cardinal Richelieu. Now, after four years of restoration work on a scale unprecedented elsewhere in Europe, the fortress has the military splendour and cohesiveness that it enjoyed in bygone days.
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La Grande Vignolle, Saumur
Troglodyte manor and vineyard.
Owned by the Filliatreau family, this grand manor is part troglodyte cave. Once the dwelling of lords, it has a fine chapel and extensive vineyards producing some of the best Saumur-Champigny wines in the area.
