Built by a Scottish officer who was taken captive during the battle of Fontenoy and then fell in love with the region, this château sits in a huge 2,000 hectares of forested grounds.
Muids Chateau, La Ferte-Saint-Aubin
Turreted manor house built by a Scot
With a feel of a traditional English manor house, this property has 22 bedrooms which have been authentically decorated. Each rooms has a bathroom, telephone, television and free WiFi.
The restaurant prepares local, fresh, seasonal dishes. The menus are reasonably priced and include a separate children's menu.
It has a pretty outdoor pool, tennis, mini golf and a 33 hectare park.
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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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Nantes Carquefou Golf Course, Nantes
Martin Hawtree signature 18-hole course.
Built in the grounds of the Château de l'Epinay, this 18-hole golf course extends over 67 hectares. The 5,790-metre course has slightly wavy greens and small rivers, ponds and streams. A reasonably easy course with the Martin Hawtree signature.
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Domaine de Vaugouard Golf Course, Fortenay-sur-Loing
Top course designed by Adam and Fromanger.
This 18-hole course is set in the grounds of an 18th-century château which is now a leisure complex with outdoor pool and tennis courts as well as a charming hotel.
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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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Art Montgolfieres
Hot air balloon rides over the Loire Valley.
Take in the magnificent scenery of the Loire by air in a hot air balloon. Offering a number of different tours and launch sites along the Loire river, what better way to take in the châteaux from up above where their size and splendour can really be seen.
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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!
Restaurants nearby
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Les Saveurs de Jean Restaurant, Chemille
Cosy creperie in the centre of Chemille
Sample their gourmet burgers, inventive salads, sweet & savoury pancakes and delicious sundaes.
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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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Les Hautes Roches Restaurant, Rochecorbon
Sample the delights of this excellent Michelin-starred restaurant.
Chef, Didier Edon, has a Michelin star for his excellent restaurant in the Hautes Roches manor house.
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Le Petit Comptoir Restaurant, Angers
Classic French bistro.
This small restaurant in Angers serves traditional French cuisine made with locally-sourced fresh market ingredients explained on the classic chalkboard menu.
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Cak'T Restaurant, Bourges
Cak'T Restaurant, Bourges
Charming lunch spot.
Charming little coffee shop and lunch spot offering good food on its terrace or tucked away in the cellar. Look out for the decadent dessert selection.
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Le Relais d'Artemis Restaurant Restaurant, Bracieux
Excellent food in luxury setting.
This wonderful restaurant run by Bernard Robin, the renowned chef, used to be a coaching house. Today is serves excellent traditional cuisine in a fine dining setting accompanied by an excellent wine selection. A top dining spot in the Loire with a Michelin star to match.
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Basilique de Clery
Pilgrimage site and burial place of King Louis XI.
Taking its name from Valois history, the impressive Cléry basilica is of such size because purportedly a farmer dug up a statue of the Virgin Mary which was invested with miraculous powers. As a result, the location attracted the attention of King Philippe IV who funded the basilica's construction. It continued to attract royal patronage over the years and is the burial place of Louis XI.
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Hotel Cabu and Musee Historique et Archeologique de l'Orleans
Hotel Cabu and Musee Historique et Archeologique de l'Orleans
Orléans history charted in this 16th century hotel.
The Hôtel Cabu was built in 1548 by the architect Jacques Androuet for Phillipe Cabu, an Orléans attorney. It is said that the mistress of Henry II, Diane de Poitiers, stayed here a year later. The Orléans Museum of History and Archaeology is now housed in this Renaissance brick hotel, charting the history of Orléans from the Roman period though to modern times. It's definitely worth a trip to this elegant building.
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Musee des Beaux-Arts
Musee des Beaux-Arts
The second finest art collection in France.
This museum houses an exuberant collection of fine arts and is possibly one of the best collections in France. It traces art from the 15th to the 20th century in its permanent collection, with works from Italian, Dutch, Flemish and French artists. It also has many temporary exhibitions which are worth visiting. It is one of the oldest museums in France.
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Cathedrale Sainte-Croix
Cathedrale Sainte-Croix
Impressive Gothic cathedral where Joan of Arc attended mass.
The impressive Gothic cathedral in the centre of Orléans was built in the late 13th and early 14th centuries. It dominates the skyline of the city when viewed from afar. Jean of Arc famously attended mass in the cathedral in 1429 when the city was under siege from the English during the Hundred Years' War. A stained glass window in the cathedral depicts her story. There is a great view of the city from the top of the bell towers.
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Maison de Jeanne d'Arc
Learn about the life of Jean of Arc.
Understandably for a city whose history was changed by one 17 year old Jean of Arc, known locally as the "Maid of Orléans", there is a museum dedicated to the short time she spent in Orléans as well as to her wider life. Apparently Jean of Arc in fact stayed in a building located on the site of the museum.
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Centre de Jeanne d'Arc
Study Jean of Arc.
The adjacent Joan of Arc Centre, founded in 1974, includes some impressive collections on Jean of Arc: books, pamphlets, engravings, films, documentaries and more. This is the place to pop in, or spend a day, if you want to really study the life and times of Jean of Arc.
