Azay-le-Rideau Castle: A jewel of the Loire Valley.
Imagine a finely cut diamond, its reflections dancing on the surface of a peaceful river. This is how Honoré de Balzac described the Château d'Azay-le-Rideau, this jewel set on the Indre, in the heart of the Loire Valley.
City of Poitiers
If Poitiers had an emblem, it would be her! Notre-Dame-la-Grande is a bit like the Mona Lisa of Romanesque art: mysterious, mesmerizing, with a timeless beauty.
The Valley of Frescoes
Perched on its rocky spur, towering 40 meters above the Anglin valley, the fortress of Angles-sur-l'Anglin is truly imposing. Majestic and mysterious, it seems straight out of a medieval novel. Yet today, only ruins remain... but what an atmosphere!
La Rochelle
In the heart of La Rochelle stands an institution with timeless charm: the Café de la Paix.
Behind this serene name lies a magnificent place steeped in history. An address where the splendor of the Belle Époque mingles with memories of a benevolent past.
Puy du Fou: A journey out of time
There is a place where even the most serious adults rediscover their childlike spirit, where wonder sweeps away all rationality.
A place where time seems suspended, as every moment captivates young and old alike.
A place where emotion sweeps you away in a whirlwind of sensations, between historical mysteries, captivating music, ballets of majestic animals and technical feats that defy the imagination.
This unique place is Puy du Fou.
Saumur and the Château de Montreuil-Bellay
The Montreuil-Bellay castle-fortress is of particular interest because this colossus is still furnished and inhabited, and we have the chance to visit its private apartments.
(Tour duration: approximately 45 minutes)
Le Castellane, culinary excellence in the heart of the Château du Prieuré.
Within the majestic Château Le Prieuré, perched on the heights overlooking the Loire, the restaurant Le Castellane invites you on a true gastronomic escape. Here, the cuisine is resolutely modern and creative, showcasing seasonal and local produce.
Château du Clos Lucé – The lair of Leonardo da Vinci's genius
"Details make perfection, but perfection is not a detail." These words of Leonardo da Vinci still resonate within the walls of the Château du Clos Lucé, where the Italian genius spent the last three years of his life.
The history of the castle begins in 1471, when a certain Étienne le Loup, former cook to Louis XI, was granted an elegant residence built of pink brick and tufa stone. But it was Charles VIII who, in 1490, transformed it into a royal residence and built a magnificent Gothic chapel there, where his wife Anne of Brittany would come to pray and mourn her deceased children.
Richelieu, the Cardinal's City
From the very first moments, as you walk the streets of Richelieu, you are immersed in a unique atmosphere, that of 17th-century France.
"Richelieu? Ah yes, of course, the famous red cardinal from the reign of Louis XIII!" will exclaim fans of The Three Musketeers.
"Richelieu? An unsung gem of the Loire Valley, a village where the spirit of the musketeers still lingers!" will reply those who have already strolled there.
