getting there

The Loire Valley is an outstanding cultural landscape of great beauty, containing historic towns and villages, great architectural monuments (the châteaux), and cultivated lands formed by many centuries of interaction between their population and the physical environment, primarily the river Loire itself.

The past is everywhere, and culture is its main legacy. Writers such as Rabelais, Balzac, Alexandre Dumas, Maurice Genevoix and Charles Péguy will guide you through an inspirational landscape. Leonardo da Vinci, Ronsard, Du Bellay … a visit to their homes gives you the feeling of sharing, for a moment, in the source of their artistic inspiration. The cultural life of the area also includes events throughout the year which showcase the Loire and its artists.