Location: Loire Valley < France
Nearest Airport: Tours
at 50
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Nearest Ferry: Caen
at 200
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Nearest Train: Port de Piles
at 20
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Nearest Motorway: A10
at 30
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Nearest Beach: beach
at 150
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Car: necessary
•Eating out – there is a large choice of restaurants in the area ranging from the in expensive 12€ for a 4 course lunch including wine to the Michelin starred Le Promenade at Petite Pressigny which is 20 minutes away and everything in between.•Chateaux - This is an excellent area for chateaux, there are several local to the immediate area aswell as the more famous including Chinon, Loches, Amboise, Azay le Rideau, Chenonceau, Villandry, Langeais, Blois, Chambord, Rigny Ussy (the inspiration for 'Sleeping Beauty'), Valencay and Montresor. Some chateaux also perform Son et Lumiere shows during certain evenings of the holiday season.
•Tours - Tours, the Touraine capital city, is full of history and art and the old town boasts cobbled streets and charming medieval buildings. For those of you who like to shop, the new part of the city has plenty of choice. It also has an interesting old quarter full of pavement restaurants. Even a day visit to Paris is possible as it is only 55 minutes