Experiences to live All along the river

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Ideas for activities and visits along the Loire for the whole family. You’d almost forget there are châteaux!

From St Laurent-Nouan to Rilly-sur-Loire, activities and visits all along the river allow you to discover the Loire in all its dimensions. You’d think the river was inaccessible, yet there’s no reason not to go there: a bike ride, an old boat ramp, a short sandy path, or tables to sip a drink with your feet up in the grass.

For several years now, the Loire has been the focus of special attention. Let’s not forget that it has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000. All along the Loire, upstream and downstream of Blois, new and often trendy activities have been created by enthusiasts.

Starting in St Dyé-sur-Loire, you’ll find the Val des Châteaux water sports center, where you can rent canoes and kayaks for guided or self-guided trips. The first trips last 2 hours, starting a little further upstream at Muides-sur-Loire, and descending at your own pace to St Dyé-sur-Loire, with a beautiful panorama of this former port of Chambord.

If you’re out cycling or walking, take the opportunity to visit the Maison de la Loire, while passing through the narrow streets of the village of St Dyé-sur-Loire and its church. If you’ve no idea what the Loire has contributed to its inhabitants, known as ligériens, or what its flora and fauna are made up of, you’ll find out all about the river on the way out, thanks to the many games and workshops on offer.

As you head for the banks of the Loire, you’ll no doubt come across wooden boats known as gabarre, futreau, toue cabanée or charrière, depending on their shape and function. They’re built in the style of our ancestors, with a few modern comforts like a motor. You can book a trip on the Loire at the Maison de la Loire, and sleep on the water!

Explore the Loire Valley by bike & the Châteaux by bike

Cycle along the Loire on cycle paths on both banks of the river between Muides-sur-Loire and Blois (20km), then on the left bank only towards Chaumont-sur-Loire. Along the towpaths, you’ll go from village to village, enjoying the scenery and, in particular, two exceptional viewpoints: one over the Château de Ménars (closed to visitors) and the other over the town of Blois.

The Loire brings you to Chaumont-sur-Loire

After Blois, continuing down the Loire, just 20km, a bridge and a majestic château will appear out of nowhere, and you’ve arrived at Chaumont-sur-Loire.

A picture-postcard view of the boats moored at the foot of the village and below the château. Welcome to the port, where Millière Raboton boatmen welcome you. Join them for daytime, dawn or evening discovery tours, picnics on the islands, bivouacs, themed evenings… There’s plenty of time to choose: tables and chairs await you facing the Loire… See you soon on the water!

To discover Chaumont-sur-Loire from the other side of the river, visit Les Terrasses de Loire. A walk on the right bank, so close to the Loire, between vegetation and sand. The view is so breathtaking that desks and benches have been set up to sketch or paint the landscape, the château and its charming village of row upon row of houses.

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