The Place du Château, Blois
The royal Château de Blois
The Château de Chambord
The Château de Chaumont-sur-Loire
The Château de Cheverny
The Château de Chenonceau
The Château d'Amboise
The château and gardens of Villandry
Walks, rides and tours
Accommodation
Leisure activities
Our towns and villages
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Dining out
Going out
Local products
Transport
With a guide
On your own
Walking tours
Santiago de Compostela
Hotels
Guest houses, B&B
Furnished rooms
Camping sites
Accomodation centers / residences
Ecological accommodation
Unusual accommodation
Camper van sites
Adventure games
Open-air activities
Gourmet workshops
Water parks and spa centres
Bike rental
Aerial adventures
Animal parks and zoos
Leisure centres
Our region
Visiting Blois
Monuments
Museums
Our châteaux
Parks and gardens
The "Pass'Châteaux"
Our partners
Getting around by bike
How to get here
Conference hire
Apps
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Tourism information centers
Charge your phones and tablets
Parking in Blois
Diary
Shows and cinema
Wine makers
Craftsmen and women
Markets
Car rental
Shuttle bus and minibus
Public and private taxis
A different view of the river, with or without your bike, aboard a traditional boat
A few examples of slower-paced activities, to discover all the wealth of the Loire Valley without the rush
The Jardins du Roy at Château Gaillard - the oldest Renaissance garden in France
Ideas for things to do and tours to take along the Loire valley for the whole family. You might almost forget that there are châteaux everywhere!
Blois is certainly a city of art and history, but it is also a city of gardens as the magnificent rose garden of the Evéché or the garden of the Roy
In the spring of 2017, the Chambord estate reopened its French gardens
A few kilometers from Blois, the priory of Orchaise houses a botanical park with 2200 varieties of plants and trees
Since 2014, every spring, the castle of Cheverny has been unveiling a flowerbed of 100,000 tulips to its visitors.
One thousand kilometres, two thousand years of history... let the Loire carry you along. The royal river is a living thing