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      A royal Christmas

      The Loire Valley castles in the Christmas atmosphere

    • The map of Castles by bike
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      A bicycle tour for the 500th anniversary of Renaissance

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    • The Château de Chambord, magnum opus of the reign of François I. © Blois Chambord Tourist Office
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    • Leonardo da Vinci's room. © L. De Serres
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Royal Estate of Château Gaillard, Amboise. © Château Gaillard

Royal Estate of Château Gaillard

The Jardins du Roy at Château Gaillard - the oldest Renaissance garden in France

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Wines of Blois Chambord. © Blois Chambord Tourist Office

The wines of Blois-Chambord

While history can be read by an expert in the old stones of the châteaux, it can also be tasted by anyone trying the three AOC wines from the area

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The château and gardens of Villandry. © Catherine Bibollet

The château and gardens of Villandry

Among the châteaux of the Loire, Villandry undoubtedly owes its fame to its exceptional terraced gardens

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The garden of the Evêché in Blois. © OTBC

Green areas and gardens in Blois

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

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French style gardens at the Château de Chambord

The revival of the gardens of Chambord

In the spring of 2017, the Chambord estate reopened its French gardens

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The Priory of Orchaise. © Leonard de Serres

The Priory of Orchaise

A few kilometers from Blois, the priory of Orchaise houses a botanical park with 2200 varieties of plants and trees

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The gardens of Chaumont-sur-Loire. © E. Sander

The International Garden Festival of Chaumont-sur-Loire

The Chaumont-sur-Loire estate is an amazing place, where gardens, heritage and art come together in wonderful harmony

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The 100,000 tulips of Cheverny Castle. © OTBC

The 100.000 tulips of Cheverny

Since 2014, every spring, the castle of Cheverny has been unveiling a flowerbed of 100,000 tulips to its visitors.

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Ambrosius Benson, Concert After the Meal, 1550, oil on wood. © DR

Dinner with the Valois

The Renaissance meals of the sovereign, explained and tasted with Élisabeth Latrémolière, local culinary expert and master chef

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