Advantages: Chateaux and gardens, old towns and local cuisine Disadvantages: Unexciting landscapes, well-trodden tourist trail
...from Caen or Cherbourg it is quite a drive though.
* How to get there *
We crossed by Eurotunnel, and drove down via Rouen, Alençon and Le Mans to meet the Loire north-west of Saumur. This route is about to become quicker as the autoroute between Rouen and Alençon is on the verge of opening. It is worth leaving the autoroute after Le Mans in any case though, and following the attractive valley of the Sarthe, in which Asnières-sur-Vègre is a particular little mediaeval gem.
Returning from Orleans, we followed the route up past Chartres (visit the cathedral there if you haven't already done so, to see some of the world's best stained glass windows), Dreux and Evreux back to Rouen, a rather featureless route scenically, but quite quick and you avoid getting stuck around Paris.
Ryanair fly from Stansted to Tours, in the heart...
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