Loire Valley

The Loire Valley located in Central France is famous for its historical towns such as Blois and Amboise, however it is probably more famous for the famous Chateau’s. Perhaps the most famous of these would be the Chateau de Chambord. Designed in the French...  Read review

When Mr Tart and I went to the Loire Valley castle hunting I knew that I definitely wanted to visit Chenonceau. It's one of the castles that really said Loire to me as it seems to be one that's often used to illustrate the area. SOME HISTORY: Chat...  Read review

On our recent trip to the Loire Valley Mr Tart and myself arrived in Tours quite late on our first night. We drove down to Tours from Paris. We were going to stop for something to eat on the way but in the end decided to make our way straight to Tours a...  Read review

We have travelled to the Vendee region of France several times and we had heard about The Grand Parc at Puy du Fou but it is billed as a Medieval Theme Park and it really didn't appeal to me! However having "done" many of the attractions in the area and f...  Read review

I have visited France with my family several times in the last 8 years but we have always stayed by the coast. This year we thought we would like a change so we decided to venture into the Loire Valley. I must admit I didn't do a lot of research before I...  Read review

Another of the restaurants that we visited during our stay in Tours was Au Lapin qui Fume (yes, the rabbit that smokes!). The owner of our hotel recommended the street that the restaurant was on as the place where the locals went for a good meal. LO...  Read review