This was our first chateau that we visited and it is famous for its spectacular gardens. It is still privately owned and they have restored the gardens to how they were in the height of theEn savoir plus
This was our first chateau that we visited and it is famous for its spectacular gardens. It is still privately owned and they have restored the gardens to how they were in the height of theEn savoir plus
We visited these caves close to Villandry where the limestone deposits are used to coat ornaments and they are then sold
Our home for a week. We are staying in a converted tower which is part of a château in the very picturesque town of Azay-le-Rideau. François and his wife Sophie purchased the Estate five years agoEn savoir plus
En route to our stay in the Loire Valley we popped in to visit that’s fantastic village built into the caves for refugees.
The hotel we stayed at was quite quaint and although we had to move rooms because our first was very damp, we did enjoy our stay there and the beach walks were very picturesque
Or next stop was on a little island just off the coast of Vendée. We explored a cute little model village Museum which showed the styles of different French houses.
We had a sumptuous seafood dinnerEn savoir plus
Les machines de Nantes - A quick stop off to see a recommended combination of engineering and creativity in the centre of Nante. Bonus was seeing both the girls get soaked by the elephant!
This has to be one of the highlights of the trip so far. Such a magical island full of history and very Hogwarts-esque. The light show in the abbey in the evening was really good - culminating with aEn savoir plus