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Try La Belle Riviere near Chaniers. (Also close to Saintes and better, in our opinion, than the site at Saintes. (The Saintes site however is within walking distance of the town but in our, opinion it didn't live up to the report in a recent Out & About magazine.)

 

We were at the La Belle Riviere this June, & liked so much after a trip to Jarnac and the Perigord we returned. Excellent cycling area along the Loire is accessed by using the free ferry. There's a small Co op in the village which is open most days - except, being in France, when it isn't!!

 

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Me I would go to see the Medieval castle been built by hand not far from Sully-sur-Loire. Its called Guedelon in the small village of Guédelon in the départment of Yonne in Burgundy, between the towns of Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye and Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye an extraordinary project is underway. A medieval chateau is being constructed using 800 year old methods and tools – it is the biggest archaeological project of its kind in the world and it is extraordinary.

A fab day that is different. Google it. B-)

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Some years ago we spent several weeks following the Loire from coast to source.

It was a wonderful relaxed tour, no rush, village to village, avoiding large towns, lots of Chateaux, gardens, bridges, old unspoilt villages, using only Aires, no pre booking, no specific plan, just good old fashioned meandering taking each day as it came.

 

Exactly what Motorhomes were designed for!

 

PS The official source was an over commercialised trashpot, some way from the actual appearance of water!

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peeair - 2022-08-14 12:48 PM

 

We are visiting the Loire valley in September any reccomendations for places to visit.

It's an extremely difficult question to answer, Peter. The Loire rises about 70 miles north of Nimes, in the Cevennes, and then flows north, away from the Med until it reaches Nevers, where it begins to swing west passing Orleans, Blois, Tours, Angers and Nantes before tipping into the Atlantic at St Nazaire. At 625 miles in total, it is the longest river in France, and flows through a variety of landscapes from the high, volcanic, plateau of the Auvergne, softening until it reaches to its relatively lush middle section, the Val de Loire, which stretches roughly from Nevers down to Angers.

 

This is the section most people seem to think of as "the Loire": the Val de Loire, with its abundance of historic towns, villages and chateaux built of its famous pale "Tuffeau" limestone, predominately roofed with steeply pitched and finely worked hard, shiny, black slates.

 

But, we need a few clues as to what most interests you, as the variety available along its banks, from excellent wines, white asparagus (in spring), undulating countryside, long, straight roads, vast forests, and chateaux of almost every imaginable size from the huge Royal hunting lodge of Chambord, through the picturesque, such as Azay-le-Rideau, on its island in the Indre, and Chenonceau, which spans the Cher, to the more delicate small examples such as Talcy is too great to summarise.

 

It is a very popular region which, out of season, seldom feels crowded, and has campsites and aires in abundance. My suggestion would be to get a guide book and peruse it for things you think look interesting. maybe your local library (if you still have one! :-()?

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