If you are coming with young children to the Loire Valley you will be pleasantly surprised with what's on offer, you can checkout our page here. As you will no doubt be visiting some chateaux we think a must for children is Chateau du Rivau and its gardens. We have updated our page here, after revisiting it again last summer.
The chateau has become synonymous with the Loire from the time it was embraced by French Royalty as
a safe haven and then as a rich cultural playground. What they and their
noble followers created is here for us all to see today, preserved in a way
perhaps only the French can -- even to the extent of rebuilding, such as the
fortress at Chinon.
The Loire Valley castles are as diverse as they are
numerous (over 300), from Chenonceau
spanning the river Cher, Chambord with its
outrageous and unnecessary scale,Azay-le Rideau seemingly
floating on the river Indre, Amboise with
its Leonardo de Vinci connection plus many with beautiful gardens such as at Villandry and Chaumont-sur-Loire and
a few, like Le GrandPressigny housing museums - definitely something for everyone!
Their influence and the areas natural beauty
made UNESCO designate a large stretch of the
riverLoire, which includes many of
the best chateau, a world heritage site. Listed are many of the more famous
chateau -- you will have to decide yourself on which ones to visit
-- easily accessable from France's
capital city Paris.
Here is a video to give you a taste of what to expect - hope to see you here during 2013.
