Towns & villages...smelling the roses on pre festival visit at Chedigny.

In  Chédigny doing a walk through  before the annual Rose Festival at the end of the month. 

 As one of  the most charming villages in Touraine, Chédigny is unique in France as the country's only village to hold the “Remarkable Garden” label. Rather than a formal park, the entire village has been transformed into a living garden, with hundreds of rose bushes and flowering plants woven through its streets and houses. 

Before the festival crowds arrive, there is a quieter atmosphere, with the first blooms already bringing color and fragrance to the village lanes beneath the bright Loire Valley sky.

“The streets here don’t hurry. They simply invite you to walk, to notice, to belong.”

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Part of the “On the Streets of the Loire” Series

Each Saturday, we stroll through the lanes and cobbles of Loire towns and villages — places where every step feels like a story.

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On the Streets of Touraine: Rue du Lavoir, Chedigny

In the village of Chédigny, Rue du Lavoir is especially beautiful in the days leading up to the annual rose festival. Like today, climbing roses spill across façades and garden walls, giving the village its quiet, timeless character.

Known throughout Touraine for its remarkable rose displays, Chédigny became France’s first village to receive the “Remarkable Garden” label. In late spring, before the festival crowds arrive, the streets feel peaceful and full of colour, with roses already beginning to cover windows, gates, and doorways.

Rue du Lavoir is one of those small village streets that invites a slow walk and a pause to 'smell the roses'.

Bon samedi dans la Touraine !

“The streets here don’t hurry. They simply invite you to walk, to notice, to belong.”

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Part of the “On the Streets of the Loire” Series

Each Saturday, we stroll through the lanes and cobbles of Loire towns and villages — places where every step feels like a story.

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Monday's chateau - Château de Châteaudun.

Rising dramatically above the Loir (no 'e') valley, the Château de Châteaudun combines medieval fortress walls with early Renaissance architecture. Its massive vertical stonework gives the impression of a stronghold carved directly from the rock.

“Each château tells a story — of kings, of artists, and of the dream of France itself.”

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Part of the “Châteaux of the Loire” Series

Every Monday, we explore one of the Loire Valley’s legendary châteaux — from royal residences to riverside retreats — each revealing a different chapter of the region’s story.

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Place Jean-Jaurès, Tours ushers in the Loire’s Christmas season

Place Jean-Jaurès, Tours — festive lights usher in the Loire’s winter season

Each Tuesday, we wander through the towns and villages that shape the Loire Valley, from riverside villages to lively city squares.

This was Place Jean-Jaurès in Tours today, getting ready for Christmas, festive decorations, illuminated sculptures and winter atmosphere in one of the Loire Valley’s most elegant city squares. Part of the “Towns & Villages of the Loire” Tuesday series.

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Part of the “Towns & Villages of the Loire” Series

Every Tuesday, a new corner of the Loire Valley — market squares, riverside streets, quiet chapels, and vibrant neighbourhoods.

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