Colourful entrance in Tours

Display of Chrysanthemums at the entrance to Pont Suspendu de Saint-Symphorien over the river Loire

Saint Martin Basilica in Tours - a jewel in the crown of the Loire Valley

The Basilica of Saint Martin in Tours was looking resplendent yesterday under a November sun and blue sky. The recent external renovation made it give of a golden light...beautiful! 

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Tuesday for towns - Le Grand-Pressigny in Southern Touraine

Today we feature the pretty Le Grand-Pressigny in Southern Touraine where you can escape the tourist trail and experience France at a more gentile pace yet still have all the you need for a perfect holiday,

It has a pretty town-centre...

its own chateau...

and museum




plus retains its charm of days gone by.

You can take a longer walk around the village in pictures here

Monday's Loire Valley Chateau - Chateau du Rivau

Chateau du Rivau - one of our favourites.

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Loire Valley church on Sunday -Saint-Médard Esvres-sur-Indre

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Remembering...