General photo gallery - Part 1 - The Loire Valley - France
"Here is the most enchanting and delightful province of the kingdom. They have named it the ' Garden of France' because of the excellence of its air, the affability of its inhabitants and the ease of its life, all of which are found in abundance". This is how a 17th century geographer describes the Loire Valley.
Indeed, the banks of the Loire are very fertile and make a natural garden, which the human hand has always improved and embellished. The forests, plaines and meadows are echoed here by the great landscaped parks, formal as well as English-style gardens, herb gardens, water gardens, flower gardens belonging to the country houses and palaces.
(extract from a brochure of Chateau Amboise).
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A Saumur Church
L'Abbaye Del La Boissiere
Chateau Chenonceau
The Chenonceau Chateau and Bridge
Bridge Interior
Chenonceau Gardens
The Chenonceau Tower
Gardens at Chenonceau
Blois House
Blois Church
Blois from river
Chateau Blois
Buggy Tour