TOURISM & CULTURE
While famous for its chateaus, the Loire Valley is also a wine growing and gastronomic region. Make the most of a stay at the château to explore the wonders of the region.
TOURISM & CULTURE
Château Laroche-Ploquin is surrounded by 21 chateaus in the Loire: Sully-sur-Loire, Valençay, Chinon, Azay-le-Rideau, Clos Lucé, Langeais, Chambord, Brissac, Saumur, Blois, Villandry, Brézé, Chaumont-sur-Oise, the Cadre Noir at Saumur and Frontevraud, Amboise, Chenonceau, Angers, Loches, Cheverny.
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Loches
Loches is a magnificent fortified town. Its keep considered as a masterpiece of 11th century military architecture ends in 36 metres of medieval garden, over 700 m2 in size. |
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The Royal Palace of Loches
The Royal Palace overlooking the town is a pure embodiment the architecture of the end of the Middle Ages. It was there that Joan of Arc met he would become Charles VII. |
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The Château of Azay-le-Rideau
The Château of Azay-le-Rideau whose edifice rises up over the Indre River where it was built under Francois I . |
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The Château of Vilandry
The Château of Vilandry dominates three levels of spectacular stepped gardens including a water garden, the chateau vegetable garden, the “jardin des simples” and the ornamental garden. |
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Chinon
Chinon where in 1429 Joan of Arc met the Dauphin, the future Charles VII in the great hall of the palace. |
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Amboise
The Château of Amboise which was a centre for the artists and writers of the time such as Leonardo da Vinci who is buried in the chapel. |
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The Château of Langeais
The Château of Langeais has two magnificent chateaus: the tower of Foulques Nerra, the oldest keep in France and the Louis XI chateau with medieval architecture on the town side and architecture inspired by the Renaissance on the garden side. |
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TOURISM & CULTURE Wine Tourism
The hotel is also an ideal launch pad for a wine break in the neighbouring towns whose names alone identify the grapes and regions from which they come: Saumur, Bourgueil; Vouvray, Montlouis. The hotel can also organise your tourist schedule, with a minibus and guide who knows all the secrets of the region. |
