The Rough Guide to the Loire

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Rough Guides, 2004 - Travel - 384 pages
The brand-new Rough Guide to The Loire is the essential guide to one of France''s most popular regions. A World Heritage Site, The Loire is famed for its soft, fertile countryside and a marvellous parade of châteaux. The main section of the guide has informed accounts of every attraction from the fascinating troglodyte dwellings carved out of rock-faces around Saumur to the compelling gardens at Villandry. The listings tell you where to find the best wines, the tastiest goat''s cheese and the most interesting places to stay. There are maps and plans throughout and a full-colour introductory section listing the author''s favourite ''things not to miss''. In the contexts section there is detailed background on the region''s culture, cuisine, wine, festivals and history.
 

Contents

Getting there
8
B Basics
13
CONTENTS
15
Information websites and maps
18
Weve tried to make this Rough Guide a good read and easy to use The book
21
Contexts
31
Guide
92
Touraine 53124
124
The Haut Berry 201220
201
The Saumurois 221246
221
The Saumurois
239
Central Anjou 247274
247
Blois and the Sologne
275
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Pronunciation
345
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346

Blois and the Sologne 125164
125
AzayleRideau and around
126
Château de FougèressurBièvre
152
The Orléanais 165200
165
The language section gives useful
350
Books
359
Twenty years of Rough Guides
376
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