short breaks for independent travellers

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Our choice of the very best properties and holidays will provide you with an opportunity to discover our famou châteaux, which over the centuries have taken centre-stage in French history, while at the same time enjoying a wonderful choice of leisure activities.

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Group stay

Located 170 km from Paris, the Blois-Chambord Area is the ideal destination to go touring the châteaux of the Loire. Found in the heart of the Loire Valley, the area contains three of the greatest chateaux : Chambord, Cheverny and Blois along with count less estates nestled in the forests of Sologne. In addition to these musts, our service proposes other varied leisure activites to enliven your stay. Happy discovery !

Les P’tits Clous

These walking tours help you to discover a really pretty town which became a royal residence in 1498 under the reign of Louis XIIth, followed by François Ist, (his son-inlaw), until the death of Henri IVth in 1610. During the Renaissance, industry, handcraft and commerce prospered, greatly facilitated by the natural economical axe of the majestic Loire river. Four distinctive bronze dials indicate the various touring walks available and they all converge towards the city centre’s starting point.

Castle by bike

One can cycle more than 440 km, of which 380 km are well marked and secure routes, leaving only 60 km in the provisionnal stage, that go through the Cher, the Loiret, the Loir-et-Cher, the Touraine and the Anjou regions. Upon completion, more than 800 km of cycling routes will be open from Cuffy (Cher) to Saint-Brévin-les-Pins (Loire-Atlantique).

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