The Loire Valley and especially Blois
We drove to Valençay today to cycle to château de Bouges, about twenty kilometers away, in the hope of getting a cycle map at the tourist office. They didn’t have one so we devised a loop ourselves. This is actually the last photo of the day because we started off with an overcast sky. We …
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This is a view of Château de Montpoupon that most people don’t see – it’s usually the one in the second photo. However the bike route gives you the first view. Another advantage of cycling! Peu de personnes voient le château de Montpoupon de cet angle – la deuxième vue est beaucoup plus connue. Mais …
I love seeing chateaux such as this one from the bike path. J’adore voir des châteaux comme celui-ci sur la piste cyclable.
We went looking for cyclamens recently because it’s that time of the year. We came across these on our bike ride along the Cher yesterday and I think they are the best we’ve seen yet. The second photo is the house that owns the cyclamens. Nous sommes allés à la recherche des cyclamens récemment parce …
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We are lucky enough to be close to four rivers – the Loire, the Loir, the Cher and the Indre and you can cycle along most parts of them. The Cher is the river spanned by Chateau de Chenonceau and we discovered today that the cycle paths between Chissay and Azay-sur-Cher have been immensely improved. …
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Yesterday we drove to Guerche-sur-l’Aubois and started our day’s rode there. First stop was the lovely little village of Apremont-sur-Allier, then the Guétin bridge canal and onto Nevers which has a surprisingly well-preserved centre. On the way back we stopped in Apremont-sur-Allier again and visited the most remarkable garden I have seen in France to …
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This is a photo for Sancerre lovers. We had originally thought we would include the 10 k detour from the Loire à Vélo itinerary but we were a little worried we might run out of battery. We cycled 80 k in 4 hours which is pretty much our maximum. Below is some of the scenery …
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Today was full of surprises. We came across the beginning of the Loire à vélo cycle route at Bec d’Allier and had lunch next to the Guétin Bridge Canal. We finished off with an early evening walk on of ramparts of La Charité sur Loire. Aujourd’hui était plein de surprises. Nous sommes tombés sur le …
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We are having a 4-night mini-break staying in La Charité-sur-Loire with lots of cycling on the agenda. This was taken around 7.30 pm. Nous prenons des mini-vacances de 4 jours avec la Charité-sur-Loire comme point de départ pour nos virées en vélo. Cette photo est prise vers 19h30.
We first saw this Chateau in October last year when friends invited us to a flamenco show followed by dinner. The current structure was built between 1912 and 1928 as a residence for perfumer François City. We came across it quite by accident when we had to follow a detour when cycling from Montbazon to …