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Abbaye de Bourgueil Be the First to Rate It Connoisseurs like to say that Chinon's red wines taste of raspberries...	Religious Sites	Bourgueil

Abbaye Royale de Fontevraud Be the First to Rate It Founded in 1101, the Abbaye Royale de Fontevraud had separate...	Religious Sites	Fontevraud

Ackerman Be the First to Rate It For sparkling Saumur wine try Ackerman...	Wineries / Breweries	St-Hilaire

Allée Sainte-Catherine Be the First to Rate It After touring the Abbaye Royale, head outside the gates of the...	Religious Sites	Fontevraud

Basilique St-Martin Be the First to Rate It Only two sturdy towers -- the Tour Charlemagne and the Tour de...	Religious Sites	Tours

Bateau-Promenade Be the First to Rate It Rochecorbon is the only place from which you can actually take...	Tours	Rochecorbon

Cadre Noir de Saumur Be the First to Rate It The Cadre Noir de Saumur (Riding School) is unique in Europe...	Museums / Galleries	Saumur

Cathédrale St-Gatien Member Rating: 5.0 The Cathédrale St-Gatien, built between 1239 and 1484...	Religious Sites	Tours

Cathédrale St-Maurice Be the First to Rate It The Cathédrale St-Maurice is a 12th- and 13th-century...	Religious Sites	Angers

Cathédrale Ste-Croix Be the First to Rate It The Cathédrale Ste-Croix is a riot of pinnacles and gargoyles...	Religious Sites	Orleans

Caves Rupestres Be the First to Rate It Find the little town center midway along the Quai de la Loire...	Museums / Galleries	Rochecorbon

Château d'Amboise Be the First to Rate It The Château d'Amboise became a royal palace in the 15th...	Castles / Palaces	Amboise

Château d'Angers Be the First to Rate It The banded black-and-white Château d'Angers, built by St...	Castles / Palaces	Angers

Château d'Azay-le-Rideau Be the First to Rate It The 16th-century Château d'Azay-le-Rideau was created as...	Castles / Palaces	Azay-le-Rideau

Château d'Ussé Be the First to Rate It The most beautiful castle in France is first glimpsed as you...	Castles / Palaces	Usse

Château de Blois Be the First to Rate It The massive Château de Blois spans several architectural...	Museums / Galleries, Castles / Palaces	Blois

Château de Brissac Be the First to Rate It Heading 22 km (15 mi) south of Angers, stop off in the charming...	Castles / Palaces	Angers

Château de Chaintres Be the First to Rate It Just southeast of Saumur, in Dampierre-sur-Loire, stop in at...	Wineries / Breweries	Saumur

Château de Chambord Be the First to Rate It The "Versailles" of the 16th century and the largest of the Loire...	Castles / Palaces	Chambord

Château de Chaumont Be the First to Rate It Although a favorite of Loire connoisseurs, the 16th-century Château...	Castles / Palaces	Chaumont-sur-Loire

Château de Chenonceau Be the First to Rate It Achingly beautiful, the Château de Chenonceau has long...	Castles / Palaces	Chenonceaux

Château de Cheverny Be the First to Rate It Perhaps best remembered as Capitaine Haddock's mansion in the...	Castles / Palaces	Cheverny

Château de Chinon Be the First to Rate It The vast Château de Chinon, a veritable fortress with walls...	Castles / Palaces	Chinon

Château de Langeais Be the First to Rate It Sometimes unjustly overlooked, the Château de Langeais...	Castles / Palaces	Langeais

Château de Saché Be the First to Rate It A crook in the road, a Gothic church, the centuries-old Auberge...	Castles / Palaces	Sache

Château de Saumur Be the First to Rate It If you arrive in the evening, the sight of the elegant, floodlighted...	Castles / Palaces	Saumur

Château de Villandry Be the First to Rate It Green-thumbers get weak in the knees at the mere mention of the...	Castles / Palaces	Villandry

Château Dunois Be the First to Rate It The Château Dunois contains a regional museum with traditional...	Museums / Galleries, Castles / Palaces	Beaugency

Citadelle Be the First to Rate It One of the spokes that reaches into the southern reaches of Touraine...	Military Sites	Loches

Clos Lucé Be the First to Rate It If you want to see where "the 20th century was born" -- as the...	Museums / Galleries, Houses / Mansions	Amboise

Cointreau Be the First to Rate It To learn about the heartwarming liqueur made in Angers since...	Wineries / Breweries	St-Barthelemy d'Anjou

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