A Review from Jane

Jane, her husband Jerry and their 10 year old grandson visited three chateaux with me over three days in the summer. She took the time to leave this lovely review:

 "Artful, knowledgable, accessible, able to engage our grandson."

 

I very much enjoyed guiding them at the Chateau de Cheverny,  the Chateau Royal d'Amboise and Clos Lucé, and at the Chateau de Chenonceau. Multi-generational family groups are not always easy to keep engaged, but in this case they were a joy to work with and it was a privilege to be chosen by them for their tour needs.

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For details of our private guided tours of chateaux, gardens, wineries, markets and more please visit the Loire Valley Time Travel website. We would be delighted to design a tour for you.

We are also on Instagram, so check us out to see a regularly updated selection of our very best photos. You may also like to check out our YouTube channel. 

Visit a Beautiful Village in the Loire Valley

You may have heard of the 'plus beaux villages de France' (the most beautiful villages in France). This is an official certification scheme for a few hundred charming and picturesque villages throughout France. These villages are tiny, with populations in the low hundreds. They are flower filled and rustic, enticing you to explore their hidden corners. These are real villages, where ordinary people live. In the Loire Valley we offer tours of one of these villages, the aptly named Montrésor ('my treasure'). If you want to enjoy its historic church, quirky chateau and peaceful riverbank walk then let us know and we'll include it in your itinerary.

 

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For details of our private guided tours of chateaux, gardens, wineries, markets and more please visit the Loire Valley Time Travel website. We would be delighted to design a tour for you.

We are also on Instagram, so check us out to see a regularly updated selection of our very best photos. You may also like to check out our YouTube channel. 

Visit the Loire Valley in the Shoulder Season

 Of course most people visit the Loire Valley in the summer when the weather is glorious and gardens are looking their best. But if you don't like the crowds and don't mind having grey skies, late September can be rewarding. The days are still long enough, the temperature is cool but not cold, and the light has that autumnal quality that can make your photographs quite special. This photo shows the Chateau de Chenonceau reflected in the River Cher in late September. I took it on the hoof, so it's not a carefully considered artistic shot, just a snapshot. Imagine how much better you could do!

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For details of our private guided tours of chateaux, gardens, wineries, markets and more please visit the Loire Valley Time Travel website. We would be delighted to design a tour for you.

We are also on Instagram, so check us out to see a regularly updated selection of our very best photos. You may also like to check out our YouTube channel.