A View From a Balcony in the Loire Valley

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How to See Sunflowers in the Loire Valley

July is the normal peak time for sunflowers in the Loire Valley. Sometimes the season is longer, beginning in June or stretching into August.

You may not have been able to get here to see the sunflowers last year, but not all is lost. There will be sunflowers again this year, and if you want to see them with us and take some stunning photos, now is the time to book. Email us or use our contact form and ask us to find sunflowers in bloom.

Having an Epiphany in the Loire Valley

Everywhere in the Loire Valley around the religious holiday of Epiphany, which is 6 January, you will be offered a pastry called galette des rois. It's puff pastry with an almond frangipane filling. Delicious! Every galette contains a small ceramic token called a feve and if your slice contains the feve then you get to be king for a day. Feves come in all sorts of shapes and are highly collectable. Naturally we have some in the shape of our classic Citroen cars for putting in our homemade galette.

To enquire about our private guided tours of chateaux, wineries, markets and more email us or use our contact form. More tour ideas can be found on the Loire Valley Time Travel website.

Even if you don't win the feve in your galette, we can make sure you are treated like a king for the day!