Sunday 10 May 2020

Highlights of the Loire Valley on a Sunday


Amboise. Indre et Loire, France. Photographed by Susan Walter. Tour the Loire Valley with a classic car and a private guide.
Amboise.
Once again, we should have been working today, but our unfortunate clients, an American family, have had to cancel. So here is a taste of what we would have been doing with them.

The roof of the Chateau de Chambord. Loir et Cher. France. Photographed by Susan Walter. Tour the Loire Valley with a classic car and a private guide.
The roof of the Chateau of Chambord.
We were to have met in Amboise at 9:30am. Unusually, this was not a tour we were going to do in our own car. Instead I was going to meet the family, whose agent had organised a people carrier and driver for them. They were coming down from Paris and I was going to leave my car in Amboise and transfer to their vehicle. Also unusually, we were to go to the Chateau of Chambord where I would give them a guided visit of an hour and a half. Normally we don't offer Chambord in our tours, but for travellers who are really keen to see it and are willing to start in Amboise, we can make an exception. After that we were to head for Cour Cheverny for lunch together (depending on restaurant availability, Bracieux would be an alternative). From lunch we would have gone to the Chateau of Chenonceau where I would have done a guided visit of 2 hours. Then we would head back to Amboise to visit a wine boutique for a tasting. I would have left the group at about 18:00.

Beetroot and pigs ear starter at Chez Madeleine restaurant, Cour Cheverny. Loir et Cher. France. Photographed by Susan Walter. Tour the Loire Valley with a classic car and a private guide.
An unusual but delicious starter at Chez Madeleine restaurant, Cour Cheverny.
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.

Chateau of Chenonceau.  Indre et Loire, France. Photographed by Susan Walter. Tour the Loire Valley with a classic car and a private guide.
The 'must see' chateau of the Loire Valley, Chenonceau (actually on the Cher River).
La Cave Amboise, wine boutique in Amboise.  Indre et Loire, France. Photographed by Susan Walter. Tour the Loire Valley with a classic car and a private guide.
Summer will give you a warm welcome at La Cave Amboise wine boutique.