First Estonian Clients

Recently we had our first Estonian clients, a charming family who gave us some delicious Estonian praline at the end of their tour.

Photo Opportunities in the Loire Valley

Visiting the Loire Valley chateaux gives you many opportunities for wonderful arty photographic shots. If you are a keen photographer let us know and we will build plenty of photo opportunities into your tour.

Driving Through a Medieval Village in the Loire Valley

 Le Louroux is a charming small village with an impressive medieval monastic fortified farm on one side, and the largest hand dug lake in Europe on the other. The lake is now a nature reserve, great for bird watchers, gentle walkers (it's flat, so not much huffing and puffing required) and plenty of nice wetland flora for the botanically inclined. You too could drive through Le Louroux with us in a classic car, and we can stop to explore and take photos.

A Top Tip for Getting the Best From a Guided Tour

If you have specific interests please mention them to the guide before you book a tour. Freelance guides are often happy to customise tours to highlight aspects that will particularly interest their clients, and are often knowledgeable far beyond the obvious and most commonly presented tours.

An artisan made windvane on a private house in the Loire Valley.

Review of Chenonceau Walking Tour

Here is a lovely review from Jere, from the United States, who did our walking tour of Chenonceau with his wife Diane and another couple they were travelling with.

Rating *****

Tour: Half Day Walking Tour of the Chateau of Chenonceau.
Date: May 17, 2022

"Susan was wonderful! Her knowledge of history and her ability to share that knowledge was superb!"

 

Thank you so much Jere!

 

 

Costume and Textile Tours in the Loire Valley

The Loire Valley is home to some unique embroidery styles, such as Broderie Richelieu and Jour d'Angle. I have a lifelong interest in textiles and costume and would be delighted to create a custom half day tour to visit sites that have good embroidery, tapestry or costume collections. We might even be able to visit a working artisan. Please contact me to ask what would be possible.

Costume display at the Chateau of Ussé, where they have a very fine collection.

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. If you would like an idea of how your tour might look and sound, please check out our YouTube channel.

A Nice Review From a Client

 Marc and his daughter Mary toured with us in December, visiting the Chateau de Chenonceau, the Manoir de Clos Lucé (where they had lunch in the Renaissance themed Auberge du Prieuré, with costumed servers and storytellers) and the Chateau Royal d'Amboise. They came down on the train to Amboise from Paris for the day. He was kind enough to leave this review:

"Susan did a great job. She is very knowledgeable and we customized our tour to fit our goals."

 Thanks so much Marc!