Happy New Year 2022

We would like to wish all our supporters and travellers a Happy New Year, full of good health, good company and good food.

The Hanging Signs of Loches in the Loire Valley

 One of the charming features of the old centre of the medieval town of Loches are artisan made painted metal hanging signs above many of the shops. Each of them is unique and a quirky take on the goods sold within. You could easily spend a couple of hours on the trail, photographing them all. When we take you to Loches we'll be sure to point out the really good ones to you.

 

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.

Christmas in the Loire Valley

Travellers often ask us what we do at Christmas time. Every few years we go to Australia to spend Christmas with our families, but more often than not we spend Christmas in France. We will do like the French and have some of the specially grown oysters from the Atlantic coastal salt marshes directly to our west; we will buy a fresh foie gras from a local producer and prepare it ourselves; Christmas lunch might be a guinea fowl or a haunch of venison; and dessert a traditional yule log from our village patisserie. After lunch we will meet friends and visit a chateau (several are open on Christmas day and it is an increasingly popular outing). Sparkling Vouvray wine will be consumed at several points during the day. Boxing Day is not a thing in France, so it's not officially a holiday, but many people take the whole period between Christmas Eve and New Year off work so there is a holiday atmosphere.

Mini yule logs in our local patisserie.

Merry Christmas everyone!  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.