The castle of Chenonceau is one of the most famous castle in the Loire Valley.

Maybe because it is called “the Ladies’ castle” – this castle was loved and remodeled by women like Diane de Poitiers or Catherine de Médicis.

It’s an amazing castle first built on the bed of the Cher river, not the Loire. It has three distinct parts.: First, a well conserved medieval tower. Second, a symmetric Renaissance style castle built on the foundation of an old water mill . Third, a 60 meter gallery across the river. Read the rest of this entry »

We are sure you have already heard about the Loire Valley In France. The Loire Valley (in French: Vallée de la Loire) is world-famous for castles (Chambord, Chenonceau…) and historic towns. It was added by UNESCO to its list of World Heritage Sites, in 2000, and Unesco say the Loire Valley is: “an exceptional cultural landscape, of great beauty, comprised of historic cities and villages, great architectural monuments – the Châteaux – and lands that have been cultivated and shaped by centuries of interaction between local populations and their physical environment, in particular the Loire itself.”  Loire Valley is situated in the center of  France Read the rest of this entry »