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Area of France
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The Loire Valley is two hours drive south of Paris, or one hour by train.
Read in the guideOne of the best ways to tour the Loire valley is by bicycle. Shops in many of the towns rent bicycles by the day, and can offer maps and suggest destinations.
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Tours (with a silent s) is an important city in the Loire Valley of west-central France.
Amboise is a town in the Indre-et-Loire department of central France, 20 km east of Tours.
Blois is a town in the Loir-et-Cher department of Centre-Val de Loire, almost equidistant between Tours and Orléans.
Chambord is a town in Centre-Val de Loire in France. It is famous for the royal Château de Chambord.
Chinon is a city in the departement of Indre-et-Loire on the Loire Valley.
Orleans (French: Orléans) is the capital of the Centre-Val de Loire region of north-central France, located some 120 km (75 miles) south-west of the French capital, Paris. The city has just above 100,000 citizens, with a total of 400,000 in the metropolitan area.
Saumur is a small historical town (population: 30,000) in the French region of Pays de la Loire, site of a dramatically situated château and the heart of its own world-renowned wine district. It is also the birthplace of Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel.
Montsoreau is a village in the Loire Valley, in Pays de la Loire. It's listed amongst the most beautiful villages of France.
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