Castles & tourist sites

Price: €10.50 (public price: €11.00) Imagine a palace delicately poised above the Loire, with gardens suspended between heaven and earth... It's hardly surprising that Amboise was a favorite site for the kings of France as they transformed their country during the Renaissance. Charles VIII and François I, Leonardo da Vinci and the iconic Queen Anne de Bretagne are all familiar faces here. Even today, the view is breathtaking! A 360° panorama of landscapes listed as a World Heritage Site. A castle open to nature, a haven of peace for birds, Amboise is also a place of innovation, where innovations such as the HistoPad enhance the experience. LPO Refuge.

Price: €28 (retail price: €29.50) More than 1800 animals have found an exceptional natural setting here! In a real mineral and plant labyrinth, the naturally air-conditioned tunnels will take you from one world to another. At the Biopark, the animals live in XXL spaces: take the time to explore their territories, you will be rewarded. During the animations, admire their natural behaviour: here there is no training, just the spectacle of nature!

Duration: 5 days - Price: €205 Ideal for a day-long loop starting from one of the four ‘stopover towns’: Tours, Amboise, Blois and Orléans. On the itinerary: castles, gardens, open-air cafés, vineyards, listed villages and much more! With over 60 offers included, the Loire à Vélo Pass lets you discover the treasures along the route between Tours and Orléans at your own pace and with ease.  Plan your itinerary and make the most of the offers and numerous benefits of this 5-day Pass! > Find all the Pass offers, practical information and suggested itineraries here. This Pass includes offers from the following partners:  Bicycle hire + helmet: Roue Lib, Détours de Loire. Lunches and snacks: Chez Monsieur Henri, Cordier, La Doulce Terrasse, La Fourchette Paysanne, La Guinguette de la Corne des Pâtures, La Guinguette de Tours-sur-Loire, La Maison Rabelais, La Petite Embarque, Le Checkmate, Maison Bigot, Sushi Shop. Places to visit: Château d’Azay-le-Rideau, Château de Beaugency, Château de Chenonceau, Château de Meung-sur-Loire, Tours Castle, Villandry Castle, Amboise Royal Castle, Cloître de la Psalette, CCC OD, Chaumont-sur-Loire Estate, Clos Lucé Castle, Chambord National Estate, Savonnières Petrifying Caves, Hôtel Cabu - Museum of History and Archaeology, Hôtel Goüin, House of Joan of Arc, Balzac Museum, Orléans Museum of Fine Arts, Tours Museum of Fine Arts, Compagnonnage Museum, Tours Natural History Museum, Orléans Museum of Biodiversity and the Environment, Parc Floral de la Source, Saint-Cosme Priory, guided tour of Orléans, guided tour of Tours. Tastings: Vouvray Wine Producers’ Cellar, Les Fromages de Camille, Maison Lacheteau, Martin Pouret Vinegar Works. Leisure: Boat trip in Orléans, Tours Miniature Railway, Orléans Miniature Railway.

Price: €6.50 (public price: €7.50) In a preserved setting, 20 minutes from Tours, the Domaine de Candé takes you on a tour of a unique château in Touraine. The place of the wedding of the century, residence of great fortunes from the 1930s to the 1970s, it presents a tour of 20 fully furnished rooms, decorations in Cordoba leather or Touraine silks, bathrooms in glass mosaics, a Skinner organ on 3 floors, 1,000 m² of wine storehouses equipped with the latest presses, a Bell telephone exchange, a fitness room with equipment equivalent to that on the Titanic... The 230-hectare park with its century-old trees offers 2 hiking trails, contemporary artworks and atypical games. Don't hesitate to take a picnic with you!