Castles & tourist sites

Duration: 3 days - Price: 135€ With the 72-hour Loire à Vélo Pass, choose your itinerary between Tours and Orléans and take advantage of over 60 exclusive offers. On the programme: châteaux, gardens, guinguettes, vineyards, listed villages and much more! The 72h Pass also entitles you to a host of benefits and discounts on leisure activities (e.g. 10% discount on a treasure hunt in Orléans, free breakfast in a hotel, 10% discount on a half-day canoeing trip, 10% discount at a wine shop, etc.). Suggested itinerary from Blois: Day 1 > Depart Blois for Chaumont-sur-Loire to make the most of the Chaumont estate and its famous International Garden Festival. Overnight stay recommended. Day 2 > On to the Château de Chambord, the architectural masterpiece of François 1st. Overnight stay recommended. Day 3 > Cycle to Orléans for the morning, with a stopover at the medieval château of Meung-sur-Loire. On arrival, visit the Parc Floral and the Orléans Museum for Biodiversity and the Environment, before fortifying yourself with a snack at the Comptoir Jeanne d'Arc. After this tour, head to the Orléans Youth Hostel or the Mercure Porte de Sologne to rest and dream about your next getaway! Find all the Pass offers and practical information here. This Pass includes bike hire, visits and activities as well as lunches and snacks at the following partners:  Bike hire: Roue Lib, Détours de Loire. Lunches and snacks: La Fourchette Paysanne, Chez Monsieur Henri, Maison Bigot, Le checkmate, La Doulce Terrasse, Sushi Shop, Cordier Traiteur, La Maison Rabelais, Popé coffee spot, Autour du VRAC, Le Cubrik. Places to visit: Domaine National de Chambord, Châteaux of Chenonceau, Beaugency, Domaine de Chaumont sur Loire, châteaux of Meung-sur-Loire, Villandry, Amboise, Clos Lucé, Azay-le-Rideau, Château and park of Langeais, Prieuré Saint-Cosme, Hôtel Goüin, CCC OD, Château de Tours, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours, Musée du Compagnonnage, Cloître de la Psalette, Tours Natural History Museum, Tours guided tour and coming soon, Orléans Fine Arts Museum, Balzac Museum, Savonnières petrifying caves, Orléans Floral Park, Hôtel Cabu - Museum of History and Archaeology, Orléans Museum for Biodiversity and the Environment, Joan of Arc House. Tastings: Maison Lacheteau, Les Fromages de Camille, Cave des producteurs de Vouvray, Vinaigrerie Martin Pouret. Sports & leisure: Petit train Orléanais, Petit train de Tours, boat trip in Orléans.

The Azay-le-Rideau castle estate invites you to enjoy a unique visiting experience: admire the sculpted facades, discover the 19th century decorations on the ground floor and the Renaissance room on the first floor, and don't miss the original framework from the early 16th century. Finally, stroll through and contemplate the romantic flowered park and extend your discovery to the press: "multimedia interpretation space"...

Price 13.50€ (public price : 14.50€) The favourite residence of the Kings of France during the Renaissance, the Royal Château of Blois is a true architectural and historical synthesis of the Châteaux of the Loire. Its four wings, each in a different style, and its monumental staircase around the same courtyard, offer an astonishing panorama of French architecture from the Middle Ages to the Classical period. In the royal flats, the magnificent restored polychrome decorations, furniture and paintings evoke the daily life of the Court and power during the Renaissance. The private chambers of François I and the royal chambers of Catherine de Medici and Henri III, where the Duke of Guise was murdered in 1588, are steeped in the major events of French history.

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.