Le long des Chateaux de la Loire GR3 GR3B

The Loire is world-renowned for its châteaux and gardens, now classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The site of the Loire Valley, at the heart of the Renaissance, contains an exceptional density of historical monuments from the 15th and 16th centuries. From the era of Roi René d'Anjou, on the new old houses or on the adjoining new buildings with large fenêtres, balconies and stairways opened. On the surroundings of garden gardens here do not choose flowers but also fruits and vegetables to accompany the produce of the garden. Later, the presence of the Cour favored the construction of several residential castles. Alongside these internationally renowned sites, the Loire Valley has a varied tourist heritage: wild countryside, fauna and flora of parks and reserves, vast forests, troglodyte habitats, viticulture and marine heritage of the Loire . Bonny-sur-Loire, Sully-sur-Loire, Orleans, Blois, Amboise, Tours, Villandry, Chinon, Saumur, Angers.