Every summer the town and Cathedral of Chartres is illuminated in a spectacular nightly free light show - and at the end of the season there is an extra special Festival of Lights.
wine and cheese (goats) in Sancerre!
The wine village of Sancerre(18 Cher, Centre) is located on a hilltop overlooking the Loire River to the east and the vineyards of Sancerre to the West.
head to Sancerre to taste some wines this weekend
Leonardo da Vinci spent the last years of his life at the Chateau du Clos Lucé near Amboise (37 Indre-et-Loire,Centre) in the Touraine, Loire Valley. Invited by King Francis I…
Loire Valley wine fair in the heart of Tours
Chinon in the Loire Valley celebrates its wine festival in April
Spring music festival in Bourges
celebrations in Orleans to celebrate the Maid of Orleans, national heroine and saint, born 600 years ago
A very gallic combination of herbs - the city of Tours ( 37 Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val-de-Loire) sets aside a day to celebrate with a Foire à l'ail et au basilic (Tours…
In Chartres (28 Eure-et-Loir, Centre) the winemakers of the Loire Valley will be holding a Paulée des Vins de Loire on 27 April 2014. In Burgundy La Paulée is a…
A mere 800km of cycling along the Loire Valley
The city of Orléans(45, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire) hosts the Festival de Loire every 2 years in September (20 - 24 September 2023), a celebration of the river in all…
If you are in the Loire Valley for the weekend of 2 - 3 September 2023 you can explore the vineyards and Loire wines in a different way, Vignes, Vins…
poster France's Ministry of Culture organises a weekend in early June each year to celebrate France's gardens: Rendezvous aux Jardins 31 May - 2 June 2024 Thw theme in 2024…
For many visitors to France from the UK, the City of Orléans (45 Loiret, Centre-Val-de-Loire) is often just a bottleneck on the journey to the Loire and South West -…
One of the joys of travelling through France by car is the opportunity to get off the autoroutes and main N roads and follow back roads to your destination. Often…
Annual Festival of the Tomato at Chateau de Labourdaisiere near Montlouis-sur-Loire
The French take hunting,fishing and shooting seriously - and have the space and isolated countryside to indulge - visit the Game Fair at Chambord to experience their enthusiasm!
Channel4 TV is running a series by chef Jamie Oliver called "Jamie Does....". On 12 May 2010 the episode is entitled "Jamie does the French Pyrenees" - a slight misnomer…