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  • The essentials
    • One-day trips
      • Amongst the royal residences
      • The many facets of Berry
      • Strolls on the banks of the Eure in Chartres and the Loir in Châteaudun and Vendôme
      • Play at being an explorer at Cheverny and Valençay
      • Orléans and the Loiret, historical and aromatic stories
    • Weekends discoveries
      • The charm of the Eure Valley and Chartres
      • Blois and the Garden Festival
      • Bourges, Concressault, Sancerre and Briare
      • The Loiret between Loire and forest
      • Cycling in Touraine
      • The nature of the Indre, Vienne and Loire valleys
      • Meetings historic valleys of the Indre and Creuse
  • Loire Valley World Heritage
    • Nature in the Loire Valley
    • Stories of the Châteaux on the Loire
    • The out-of-the-ordinary Loire
  • Destination Chateaux
    • 1 From Château de Maintenon to the cathedral of Chartres
    • 2 From Château de Châteaudun to the troglodyte village of Trôo
    • 3 From Bourges to the Witchcraft Museum
    • 4 From Château de Sully-sur-Loire to La Source Floral Park in Orléans
    • 5 From Château de Chambord to the Poaching Museum
    • 6 From Château de Villandry to the Pagoda of Chanteloup
    • 7 From Château de Chinon to Richelieu's ideal town
    • 8 From Château d'Azay-le-Rideau to the house of George Sand
    • 9 From the Brenne Regional Nature Park to the Haute-Touche Reserve
    • 10 From Château de Chenonceau to the gardens of Notre-Dame d'Orsan Priory
  • 'La Loire à vélo' trail
  • Destination Nature
    • Brenne with its thousand lakes
    • The Loire, the river with a thousand different faces
    • Sologne: forests, moors and lakes
    • Orléans Forest, the domain of the three eagles
    • The rolling green of the Perche
  • Gardens: nature tamed
    • Arboretum des Barres, the forest of the five continents
    • Château d'Ainay-le-Vieil, a paradise of green and roses
    • The Gardens of Château d'Azay-le-Ferron: a living chessboard
    • The Château de Chamerolles: gardens of scent and perfume
    • At Château de Chenonceau, enjoy the gardens of Diane and Catherine
    • Le Rivau and its fairytale gardens
    • An open book: the garden of George Sand's estate
    • Chaumont-sur-Loire Garden Festival: a source of inspiration and magic
    • Strawberries and gardens of the Château du Moulin
    • Bois Richeux, an intimate garden for a weekend visit
    • La Mardelle Garden, a real passion
    • Rose garden at Roquelin
    • The Jardin des Merveilles, a botanist's collection
    • Le Plessis Sasnières garden, the intimacy of the countryside
    • The gardens of Drulon, where flowers and sculptures grow
    • The gardens of Thiron-Gardais Abbey, a meditative stroll
    • The gardens and terraces of Valmer and its famous vegetable garden
    • Villandry, or the art of gardens...
    • The gardens of Orsan Priory, or the promise of celestial paradise
    • Le Grand Courtoiseau, a writers' garden
    • Les Grandes Bruyères, an oasis in the forest of Orléans
    • La Source floral park: relaxation, leisure and knowledge guaranteed
    • Château de Talcy, a conservatory-orchard on a poetic backdrop
  • Our 'art de vivre'
    • Wines and Vineyards
    • Gastronomy and Local Produce
    • Life in a Château
    • Craft and Shopping
    • Villages and Towns of exception
    • Celebrities
  • Our towns and villages of character
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    • Orléans
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