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You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling in the Loire Valley.

Rick Steves and Steve Smith cover the essentials of the Loire Valley, including Amboise and Chinon. Visit grandiose châteaus, such as Chenonceau, Blois, and Château d'Azay-le-Rideau. Tour the Leonardo da Vinci park and go wine-tasting in Vouvray. You'll get Rick's firsthand advice on the best sights, eating, sleeping, and nightlife, and the maps and self-guided tours will ensure you make the most of your experience. More than just reviews and directions, a Rick Steves Snapshot guide is a tour guide in your pocket.

Rick Steves Snapshot guides consist of excerpted chapters from Rick Steves European country guidebooks. Snapshot guides are a great choice for travelers visiting a specific city or region, rather than multiple European destinations. These slim guides offer all of Rick's up-to-date advice on what sights are worth your time and money. They include good-value hotel and restaurant recommendations, with no introductory information (such as overall trip planning, when to go, and travel practicalities).

ISBN-13: 9781641715065

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: Avalon Publishing

Publication Date: 12-27-2022

Pages: 120

Product Dimensions: 4.40(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.50(d)

Series: Rick Steves Snapshot

Since 1973, Rick Steves has spent about four months a year exploring Europe. His mission: to empower Americans to have European trips that are fun, affordable, and culturally broadening. Rick produces a best-selling guidebook series, a public television series, and a public radio show, and organizes small-group tours that take over 30,000 travelers to Europe annually. He does all of this with the help of more than 100 well-traveled staff members at Rick Steves' Europe in Edmonds, WA (near Seattle). When not on the road, Rick is active in his church and with advocacy groups focused on economic and social justice, drug policy reform, and ending hunger. To recharge, Rick plays piano, relaxes at his family cabin in the Cascade Mountains, and spends time with his son Andy, daughter Jackie, and his new grandson...baby Atlas. Find out more about Rick at www.ricksteves.com and on Facebook. Connect with Rick: facebook.com/RickSteves twitter: @RickSteves instagram: ricksteveseurope Steve Smith has had one foot in France and one in the United States for 55 years. He drives a Deux Chevaux car and has restored a farmhouse on the Burgundy canal where he hangs his beret in the spring and summer. Steve managed tour guides for Rick Steves’ Europe for more than two decades but now spends his time researching guidebooks, teaching about France, and exploring every corner of his favorite country. When not in France, Steve loves finding dirt grown backstreets in his VW camper van.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

The Loire 3

Amboise 13

Chenonceau 36

Blois 44

Chambord 53

Cheverny 58

Chaumont-sur-Loire 60

Chinon 64

Azay-le-Rideau 76

Langeais 80

Villandry 82

Abbaye Royale de Fontevraud 84

Practicalities 89

Language 89

Money 89

Staying Connected 90

Sleeping 91

Eating 92

Transportation 94

Helpful Hints 95

Resources from Rick Steves 97

Additional Resources 97

How Was Your Trip? 97

French Survival Phrases 99

Index 101