Bike from Blois to Angers, as you discover a multitude of chateaux and medieval villages, you will ride along the Loire Valley towards the gentle Anjou region. The path we planned for our Loire Valley exploration follows the famed EuroVelo #6 bike route. The castles of Blois, Chambord, Amboise, Chenonceau, Langeais, Ussé, Azay le Rideau, Chinon and the jewel of Romanesque art, Fontevraut Abbey mark the way while riding along the majestic Loire River. This lovely region is steeped in historic and cultural significance, delicious cuisine and world-renowned vineyards.
In the heart of the Loire Valley, registered as Unesco world heritage site and locally known as "the garden of France", you’ll visit the Touraine region on the garden and the courtyard side. Here the mixture of natural and manicured landscapes blend with enchanting chateaux to curate a fantastically unique destination to visit. The banks of the Loire and Cher rivers also reveal unsuspected places and landscapes of pure natural beauty. Discovering these locations by bike provides a very pleasant and special trip for any cycling enthusiast or hungry world traveller.
- Discover the greatest chateaux of the Loire Valley
- Exploring the heart of a region listed as a world heritage site by UNESCO
- Tasting delicious local wine and cuisine
- Riding along excellent bike paths, especially the EuroVelo #6 route
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The Loire Valley - 7 nights | 6 stages
For a cyclist with an average sporting level.The circuit mainly runs on cyclable path and small tarred roads and avoids main roads with a lot of traffic as often as possible.
Stages of 28 to 61 kms a day. The whole ride is indicated both ways.
Tour Travel Pack:
Selfguided tour, without a guide; we provide you with a digital travel file that includes: access to our smartphone guide application, the list of your accommodations, any vouchers and all the information you need to make your stay a success. If you wish, we can provide you with a paper version of the travel pack at your home with maps, topo guide and travel folder, for an additional fee of 35 € per travel pack. For all requests for a paper travel pack: the file will be available at the first hotel of your stay. There is no welcome meeting at the departure, you will find your travel pack at the first accommodation.
Luggage Transfers:
You only carry your personal belongings for the day, in a little bag or in a bike bag and your picnic lunch. You will find your luggage in the evening at your hotel. It is limited to one piece of luggage per person. It will have to be at the hotel reception before 9 am and it will be delivered before 6 pm.
Accommodation:
Standard Version: Bed and breakfast accommodation in double rooms, in 2* hotels (3 nights) and 3* hotels (3 nights) or equivalent. 1 night in a charming guesthouse in Langeais. In case of a shortage of room, we may have to find another accommodation for you in the same category of hotel.
Upgraded Version: Bed and breakfast accommodation in double rooms, in 3* hotels (3 nights) and 4* hotels (2 nights) or equivalent. 1 night in a charming guesthouses or equivalent. In case of a shortage of room, we may have to find another accommodation for you in the same category of hotel.
Hotel Classification:
In France, more and more hotels or guesthouses refuse any classification, even structures that were still classified one or two years ago. However, they really don’t lose quality. Among guesthouses, many of them are charming ones. If, for example, we indicate a level of comfort "3* or equivalent", this means that the structure is not necessarily classified but has comfort corresponding to the one in a 3* hotel.
Arrival and parking:
Arrival by plane: Closest airport is Tours.
Arriving by train: Train from Paris to Blois or Paris to Tours.
Arrival by car / parking: You can park your car in the underground car park Vinci Château (next to the hotel). Price on request.
