This post is part of a series called Loire Valley – just passing through Reg and I had a great day out today. We headed off to visit a chateau and an underground village, both very common in this area. Lots of French Kings and the upper classes built chateaus in the Loire and many…
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This post is part of a series called Loire Valley – just passing through We’ve had a bit of a look at the wine around here – predominately Chenin Blanc and Cabernet Franc. We headed off with Herve to Chateau-de-Villeneuve and then Gratien & Meyer, two wineries/caves the other side of Saumur. The first ended…
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This post is part of a series called Loire Valley – just passing through Hi everyone, Just a little update about our little gite. It’s really very cute – beautiful stone walls, low ceilings, lots of character! It’s in Saint Sulpice, a small village near the Loire River. The river is about 1 kilometre away…
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This post is part of a series called Loire Valley – just passing through We left St Christophe this morning, traveling south towards St Sulpice and our little gite. But before I tell you about our day I really need to revisit last night. What an amazing meal at the restaurant in out hotel!!! Several…
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This post is part of a series called Loire Valley – just passing through Our “house sit home owner” – Janice – dropped us back to Portsmouth yesterday morning to catch the ferry to La Havre, France. She’d been on holiday to Romania, a bit of an adventurer like ourselves. It was nice to get…
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