Chateaux

The queen of the Loire Valley is no doubt Château de Chambord. In 1519 Francis Pombriant was ordered to begin construction of the chateau. The work was interrupted by the…

The Château de Chenonceau is unique among chateaux in the Loire because it was built to span the River Cher. It took nearly 100 years to do it in the…

Amboise is a medieval town that straddles the Loire River on the west end of the valley, just a little bit east of Tours. Today it is a small market…

After our first night in Paris (really a landing night to get adjusted to the time change), we were off to Gare de Lyon to rent a car that would…