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Anjou Blésois Haut_Poitou Lochois Touraine Vendomois		I propose you to walk along the Loire Valley and in the Center of France. This area has many interesting cities as Le Mans, Chartres, Angers, Saumur, Chinon, Poitiers, Tours, Amboise, Loches, Blois, Vendome, Chateaudun, Chatellerault, Loudun et Thouars. And don't forget other interesting cities.
I invite you to visit the Loire Castles or to make tourist tours while going along the valleys of the main rivers: Loire, Cher, Indre, Vienne. You can also be interested in Medieval History or in monuments as Medieval Castles of this area which has a very rich historical past. The countryside is relatively flat apart from the valleys and some small roads are not attended too much by the cars, it is thus possible to perform some interesting Bicycle Promenades.
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Réservez votre Hotel : Val de Loire et Cote Atlantique Chartres Orléans Blois Amboise Tours Chinon Saumur Angers Nantes Le Mans Rennes La Baule Les Sables d'Olonne La Rochelle Royan Bordeaux

The Castles of the Loire Valley are known in the whole world. They were used as residence by the Kings of France. The most famous names are Chambord, Chenonceau, Azay le Rideau, Blois, Amboise, but you will find here almost all of them.

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The Cities of the Loire Valley and Center of France are of great interest by their history and their inheritance. Most of them have typical monuments who deserve to be seen.

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The Medieval Castles of the Center of France are the image of the social life between year 1000 and year 1500. It was the time of feudality, where the local Lords dominated the populations neighbourhood. Only the Catholic Church could sometimes counterbalance their power.

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Tours captured by Philippe Auguste, King of France

From an historical point of view, the area of the Loire Valley had a great importance during the Medieval Time.
Indeed the French dynasty of Capetiens stems from from the heads of old Neustrie, the English dynasty of Plantagenets comes from the Counts of Anjou and the Counts of Blois have tried everything, even to obtain the Romano-Germanic Empire.

Later in the XV and XVIemes centuries the Kings of France frequently remained in the Loire Valley.


	Rome Antique Rome is the most prestigious city of Europe. Il keeps from its history a lot of impressive ruins, some of them are more than two thousand years old . Visit the locations of the Rome Antique : Forum Romanum Imperial Forums Constantine Arch Colisée Palatin Capitole Rome Baths Rome History Rome and the Christianism
Roman Emperors of I° century Roman Emperors of II and III° centuries Trajan, Markets, Forum and Column Emperor Hadrian
Books on the Roman Empire Books on the Roman Civilisation

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This website propose you several SERVICES to answer your needs.

To organize your journey, book a plane ticket at discount prices. For all that, go to the Travel agency on line.

For your documentation you can buy selected books in the Bookshop on line or consult Informations.

You can also book on line an Hotel everywhere in France or in Europe.

Send Email Cards with pictures of the Monuments and Castles of the Loire Valley.

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