Loire Valley (Eyewitness Travel Guides) - Your holiday starts the moment you open the guide ..."The best guide available. Packed to the brim with colour photos, maps and essential information." - Reader review. Capture the essence of Loire. From visiting world famous chateaux and churches to drinking cafe au lait al fresco in the milky light of the Loire. This title includes photos, illustrations, unique 3D models and birds-eye-view maps of all the major sites, ensure you don't miss a thing.

The Rough Guide to the Loire Valley - the essential guide to one of France's most popular regions. A World Heritage Site, The Loire is famed for its soft, fertile countryside and a marvellous parade of chateaux. The main section of the guide has informed accounts of every attraction from the fascinating troglodyte dwellings carved out of rock-faces around Saumur to the compelling gardens at Villandry. The listings tell you where to find the best wines, the tastiest goat's cheese and the most interesting places to stay.

Loire Valley (Drive Around) - This guide divides the Loire Valley into touring areas - one per chapter. The best of the Loire Valley is offered, from its glorious chateaux to its quiet backwaters, from the Orleans of Joan of Arc to the Usse of Sleeping Beauty, and from the vineyards of Sancerre to the Gothic masterpiece of Chartres. Major cultural centres or cities from chapters in their own right. Each chapter contains enough attractions to provide at least a day's worth of activities - often more - and has an introduction that sums up the main attractions and a ratings box. It is then divided into an alphabetical gazetteer and a suggested tour.

Loire Valley (Thomas Cook Travellers S.), Kathy Arnold, Paul Wade - This compact guidebook on the Loire Valley is part of a series which aims to help when planning a holiday, whether long-haul, short-haul, regional tour or city break. It includes information from walks to tours, eating out and shopping options to travel tips as well as historical background and culture to special features on aspects of local interest. The volume is complemented by a weblinks CD-ROM which directs the reader to official tourism sites and places of interest.

The Vendee, Angela Bird - A friendly and informative guide designed to help visitors make the most of their time in the sunny Vendee - a popular area of France's Atlantic coast.

Charente and the Vendee, Petit Fute - A regional guide to France, covering Charente-Maritime and the Vendee. There is detailed information on where to shop and for what; the best restaurants and cafes; where to stay and how much it costs to stay there; the nightlife that the towns and cities of the region have to offer; and the best beaches and most scenic walks. The volume also discusses the islands and peninsulas of the Midi-Atlantic, and provides suggested itineraries for exploring them.

Vendee and Charente Maritime (Landmark Visitors Guides) - Written by the author of "Undiscovered France", this title includes feature boxes on local food and beverage, other local produce, attractions for families and children, and what to do if it rains.

Chateaux of the Loire Green Guide (Michelin Green Guides) - This practical and comprehensive travel guide offers suggestions on what to see and what to do, background on history and cultural heritage and a selection of hotels and restaurants.

Lower Loire Valley (AA Road Map France)

Pays De La Loire (Michelin Regional Maps)

Vendee (French Department Maps S)

Mayenne (French Department Maps S)

Sarthe ( French Department Maps)

Loiret (French Department Maps S)

Indre-et-Loire (Department Maps)

Indre (French Department Maps S)

Cher (French Department Maps S)