Loire-Atlantique, Vendee,
Maine-et-Loire, Mayenne, Sarthe,
Loiret, Loir-et-Cher, Indre-et-Loire, Eure-et-Loir, Indre, Cher
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Loire Cadogan Guide - This title features dynamic two-colour layout for easy navigation. Colour section gives a photographic overview of the region, together with special features of the region, tailored itineraries and lists of the best things to do. Full-colour touring maps of the whole region are included. Extensive listings of hotels and restaurants - all personally recommended for a really local flavour are featured. Top Don't Miss sights for each regional chapter, plus Author Choices of personal favourite places to stay and eat are covered. This title celebrates the gothic glories of Chartres and Bourges and the vineyards of the Sancerre. Discover the lesser-known tributaries and hidden chateaux, splendid churches and remote towns of the region. It includes detailed information on how to take to the water on one of the many boats that ply the Loire. Published April 10
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. Published Feb 07 New Edition June 10
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. Published July 07
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. Published Jan 09
Loire Valley (Thomas Cook Travellers S.), Kathy 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. Published March 04
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Loire Valley Footprint - Whether more at home in vibrant cities such as Tours, Angers and Orleans, or slumbering rural villages, untouched by tourism the Loire Valley has something for everyone. With it's sumptuous chateaux's like Chambord and Villandry, legendary vineyards and fragrant rose gardens, there is a rich cultural heritage here and one that is reflected by the people who continue to work the land, producing the wealth of fine food and crisp fruity wines. Including author recommendations of great days out, from driving routes to city walks, plus the low-down from the locals, ensuring it's not the typical tourist route you will be taking. Footprint's guide to the Loire Valley is visually stunning and inspiring, helping you plan your trip. Published May 10. Available for pre-order
The Vendee and Surrounding Area: With the Pays De Retz, Angela Bird - The author is a British journalist with 40 years' experience of the Vendee. In friendly, chatty style, she describes outings and attractions to suit all ages - from play-parks to museums, medieval-style battles to exhilarating treetop zip-wires. The book gives opening hours and admission prices, has a comprehensive index, and a "must-see" list of the top sites to visit. Published March 10
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. Published March 04 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. Published Jan 09
Michelin Tourist Guide Chateaux of the Loire 2010. Published March 10 The Most Beautiful Villages of the Loire - Usually associated with Renaissance chateaux and historical monuments, the Loire valley is in fact a place of much greater richness and interest than the image of popular perception. The river itself is the longest in France and passes through a succession of landscapes, many of them of a richness which suggests that this is truly 'the garden of France', as it is often called. Yet there is variety here, reflected in the buildings and settings of the beautiful villages so stunningly illustrated in this book. Over thirty villages of the Loire and the surrounding countryside are described and beautifully illustrated in this book, which is completed by special sections on wine and food, and abbeys and churches. Published Nov 01
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. Limited availability. Published April 01
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Central Loire Valley (AA Road Map France) - This fully updated touring
map from the AA and IGN, France's Official Mapping Agency, is all you need
for motoring through Central Loire Valley. It is presented in a slimline
format with durable plastic cover, with an extra large scale and fully
updated speed camera sites. The map combines clear design and an
easy-to-read scale with more road detail to ensure that you never lose
your way. Published Feb 09.
Lower Loire Valley (AA Road Map France) Published Feb 09. Pays De La Loire (Michelin Regional Maps) Published March 08
Vendee (French Department Maps S) Published Jan 00. Limited availability Mayenne (French Department Maps S) Published Sept 99. Limited availability Sarthe ( French Department Maps) Published Dec 03. Limited availability Loiret (French Department Maps S) Published Feb 00. Limited availability. Indre-et-Loire (Department Maps) Published March 04. Limited availability. Indre (French Department Maps S) Published March 04. Limited availability. Cher (French Department Maps S) Published Sept 99. Limited availability. |
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