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Loire Valley Places and Tourist Information

Listed below are some of the main places and destinations in Loire Valley that have received tourist classifications. Of course many places are very attractive but do NOT have any classifications!

See the main Loire Valley travel guide for more information and ideas.

Important classified sites in Loire Valley

Note: these places (and others) are all also shown on the detailed Loire Valley map further down.

Loire Valley Heritage Sites

- Bourges Cathedral (Cher)

- Chartres Cathedral (Eure-et-Loir)

Loire Valley Villages (classified as 'most beautiful villages')

- Apremont-sur-Allier (Cher)

- Candes-Saint-Martin (Indre-et-Loire)

- Crissay-sur-Manse (Indre-et-Loire)

- Lavardin (Loir-et-Cher)

- Montresor (Indre-et-Loire)

- Saint-Benoit-du-Sault (Indre)

Loire Valley National Monuments

- Bouges-le-Chateau Castle (Indre)

- Bourges Cathedral (Cher)

- Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau (Indre-et-Loire)

- Chateaudun (Eure-et-Loir)

- Cloisters of la Psalette (Indre-et-Loire)

- Fougeres-sur-Bievre Chateau (Loir-et-Cher)

- George Sand House (Indre)

- Palace Jacques Coeur (Cher)

- Talcy Chateau (Loir-et-Cher)

Loire Valley towns classified as Recommended Detours

- Beaugency (Loiret)

- Chateaudun (Eure-et-Loir)

- La Chatre (Indre)

- Loches (Indre-et-Loire)

- Mehun-sur-Yevre (Cher)

- Montargis (Loiret)

- Nogent-le-Rotrou (Eure-et-Loir)

- Sancerre (Cher)

- Valencay (Indre)

Loire Valley Regional Natural Parcs

- Brenne (Indre)

- Loire-Anjou-Touraine (Indre-et-Loire)

Loire Valley Listed 'Remarkable Gardens'

- Arboretum des grandes bruyères (Loiret)

- Arboretum national des Barres (Loiret)

- Domaine régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire (Loir-et-Cher)

- Jardin du château de Bouges (Indre)

- Jardin du château de Talcy (Loir-et-Cher)

- Jardin du domaine de George Sand (Indre)

- Jardin du domaine de Sasnières (Loir-et-Cher)

- Jardins du château d'Ainay-le-Vieil (Cher)

- Jardins du manoir du Grand Courtoiseau (Loiret)

- Jardins du prieuré Notre-Dame-d'Orsan (Cher)

- Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (Indre-et-Loire)

- Le pré Catelan (Eure-et-Loir)

- Les jardins artistiques de Drulon (Cher)

- Les jardins de la Chatonnière (Indre-et-Loire)

- Les jardins du château de Villandry (Indre-et-Loire)

- Les jardins du château du Rivau (Indre-et-Loire)

- Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (Indre-et-Loire)

- Les Prés Fichaux (Cher)

- Les prés-Culand (Loiret)

- Parc du château de Beauregard (Loir-et-Cher)

- Parc et jardins du château de Chenonceau (Indre-et-Loire)

- Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (Indre-et-Loire)

- Parc floral d'Apremont (Cher)

- Parc Floral de la Source (Loiret)

- Potager du jardin du château de La Bussière (Loiret)

- Roseraie des terrasses de l’évêché (Loir-et-Cher)

Loire Valley Sites of Natural Beauty

- Arboretum national des Barres (Loiret)

- Etangs de la Brenne (Indre)

Loire Valley Towns of Art and History

- Amboise (Indre-et-Loire)

- Blois (Loir-et-Cher)

- Bourges (Cher)

- Chinon (Indre-et-Loire)

- Loches (Indre-et-Loire)

- Orleans (Loiret)

- Tours (Indre-et-Loire)

- Vendome (Loir-et-Cher)

Loire Valley 4* Towns in Bloom

- Aubigny-sur-Nere (Cher)

- Blois (Loir-et-Cher)

- Bourges (Cher)

- Briare (Loiret)

- Chartres (Eure-et-Loir)

- Chateauroux (Indre)

- Fleury-les-Aubrais (Loiret)

- Issoudun (Indre)

- Moutiers (Eure-et-Loir)

- Olivet (Loiret)

- Pierrefitte-sur-Sauldre (Loir-et-Cher)

- Quiers-sur-Bezonde (Loiret)

- Saint-Amand-Montrond (Cher)

- Saint-Cyr-en-Val (Loiret)

- Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (Indre-et-Loire)

- Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle (Loiret)

- Tours (Indre-et-Loire)

- Vendome (Loir-et-Cher)

- Veuil (Indre)