Loire Valley was the favorite residence of Kings of France during the Renaissance period.They made this peaceful countryside the setting for their dreams. Thus was born the Renaissance in France. The kings surrounded themselves with the greatest artists and architects of this era. This is the "country of thousand castles" : not only Royal Castles and Renaissance Palaces, National Museum and Large magnificent Chteaux, but also : Manors, Middle Ages Castles and Fortresses , small "Fairy tales" Manors , mansions , Private Castles, Chteaux Hotels ,"Self Catering" Castles , luxurious old houses , medieval cities, towers , bastions , fortified farms and churches ,abbeys ,cathedrals... It is worth driving at random in Loire Valley, Touraine,Sologne,Poitou,Berry and discover castles, castles ,castles ...more castles. |