UNESCO World Heritage Centre: The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes
World Heritage boundary, cultural landscape context, and why this is not a one-chateau destination.
Source boundary
Official checks before current claims.
LoireValley.app avoids publishing volatile opening, ticketing, or transport claims as static truth. It points travelers back to official sources when facts can change.
Image attribution
Chateau de Chambord, Loire Valley: Ignaz Wiradi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Touraine Loire Valley tourism
Local tourism updates, base research, cycling, wine, chateaux, and stay-planning context around Tours and Amboise.
Chateau de Chambord official site
Current opening, access, ticketing, and estate visitor information.
Chateau de Chenonceau official site
Current opening, ticketing, access, and visit-planning information.
Chateau and Gardens of Villandry official site
Current garden visit information and seasonal planning checks.
Chateau Royal d'Amboise official site
Current visit information for Amboise-based planning.
France.fr: Loire Valley
National tourism framing for Loire Valley culture, chateaux, gardens, wine, and art de vivre.
Chateau du Clos Luce official site
Leonardo da Vinci context in Amboise and current visitor information.
Chateau Royal de Blois official site
Blois royal residence context, architecture, and current visitor information.
Chateau d'Angers official site: Apocalypse Tapestry
Apocalypse Tapestry context and current Chateau d'Angers visitor information.
Fontevraud Abbey official site
Fontevraud Abbey, Plantagenet memory, and current visitor information.
Parc naturel regional Loire-Anjou-Touraine
Protected landscape context between Tours and Angers.
Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire official site
Chaumont-sur-Loire castle, art, gardens, and International Garden Festival context.
Vins de Loire official site
Loire Valley wine regions, grape varieties, appellations, and wine-culture context.
La Loire a Velo official route
Cycling route planning, river-stage realism, and bike-friendly itinerary checks.
Remi Centre-Val de Loire transport
Regional train and coach checks where travelers are not renting a car.
SNCF Connect
Current rail schedules, station options, and Paris connection checks.