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  1. The Loire Valley

    The Loire Valley

    Chateau de Chenonceau, Chenonceau is one of the most popular Chateau in the area. It is built over the river.
  2. The Loire Valley

    The Loire Valley

    Amboise, Leonardo's house in Amboise, a 15 minute walk from the Chateau. It was packed solid with tourists the day we visited.
  3. The Loire Valley

    The Loire Valley

    Amboise, there are houses built into the stone hillsides in this area.
  4. The Loire Valley

    The Loire Valley

    Amboise Chateau, St Hubert Chapel, built in the late 1400s, on the grounds of the Amboise Chateau.
  5. The Loire Valley

    The Loire Valley

    Amboise Chateau, Leonardo da Vinci lived near the Chateau and died in 1519. He was buried in St Hubert Chapel.
  6. The Loire Valley

    The Loire Valley

    Amboise Chateau, our first chateau. It was not very crowded. Beautiful buildings and grounds.
  7. The Loire Valley

    The Loire Valley

    Amboise Chateau, looking from the Chateau grounds to the streets below. The area around the Chateau is very touristy.
  8. The Loire Valley

    The Loire Valley

    Fontevraud Abbey, the graves of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, with their son Richard the Lionheart.
  9. The Loire Valley

    The Loire Valley

    Fontevraud Abbey, historic abbey built in the 12th century.
  10. The Loire Valley

    The Loire Valley

    Chinon is a small town with a pretty medieval center.
  11. The Loire Valley

    The Loire Valley

    Sunday lunch outside in the square in Chinon.
  12. The Loire Valley

    The Loire Valley

    The first of many goat cheese salads, frequently the only vegetarian option on menus.
  13. The Loire Valley

    The Loire Valley

    Steve walking along the Vienne River in Chinon.
  14. Pauline

    Two Weeks in Liguria, Tuscany and Rome, Italy, 2003

    Trip Plan After our Switzerland trip, we went on to Italy. In Switzerland we spent 2 nights in Zurich on arrival, pickup up a rental car, 2 nights in Konstanz, Germany, then 2 weeks in Saanen, near Gstaad in the Swiss Alps. From there we drove to Liguria. Link to Switzerland trip report. 11...
  15. Pauline

    Berner Oberland Two Weeks in Gstaad, Switzerland, 2003

    August 27 - October 1, 2003: 5 weeks in Switzerland and Italy. The first 2.5 weeks in Switzerland is published here. The Italy part of the trip will be in the Italy Trip Reports forum. This trip report was originally published on my blog, which has closed. Moved to Slow Europe in 2022. Trip...
  16. Pauline

    Bourgogne-Franche-Comté A Week in Burgundy, 2012

    This trip report was originally posted on my blog, which is now closed. Our trips to France are becoming a yearly event. This year we decided to spend our week in Burgundy, south-east of Paris, with Chris and Shannon. This area was new to us all. We had to choose between the western part near...
  17. Sharon J

    Paris Wonderful Paris, Even in Winter

    By Sharon J from Texas, Winter 2007 A late-planned, quick trip to Paris, March 5 - 9, 2009 for Sharon J and her husband. This trip report was originally posted on SlowTrav.com. Last Minute Trip and Arrangements Sometimes, I think the best trips are made at the last minute. Personally, it keeps...
  18. Sharon J

    Paris Sisters Visit Paris

    By Sharon J from Texas, Fall 2010 Highlights of two sisters as they visit Paris and take a night train to Venice, September 23, 2010 - September 27, 2010. This trip report was originally published on SlowTrav.com. Day 1 ... Arrival I'm not too sure how great this trip report will be, as we...
  19. J

    Zurers in Italy 2022 (finally)

    Trip Itinerary So after three years, we are off again to Italy. Here is our itinerary. 1 - April 26: Sesto Calende (near Malpensa) 2 - April 27-May 2: Turin (Piemonte) 3 - May 2-6: Asti (Piemonte) 4 - May 6-10: Piacenza (Emilia-Romagna) 5 - May 10-12: Lerici (Liguria) 6 - May 12-17: San...
  20. Pauline

    South East A Week on the Isle of Wight

    I wanted an easy week away so decided on the Isle of Wight. It is close to where we live in West Dorset and we’ve never been there. Car ferries take you from the mainland, across The Solent (the water), to the island in 40-60 minutes (Wightlink). We went across from Lymington, east of...
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