Route for the Castles of the Loire

To do a route for the castles of the Loire is one of the best forms of knowing this area of France, of a big beauty and of a very rich past as for art and history. The truth is that it is worth discovering this area of France, in which in addition to enjoying the castles, you will be able to enjoy a few exceptional sceneries.

From the trips blog, some of the points tell you that you cannot get lost:

• Angers: you her will find along with the river Maine, a tributary of the Loire. He is worth visiting his castle, in which there is a collection of carpets of the Middle Age with scenes of the Apocalypse, and the Romanesque cathedral, which has a few shop windows of big artistic value, which date of the XIIth century.
• The Usé castle is worth it a visit, not in vain it is the one that, apparently, inspired Perrault to write his story The beautiful sleeping one.
• There are great the castles concerning which we will find beautiful gardens, but that of Villandry stands out because theirs are of geometric design. It is worth stopping in the coffee of the building, which is of Renaissance and very nice style.
• Also he emphasizes the Castle of six checkers, in Chenonceau, one of most visited of this area, which is along with the river Cher. One of the galleries of the castle exitiende on the river, an almost magic place.
• The Blois castle is other of the most curious, since it is formed by four wings and each of them has a different architectural style. It is worth approaching to the city and going for a walk for the ancient historical helmet.
• That of Cheverny is other of the curious castles, since it was the one that served as I shape Hergé to create the Castle of Molinsart in The Clink adventures.

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