The Loire Valley, France ..... I need ideas/intel.....

[R.O.S.S.I]

Hi all,

We have a friend who is getting married in South of France later this year and myself and my partner were thinking of road tripping it from the UK rather than flying so that we can see more of the country.

I've never been to France before so have very limited knowledge but one of our first stops will be the Loire Valley. From what we've read and what we've been told it is a beautiful area with tons of wineries. So we would ideally like to do a day of wine tasting and winery touring but then also have a bit of town for us to explore and eat and drink at.

Does anyone have any recommendations for both a) Wineries to visit in the area and b) areas/places to stay in the area for a couple nights?

 

[R.O.S.S.I]

Thanks OG. I had looked at Amboise so that's good to hear you had a nice time there.

I had read that Chinon and Saumer were also good places to stay aswell as Tours but was keen to hear off more people.

 

[R.O.S.S.I]

Another vote for Amboise I see. I wasn't planning on venturing quite that far East however Amboise is getting mentioned a lot and I imagine for good reason.

I'll have a look at Daumeray.

There are literally so many places to stay and things to see I'm not sure how we're going to figure out a 2-3 night stay!