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The Loire châteaux in 3 days

3 days · 9 châteaux · 148 km

Blois to Chinon, the classic route in nine stops: with the real distances between them.

The Loire Valley holds more visitable châteaux than any other part of France, which is exactly what makes the trip hard to plan: you either try to see too many, or cross the same valley twice. This route chains them geographically rather than by fame, three a day, which leaves time to visit instead of drive.

Day 1

60 km on the road

  1. château de Blois (Blois Castle)

    Blois · Loir-et-Cher

    16e siècle

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  2. château de Chambord (Chambord Castle)

    Chambord · Loir-et-Cher

    14 km from the previous stop1ère moitié 16e siècle

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  3. château du Clos Lucé (Clos Lucé Castle)

    Amboise · Indre-et-Loire

    46 km from the previous stop15e siècle

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Day 2

Day 3

The order of stops is chained nearest-first from the starting town, and distances are as the crow flies: allow a third more by road. Only châteaux whose opening to the public we know are included.