MATT Westcott and his family travel to the Loire Valley in France and make one little boy's dream come true thanks to its fairytale castles and knights in shining armour. MY six-year-old son is ...

I’d visited the Loire before, at the wheel of a 1978 VW campervan on consecutive family holidays, touring campsites and seeking high octane fun. But this is a different, grown up, posher experience.

The Loire Valley is renowned for its stunning chateaux and is a must-visit destination for anyone interested in France's royal history. A tour package to the Loire Valley will take you on a ...

More to the story The Loire Valley is home to about 300 chateaux, and it’s easy to become chateau-ed out. I suggest compiling a shortlist and allowing plenty of time at each.

With more than 700,000 visitors a year, the Château de Chambord is the biggest and most visited castle in the Loire Valley. Château de Chambord, 41250 Chambord, France.

Scanning a map of France’s Loire Valley reads like the wine menu of a classic Parisian bistro: Sancerre, Vouvray, Chinon, Saumur, Savennières, Muscadet — each name steeped in viticultural ...