Day 67 - Amboise to Chenonceau - 93 kms

On a beautiful morning Viv, Linton and Kev set off to cycle to the medieval village of Loches and then on to the timeless beauty of Chennonceau a three storey 16th c chateaux built across a river in the Loire region.

The cycle and the drive by Kim and self took us first of all to the magnificent fortress town of Loches as someone had read the word "Saturday market" in the travel literature!

Loches on record since 500 AD has this incredible 3 concentric defensive walls that protect it's inner town, castle and chateaux. To walk where the the Kings of France and Joan of Arc had frequented certainly was a buzz in this beautiful place.

Mike in Loches

The girls were disappointed to find that the market was mainly a food one so vowed to double their shopping efforts in future. Linton found as head navigator of the cycle group exiting Loches to be a nightmare and after a few circuits without proper maps of the area was finally able to find a way to Chenonceau.

The Chateaux upon dusk without the hordes was a beautifully serene experience and topped off our journey to the Loire!

We took in a fabulous last look of Amboise eating and drinking at a restaurant overlooking the Loire and the chateaux of Amboise. This couldnt get any better the colourd on sunset the same that have inspired painters in this area for hundreds of years, what a great way to end our time in the Loire valley !

Dining by the Loire !