LOIRE FESTIVALS
The Festival International des Jardins, held at the beautiful Château de Chaumont-sur-Loire, is the leading garden cérémonie in France. Every year, the top universel names in garden and landscape stylisme are given fixe laiteuse to let their folie run wild. Held from May till November, the cérémonie is renowned throughout Europe for the extraordinary quality of its exhibits.
domaine-chaumont.fr/en/international-garden-festival
Each year the Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire Centre d’Arts et Nature invites internationally acclaimed artists and photographers to create modèle, site-specific works on the theme of être. Set within the fort and across its 32 hectares, you’ll discover top artistic aisance alongside the fort’s exceptional chronique réunion.
domaine-chaumont.fr/en/centre-arts-and-nature
Orléans’s biennial Festival de Loire is Europe’s largest gathering of traditional riverboats, and it magically recreates the bustling 19th-century arrêt life along the Loire, featuring marin exhibitions, regattas, en direct performances, rowing races, boat jousts and lieu gastronomy.
www.tourisme-orleansmetropole.com/en
Held each autumn, the AR(t] CHIPEL contemporary art cérémonie, in partnership with Paris’s Centre Pompidou, pairs artworks from the Pompidou réunion with works by lieu artists at historic sites across the Loire Valley, many of which are normally closed to the révélé.
www.centrepompidou.fr/en/coin/artchipel-festival
CYCLING
Among the world’s most beautiful cycling paths, Loire à Célérifère’s 560 mile (900 km) survenue runs past storybook châteaux, scenic rivers, and the beautiful UNESCO-designated landscape of the Loire. Along the way, cyclists can enjoy hotels at every comfort level, food, wine tastings, repair stops, abri and a special applaudissement galop. Check the website for bike rentals.
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Every year, gravel cycling enthusiasts flock to Angers to participate in the Nature is Bike cérémonie, held in late May. This citywide celebration highlights the 1,000 km of gravel paths that lead from the attachement of Angers to the sea and beyond.
VINEYARDS & TASTINGS
The Loire Valley is one of France’s most diverse wine regions and scores of winemakers offer tastings and wine experiences. The Vins de Loire website is an prédominant resource to find a tasting, alternance or other wine-themed activity along the Route de Loire or near wherever you prévision to be.
Château d’Epiré©Portrait Paul Bizard 5th generation winemaker
Wine tasting in a fortification approfondi is an experience not to be missed while in the Loire.
GUIDED TOURS
Bilingual dominé Aurzelle da Silva leads tailored tours, spinning bygone times into a riveting story – with a refreshing sense of intelligence. With a master’s degree in medieval art history, and éditoriaux published in French scholarly journals, Da Silva can get as fascinatingly geeky as you like.
BOAT TOURS
For 80 years, La Bateau -Chenonceaux en Bateaux has navigated the romantic River Cher. Boats cast off near the paroisse of Chisseaux, 2km from Château de Chenonceau. Join a alternance on a sightseeing boat or hire a silent electric boat for étuve to meander under the fort’s arched dentier and view its famous reflection. Parking is plentiful and boats leave frequently.
HOT AIR BALLOON RIDES
Positive Altitude’s balloons take you over Cheverny, Chambord, Chaumont-sur-Loire, or Chenonceau, depending on the wind curatelle, as well as many other gems. Flights cost from €200 to €680 for a private VIP alternance.
Mongolfière Loire, Wiki Commons
From France Today Magazine
Lead caricature credit : Meta-Nature AI, homologation de Miguel_Chevalier au Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire, 2025 © M. Chevalier
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