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Marmoutier
L’ermitage de Saint-Martin (vers 371), installé dans des abris troglodytiques, est à l’origine de l’abbaye de Marmoutier, près de Tours.
L’origine de Fontevraud
L’histoire de la famille d’Anjou est étroitement liée à celle de Fontevraud. Fondée en 1101 par le père Robert d’Abrissel à la limite de 3 évêchés (Anjou, Touraine, Poitou), l’abbaye est aujourd’hui le plus grand ensemble monastique conservé de l’Occident chrétien.
A terrace on the Sologne
The development of the Les Grouets district over the course of history
A terrace on the Sologne
The development of the Les Grouets district over the course of history
Amboise, an industrial history
Eiffel, Mabille, Facel-Vega – industry on an international scale
Amboise, an industrial history
Eiffel, Mabille, Facel-Vega – industry on an international scale
The landscape between Cisse and Loire
The landscape is made up of hillsides, dips, bulges and “montils” (mounds).
The landscape between Cisse and Loire
The landscape is made up of hillsides, dips, bulges and “montils” (mounds).
Le bourg de Montlouis-sur-Loire
Une implantation et un paysage viticole anciens entre Cher et Loire
Le bourg de Montlouis-sur-Loire
Une implantation et un paysage viticole anciens entre Cher et Loire
Bouchemaine, a village on the River Maine
A protected site of confluence and popular holiday spot
Bouchemaine, a village on the River Maine
A protected site of confluence and popular holiday spot
Savennières' vineyard and AOC (controlled designation of origin)
Geology, climate and a grape variety come together
Savennières' vineyard and AOC (controlled designation of origin)
Geology, climate and a grape variety come together
Living on and cultivating an alluvial plain
A farming landscape shaped by the water and human toil
Living on and cultivating an alluvial plain
A farming landscape shaped by the water and human toil
Saint-Pierre-des-Corps railway station and technicentre
Rolling-stock maintenance: behind the scenes
Saint-Pierre-des-Corps railway station and technicentre
Rolling-stock maintenance: behind the scenes
The floodplain, a great landscape
The history and interpretation of a river landscape is always a work in progress.
The floodplain, a great landscape
The history and interpretation of a river landscape is always a work in progress.
Château de Cinq-Mars-la-Pile
A political adventure that has left its mark on the landscape
Château de Cinq-Mars-la-Pile
A political adventure that has left its mark on the landscape
Langeais, the château
Between France and Brittany; between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance
Langeais, the château
Between France and Brittany; between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance
Langeais, troglodyte dwellings
Dwellings dug out of the rock are a major feature of Loire Valley heritage.
Langeais, troglodyte dwellings
Dwellings dug out of the rock are a major feature of Loire Valley heritage.
The Loire, a natural environment
The biodiversity and ecosystem of the river’s low-flow channel
The Loire, a natural environment
The biodiversity and ecosystem of the river’s low-flow channel
Saint-Michel-sur-Loire, a village on a bluff
Human settlements in the Valley come in many and varied forms.
Saint-Michel-sur-Loire, a village on a bluff
Human settlements in the Valley come in many and varied forms.
The Loire Valley’s vineyards
Viticulture is a characteristic activity that has shaped the Loire Valley’s landscape
The Loire Valley’s vineyards
Viticulture is a characteristic activity that has shaped the Loire Valley’s landscape
Market gardening in Saumurois
A key activity in the region, well suited to the local environment
Market gardening in Saumurois
A key activity in the region, well suited to the local environment
Tuffeau, a stone that almost works itself
A soft limestone rock omnipresent in the Loire Valley
Tuffeau, a stone that almost works itself
A soft limestone rock omnipresent in the Loire Valley
The mills of Meung-sur-Loire
To the north of the railways up towards Meung-sur-Loire you can see watermills.
The mills of Meung-sur-Loire
To the north of the railways up towards Meung-sur-Loire you can see watermills.
The town of Meung-sur-Loire
Magdunum or Magnum Dunum... this spur, found where the River Mauves intersects the River Loire, has been a strategic place throughout history.
The town of Meung-sur-Loire
Magdunum or Magnum Dunum... this spur, found where the River Mauves intersects the River Loire, has been a strategic place throughout history.
The town of Beaugency
On the right bank of the River Loire, to the south of the railway line, we find Beaugency which began as a small, independent lordship, a neighbour to Blois Township… and became a prosperous city of the Middle Ages.
The town of Beaugency
On the right bank of the River Loire, to the south of the railway line, we find Beaugency which began as a small, independent lordship, a neighbour to Blois Township… and became a prosperous city of the Middle Ages.
Saint-Laurent Nuclear Power Station and the ecological continuity of waters
Saint-Laurent-des-Eaux Nuclear Power Station is easy to spot with its two large, cylindrical cooling towers on the left bank of the River Loire.
Saint-Laurent Nuclear Power Station and the ecological continuity of waters
Saint-Laurent-des-Eaux Nuclear Power Station is easy to spot with its two large, cylindrical cooling towers on the left bank of the River Loire.
Several thousand years of agriculture
Interpretation of the landscape using scientific means has existed for several decades, and it’s particularly carried out by the archaeological analysis of the different parts which make up this landscape.
Several thousand years of agriculture
Interpretation of the landscape using scientific means has existed for several decades, and it’s particularly carried out by the archaeological analysis of the different parts which make up this landscape.
Château de Ménars and its park
At Ménars the train follows the estate walls of one of the largest châteaus in the Loire Valley.
Château de Ménars and its park
At Ménars the train follows the estate walls of one of the largest châteaus in the Loire Valley.
The city of Blois
An amphitheatre overlooking the Loire, the result of several periods of construction
The city of Blois
An amphitheatre overlooking the Loire, the result of several periods of construction
La Loire, le plus long fleuve de France
Un fleuve vivant, protégé, capricieux et toujours utilisé
Adapting to hillside life
River, valleys and plateau, a structured area since the Middle Ages
Adapting to hillside life
River, valleys and plateau, a structured area since the Middle Ages
19th-century villages
Recent settlements, appropriate town planning and churches that do themselves proud
19th-century villages
Recent settlements, appropriate town planning and churches that do themselves proud
The town of Orléans
Let’s discover Orléans with Virginie Boyer, Head of the Ville d'Art et d'Histoire (Artistic and Historic Towns) department in Orléans.
The town of Orléans
Let’s discover Orléans with Virginie Boyer, Head of the Ville d'Art et d'Histoire (Artistic and Historic Towns) department in Orléans.
Villandry, exemple d’une reconstitution
Les jardins de Villandry sont une reconstitution exemplaire de l’environnement renaissance d’un château du Val de Loire.
Création contemporaine à Chaumont sur Loire
Le domaine de Chaumont sur Loire, désormais centre régional de nature et de culture accueille et présente la création contemporaine de jardins depuis 1992.
Château de Chenonceau
Built in the first quarter of the 16th century, and then enlarged, embellished and provided with gardens in the second half of the 16th century, the Château embodies the Loire Valley’s architectural blossoming during the Renaissance, in the two periods generally known as the First and Second Renaissances.
Château de Chenonceau
Built in the first quarter of the 16th century, and then enlarged, embellished and provided with gardens in the second half of the 16th century, the Château embodies the Loire Valley’s architectural blossoming during the Renaissance, in the two periods generally known as the First and Second Renaissances.
Marnay spur
The Indre joins the Loire Valley via a gap in the hillside in the municipality of Azay-le-Rideau downstream from Lignières-de-Touraine, creating a gently sloped spur. The river then joins the Loire at the confluence located some ten kilometres downstream at Le Néman, in the municipality of Avoine.
Marnay spur
The Indre joins the Loire Valley via a gap in the hillside in the municipality of Azay-le-Rideau downstream from Lignières-de-Touraine, creating a gently sloped spur. The river then joins the Loire at the confluence located some ten kilometres downstream at Le Néman, in the municipality of Avoine.
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