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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.
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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.
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A terrace on the Sologne

A terrace on the Sologne

The development of the Les Grouets district over the course of history
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A terrace on the Sologne

A terrace on the Sologne

The development of the Les Grouets district over the course of history
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A silo in Onzain

A silo in Onzain

Recent heritage resulting from modernised farming methods
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A silo in Onzain

A silo in Onzain

Recent heritage resulting from modernised farming methods
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The Chaumont-sur-Loire estate

The Chaumont-sur-Loire estate

Contemporary art, nature, gardens and heritage
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The Chaumont-sur-Loire estate

The Chaumont-sur-Loire estate

Contemporary art, nature, gardens and heritage
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Amboise, an industrial history

Amboise, an industrial history

Eiffel, Mabille, Facel-Vega – industry on an international scale
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Amboise, an industrial history

Amboise, an industrial history

Eiffel, Mabille, Facel-Vega – industry on an international scale
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Amboise, city and château

Amboise, city and château

Traces of royal occupation in the 15th and 16th centuries
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Amboise, city and château

Amboise, city and château

Traces of royal occupation in the 15th and 16th centuries
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The landscape between Cisse and Loire

The landscape between Cisse and Loire

The landscape is made up of hillsides, dips, bulges and “montils” (mounds).
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The landscape between Cisse and Loire

The landscape between Cisse and Loire

The landscape is made up of hillsides, dips, bulges and “montils” (mounds).
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Le bourg de Montlouis-sur-Loire 

Le bourg de Montlouis-sur-Loire 

Une implantation et un paysage viticole anciens entre Cher et Loire
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Le bourg de Montlouis-sur-Loire 

Le bourg de Montlouis-sur-Loire 

Une implantation et un paysage viticole anciens entre Cher et Loire
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Traverser la Loire

Traverser la Loire

Défi technique, enjeu stratégique, reconstructions et renouvellement
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Traverser la Loire

Traverser la Loire

Défi technique, enjeu stratégique, reconstructions et renouvellement
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The Cisse Valley

The Cisse Valley

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The Cisse Valley

The Cisse Valley

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Ecures, the village swept away by the 1856 flood

Ecures, the village swept away by the 1856 flood

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Ecures, the village swept away by the 1856 flood

Ecures, the village swept away by the 1856 flood

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The residences on the northern hillside

The residences on the northern hillside

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The residences on the northern hillside

The residences on the northern hillside

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Aggregate extraction

Aggregate extraction

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Aggregate extraction

Aggregate extraction

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Limeray, village de mariniers

Limeray, village de mariniers

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La Pagode de Chanteloup

La Pagode de Chanteloup

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Olivier Debré

Olivier Debré

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Le château de Moncontour et Balzac à Vouvray

Le château de Moncontour et Balzac à Vouvray

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Les vins de Vouvray et Montlouis

Les vins de Vouvray et Montlouis

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Du port de la Ramée au port de la Frillière

Du port de la Ramée au port de la Frillière

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Bouchemaine, a village on the River Maine

Bouchemaine, a village on the River Maine

A protected site of confluence and popular holiday spot
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Bouchemaine, a village on the River Maine

Bouchemaine, a village on the River Maine

A protected site of confluence and popular holiday spot
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Savennières  vineyard and AOC (controlled designation of origin)

Savennières' vineyard and AOC (controlled designation of origin)

Geology, climate and a grape variety come together
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Savennières  vineyard and AOC (controlled designation of origin)

Savennières' vineyard and AOC (controlled designation of origin)

Geology, climate and a grape variety come together
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Béhuard, living with floods

Béhuard, living with floods

Customs, traditions and adaptation to the flooding risk
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Béhuard, living with floods

Béhuard, living with floods

Customs, traditions and adaptation to the flooding risk
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Living on and cultivating an alluvial plain

Living on and cultivating an alluvial plain

A farming landscape shaped by the water and human toil
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Living on and cultivating an alluvial plain

Living on and cultivating an alluvial plain

A farming landscape shaped by the water and human toil
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The village of Montjean sur Loire

The village of Montjean sur Loire

An old lime production and mining centre
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The village of Montjean sur Loire

The village of Montjean sur Loire

An old lime production and mining centre
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Flood storage areas

Flood storage areas

Making allowances for the water to control flooding
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Flood storage areas

Flood storage areas

Making allowances for the water to control flooding
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Saint Florent le Vieil and its abbey

Saint Florent le Vieil and its abbey

A promontory disputed throughout its history
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Saint Florent le Vieil and its abbey

Saint Florent le Vieil and its abbey

A promontory disputed throughout its history
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The Loire, France’s longest river

The Loire, France’s longest river

A capricious living river, protected but still in use
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The Loire, France’s longest river

The Loire, France’s longest river

A capricious living river, protected but still in use
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La Tour d Oudon

La Tour d'Oudon

A witness to an age-old history
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La Tour d Oudon

La Tour d'Oudon

A witness to an age-old history
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The city of Nantes

The city of Nantes

A bustling city and port turned towards Europe, the sea and the world
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The city of Nantes

The city of Nantes

A bustling city and port turned towards Europe, the sea and the world
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Nantes, a city of urban transport

Nantes, a city of urban transport

A pioneering city for mobility since the 19th century
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Nantes, a city of urban transport

Nantes, a city of urban transport

A pioneering city for mobility since the 19th century
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Ancenis, limite des marées, patrie de Du Bellay 

Ancenis, limite des marées, patrie de Du Bellay 

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Les Folies Siffait 

Les Folies Siffait 

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Les Folies Siffait 

Les Folies Siffait 

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La confluence Loire - Maine

La confluence Loire - Maine

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La pierre Becherelle

La pierre Becherelle

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Des épis, pour la « correction » du cours du fleuve

Des épis, pour la « correction » du cours du fleuve

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Port de Loire rénové de La Possonnière

Port de Loire rénové de La Possonnière

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Chalonnes-sur-Loire « ville-porte » du site UNESCO

Chalonnes-sur-Loire « ville-porte » du site UNESCO

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Ingrandes / Le-Fresne-sur-Loire

Ingrandes / Le-Fresne-sur-Loire

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Julien Gracq

Julien Gracq

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Ile batailleuse / guerres de Vendée

Ile batailleuse / guerres de Vendée

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La « barrière de péage » de Champtoceaux

La « barrière de péage » de Champtoceaux

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Anne de Bretagne

Anne de Bretagne

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Le château des ducs de Bretagne

Le château des ducs de Bretagne

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Saint-Pierre-des-Corps railway station and technicentre

Saint-Pierre-des-Corps railway station and technicentre

Rolling-stock maintenance: behind the scenes
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Saint-Pierre-des-Corps railway station and technicentre

Saint-Pierre-des-Corps railway station and technicentre

Rolling-stock maintenance: behind the scenes
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The floodplain, a great landscape

The floodplain, a great landscape

The history and interpretation of a river landscape is always a work in progress.
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The floodplain, a great landscape

The floodplain, a great landscape

The history and interpretation of a river landscape is always a work in progress.
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Working the soils

Working the soils

Adapting human labour to make better use of space
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Working the soils

Working the soils

Adapting human labour to make better use of space
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The Cher-Loire confluence

The Cher-Loire confluence

A confluence guided by human hands
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The Cher-Loire confluence

The Cher-Loire confluence

A confluence guided by human hands
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The Pile de Cinq-Mars

The Pile de Cinq-Mars

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The Pile de Cinq-Mars

The Pile de Cinq-Mars

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Château de Cinq-Mars-la-Pile

Château de Cinq-Mars-la-Pile

A political adventure that has left its mark on the landscape
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Château de Cinq-Mars-la-Pile

Château de Cinq-Mars-la-Pile

A political adventure that has left its mark on the landscape
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La Roche-Cotard prehistoric site

La Roche-Cotard prehistoric site

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La Roche-Cotard prehistoric site

La Roche-Cotard prehistoric site

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Langeais, the city

Langeais, the city

A typical Loire town born of the river and its Valley 
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Langeais, the city

Langeais, the city

A typical Loire town born of the river and its Valley 
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Langeais, the château

Langeais, the château

Between France and Brittany; between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance
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Langeais, the château

Langeais, the château

Between France and Brittany; between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance
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The suspension bridge over the Loire

The suspension bridge over the Loire

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The suspension bridge over the Loire

The suspension bridge over the Loire

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Langeais, troglodyte dwellings

Langeais, troglodyte dwellings

Dwellings dug out of the rock are a major feature of Loire Valley heritage.
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Langeais, troglodyte dwellings

Langeais, troglodyte dwellings

Dwellings dug out of the rock are a major feature of Loire Valley heritage.
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The Loire, a natural environment

The Loire, a natural environment

The biodiversity and ecosystem of the river’s low-flow channel
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The Loire, a natural environment

The Loire, a natural environment

The biodiversity and ecosystem of the river’s low-flow channel
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Saint-Michel-sur-Loire, a village on a bluff

Saint-Michel-sur-Loire, a village on a bluff

Human settlements in the Valley come in many and varied forms.
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Saint-Michel-sur-Loire, a village on a bluff

Saint-Michel-sur-Loire, a village on a bluff

Human settlements in the Valley come in many and varied forms.
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Château de Rochecotte

Château de Rochecotte

A longstanding holiday spot for high society 
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Château de Rochecotte

Château de Rochecotte

A longstanding holiday spot for high society 
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The Loire Valley’s vineyards

The Loire Valley’s vineyards

Viticulture is a characteristic activity that has shaped the Loire Valley’s landscape
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The Loire Valley’s vineyards

The Loire Valley’s vineyards

Viticulture is a characteristic activity that has shaped the Loire Valley’s landscape
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The Authion Valley, a human creation

The Authion Valley, a human creation

The river’s floodplain, ideal for development
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The Authion Valley, a human creation

The Authion Valley, a human creation

The river’s floodplain, ideal for development
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Chinon nuclear power plant

Chinon nuclear power plant

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Chinon nuclear power plant

Chinon nuclear power plant

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Château des Réaux

Château des Réaux

A château of mediaeval origin in a flood-risk area
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Château des Réaux

Château des Réaux

A château of mediaeval origin in a flood-risk area
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Market gardening in Saumurois

Market gardening in Saumurois

A key activity in the region, well suited to the local environment
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Market gardening in Saumurois

Market gardening in Saumurois

A key activity in the region, well suited to the local environment
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Saumur Dry wine houses

Saumur Dry wine houses

Wine production midway between art and industry
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Saumur Dry wine houses

Saumur Dry wine houses

Wine production midway between art and industry
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Launay Manor

Launay Manor

A 15th-century residence open to its environment
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Launay Manor

Launay Manor

A 15th-century residence open to its environment
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Tuffeau, a stone that almost works itself

Tuffeau, a stone that almost works itself

A soft limestone rock omnipresent in the Loire Valley
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Tuffeau, a stone that almost works itself

Tuffeau, a stone that almost works itself

A soft limestone rock omnipresent in the Loire Valley
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Saumur, the castle

Saumur, the castle

An essentially gothic castle symbolic of a city
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Saumur, the castle

Saumur, the castle

An essentially gothic castle symbolic of a city
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Saumur, the city

Saumur, the city

A Loire Valley town between promontory, confluence and crossing
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Saumur, the city

Saumur, the city

A Loire Valley town between promontory, confluence and crossing
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Convent of the Minims

Convent of the Minims

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Convent of the Minims

Convent of the Minims

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Château de Plessis-Lès-Tours

Château de Plessis-Lès-Tours

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Château de Plessis-Lès-Tours

Château de Plessis-Lès-Tours

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The Monks’ Barn in Berthenay

The Monks’ Barn in Berthenay

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The Monks’ Barn in Berthenay

The Monks’ Barn in Berthenay

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Château de Villandry

Château de Villandry

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Château de Villandry

Château de Villandry

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Wagon mémorial d’août 1944

Wagon mémorial d’août 1944

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Château d’Ussé

Château d’Ussé

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L’A.O.C. Bourgueil

L’A.O.C. Bourgueil

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L’inondation de 1856 à la Chapelle-sur-Loire

L’inondation de 1856 à la Chapelle-sur-Loire

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The mills of Meung-sur-Loire

The mills of Meung-sur-Loire

To the north of the railways up towards Meung-sur-Loire you can see watermills.
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The mills of Meung-sur-Loire

The mills of Meung-sur-Loire

To the north of the railways up towards Meung-sur-Loire you can see watermills.
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The town of Meung-sur-Loire

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.
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The town of Meung-sur-Loire

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.
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The Mauves River of Beauce

The Mauves River of Beauce

We’re now with Louis Marie Coyau, a Geographer.
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The Mauves River of Beauce

The Mauves River of Beauce

We’re now with Louis Marie Coyau, a Geographer.
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The town of Beaugency

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.
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The town of Beaugency

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.
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Saint-Laurent Nuclear Power Station and the ecological continuity of waters 

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.
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Saint-Laurent Nuclear Power Station and the ecological continuity of waters 

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.
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Several thousand years of agriculture

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.
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Several thousand years of agriculture

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.
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Château de Ménars and its park

Château de Ménars and its park

At Ménars the train follows the estate walls of one of the largest châteaus in the Loire Valley.
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Château de Ménars and its park

Château de Ménars and its park

At Ménars the train follows the estate walls of one of the largest châteaus in the Loire Valley.
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The city of Blois

The city of Blois

An amphitheatre overlooking the Loire, the result of several periods of construction
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The city of Blois

The city of Blois

An amphitheatre overlooking the Loire, the result of several periods of construction
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The avenues of trees

The avenues of trees

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The avenues of trees

The avenues of trees

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Saint-Denis-sur-Loire and the painter Bernard Lorjou

Saint-Denis-sur-Loire and the painter Bernard Lorjou

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Saint-Denis-sur-Loire and the painter Bernard Lorjou

Saint-Denis-sur-Loire and the painter Bernard Lorjou

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Chocolate in Blois

Chocolate in Blois

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Chocolate in Blois

Chocolate in Blois

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The Royal Basilica of Cléry-Saint-André

The Royal Basilica of Cléry-Saint-André

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The Royal Basilica of Cléry-Saint-André

The Royal Basilica of Cléry-Saint-André

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Gaston Couté

Gaston Couté

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Gaston Couté

Gaston Couté

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František Kupka and James Joyce at Beaugency 

František Kupka and James Joyce at Beaugency 

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František Kupka and James Joyce at Beaugency 

František Kupka and James Joyce at Beaugency 

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Le Château de Chambord

Le Château de Chambord

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Le Château de Chambord

Le Château de Chambord

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Saint-Dyé, Chambord’s Port

Saint-Dyé, Chambord’s Port

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Saint-Dyé, Chambord’s Port

Saint-Dyé, Chambord’s Port

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Cour-sur-Loire and the revival of the ferry

Cour-sur-Loire and the revival of the ferry

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Cour-sur-Loire and the revival of the ferry

Cour-sur-Loire and the revival of the ferry

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The alluvial grasslands

The alluvial grasslands

Landscape, biodiversity and farming practices
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The alluvial grasslands

The alluvial grasslands

Landscape, biodiversity and farming practices
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La Loire, le plus long fleuve de France

La Loire, le plus long fleuve de France

Un fleuve vivant, protégé, capricieux et toujours utilisé
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Château de Boumois

Château de Boumois

Anjou’s last gothic château
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Château de Boumois

Château de Boumois

Anjou’s last gothic château
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The Trêves Tower

The Trêves Tower

A witness to mediaeval fortifications along the Loire
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The Trêves Tower

The Trêves Tower

A witness to mediaeval fortifications along the Loire
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The Saint-Eusèbe promontory

The Saint-Eusèbe promontory

A remarkable view and a rendezvous with history
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The Saint-Eusèbe promontory

The Saint-Eusèbe promontory

A remarkable view and a rendezvous with history
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Adapting to hillside life

Adapting to hillside life

River, valleys and plateau, a structured area since the Middle Ages
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Adapting to hillside life

Adapting to hillside life

River, valleys and plateau, a structured area since the Middle Ages
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The vegetable economy

The vegetable economy

Vegetation engineering in Anjou, high-level specialised knowhow
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The vegetable economy

The vegetable economy

Vegetation engineering in Anjou, high-level specialised knowhow
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19th-century villages

19th-century villages

Recent settlements, appropriate town planning and churches that do themselves proud
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19th-century villages

19th-century villages

Recent settlements, appropriate town planning and churches that do themselves proud
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The Authion Valley, France’s own polder

The Authion Valley, France’s own polder

Dutch methods at the Loire Valley’s service
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The Authion Valley, France’s own polder

The Authion Valley, France’s own polder

Dutch methods at the Loire Valley’s service
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The Trélazé slate quarries

The Trélazé slate quarries

Age-old mining activities, knowhow and quality
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The Trélazé slate quarries

The Trélazé slate quarries

Age-old mining activities, knowhow and quality
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Le Cadre Noir

Le Cadre Noir

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Prieurale de Cunault

Prieurale de Cunault

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Gennes, un site gallo-romain majeur

Gennes, un site gallo-romain majeur

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L’Abbaye de Saint-Maur

L’Abbaye de Saint-Maur

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Le Manoir de la Ménitré

Le Manoir de la Ménitré

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Le Bon roi René et Jeanne de Laval

Le Bon roi René et Jeanne de Laval

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Les champs de fleurs

Les champs de fleurs

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Grau Garriga

Grau Garriga

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Les églises "à l envers"

Les églises "à l'envers"

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La station d exhaure

La station d'exhaure

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Un paysage minier en Anjou

Un paysage minier en Anjou

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Gare de Tours

Gare de Tours

L’architecte de la gare d’Orsay à Paris : Victor Laloux
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Ateliers SNCF disparus 

Ateliers SNCF disparus 

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The town of 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.
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The town of 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.
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Leisure activities and the Loire

Leisure activities and the Loire

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Leisure activities and the Loire

Leisure activities and the Loire

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Joan of Arc and the Loire

Joan of Arc and the Loire

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Joan of Arc and the Loire

Joan of Arc and the Loire

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The Loire festival

The Loire festival

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The Loire festival

The Loire festival

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The Pont de l’Europe bridge

The Pont de l’Europe bridge

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The Pont de l’Europe bridge

The Pont de l’Europe bridge

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Villandry, exemple d’une reconstitution

Les jardins de Villandry sont une reconstitution exemplaire de l’environnement renaissance d’un château du Val de Loire.
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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.
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Château de Chenonceau

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.
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Château de Chenonceau

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.
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Marnay spur

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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Marnay spur

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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La ville de Tours

La ville de Tours

Entre Cher et Loire, densité patrimoniale et monuments repères
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La ville d Angers

La ville d'Angers

Une ville du bassin de la Loire sur les bords de la Maine
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