The first sites to be Qualité Tourisme accredited

Published on 05 February 2010 - Updated 22 December 2010
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The Château and gardens of Villandry, Bateau St Martin and the Troglodytes des Goupillères are the very first sites in the Loire Valley to have been awarded this national accreditation.

 

An audit carried out by an independent firm has checked over a hundred criteria proving the warm welcome and high-quality facilities in these sites.
 
Villandry has committed to the excellence initiative under way in the main heritage sites of the Loire Valley, part of which focuses on "quality". 19 châteaux and main monuments in the Loire Valley are involved.
 
 

Villandry is also finding innovative ways to tend its gardens and shifting entirely to organic techniques

 
The nine gardeners at Villandry have abandoned synthetic fertilisers and chemical pesticides in favour of organic prevention - by using natural predators (ladybirds and mealy bugs) against the insects which feed off plants.
What's more, thermal tools have been replaced with quieter, more environmentally friendly electrical machinery.

 

Qualité Tourisme
Château et jardins de Villandry
Bateau Saint Martin
Vallée troglodytiques des Goupillères Les grands sites patrimoniaux du Val de Loire

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