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Drive Around Loire Valley
This guide expertly divides the Loire Valley into touring areas - one per chapter. The best of the Loire Valley is offered, from its glorious chateaux to its quiet backwaters, from the world-renowned Le Mans to the opulent Upper Reaches, and from the vineyards of Sancerre to the Gothic masterpiece of Chartres. In every chapter, you will find up-to-date attraction, lodging, shopping and eating recommendations for individual towns, or for the area as a whole. This title takes you a drive through the South Touraine, a region of ancient fortifications and excellent wines. It shows you the sights of historic Orleans; the windmills, wheat fields and undulating forests of Eure-et-Loir and a tour of Bourges, a region rich in historic beauty that dates back to the Roman Empire.
288 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2002
About the author
Andrew Sanger
42 books3 followersAndrew Sanger is a travel writer and novelist who has lived and worked in several countries, including Greece, India, the USA and the Languedoc region of southern France. Andrew now lives in the New Forest, on England's south coast.
His six novels in print are Bella's Wish (2026, about love and friendship in old age); On Romford Road (2025, a 100-year-saga of two rival East London families who take different routes from poverty to riches); The J-Word (2009 and 2018, about secular Jewish identity); The Slave (2013, about human trafficking, freedom and lawlessness); Love (2015, a vivid tale of heartbreak on the hippy trail); and The Unknown Mrs Rosen (2020; about a former spy at the end of her life) .
Andrew is also the author of about forty travel guides, and co-author of many more, mainly on France and French regions, Ireland, the Canary Islands and Israel. His most recent travel books are pocket guides to Normandy (published by Footprint, 2013), and a new edition of Top Ten Dublin (Dorling Kindersley, 2020).
As a journalist, Andrew has contributed to a wide spectrum of print and online publications, including most UK national newspapers, and for ten years edited a travel magazine for French Railways.
His six novels in print are Bella's Wish (2026, about love and friendship in old age); On Romford Road (2025, a 100-year-saga of two rival East London families who take different routes from poverty to riches); The J-Word (2009 and 2018, about secular Jewish identity); The Slave (2013, about human trafficking, freedom and lawlessness); Love (2015, a vivid tale of heartbreak on the hippy trail); and The Unknown Mrs Rosen (2020; about a former spy at the end of her life) .
Andrew is also the author of about forty travel guides, and co-author of many more, mainly on France and French regions, Ireland, the Canary Islands and Israel. His most recent travel books are pocket guides to Normandy (published by Footprint, 2013), and a new edition of Top Ten Dublin (Dorling Kindersley, 2020).
As a journalist, Andrew has contributed to a wide spectrum of print and online publications, including most UK national newspapers, and for ten years edited a travel magazine for French Railways.
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November 17, 2008
The photographs inspired enthusiasm, the text provided useful info and tips, and the driving routes were indispensable.
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