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2. Loire Valley - Wikipedia

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   Sunset on the Loire River from the Château de Montsoreau-Museum of Contemporary Art. The Loire Valley (French: Vallée de la Loire, pronounced [vale də la lwaʁ]), spanning 280 kilometres (170 mi), [1] is a valley located in the middle stretch of the Loire river in central France, in both the administrative regions Pays de la Loire and Centre-Val de Loire.

3. Châteaux of the Loire Valley - Wikipedia

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   Châteaux of the Loire Valley. The châteaux of the Loire Valley (French: châteaux de la Loire) are part of the architectural heritage of the historic towns of Amboise, Angers, Blois, Chinon, Montsoreau, Orléans, Saumur, and Tours along the river Loire in France. They illustrate Renaissance ideals of design in France.

4. Loire - Wikipedia

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   The Loire (/ lwɑːr / LWAR, US also / luˈɑːr / loo-AR, French: [lwaʁ] ⓘ; Occitan: Léger [ˈledʒe]; Arpitan: Lêre; Breton: Liger; Latin: Liger) is the longest river in France and the 171st longest in the world. [4] With a length of 1,006 kilometres (625 mi), [2] it drains 117,054 km 2 (45,195 sq mi), more than a fifth of France's land ...

5. Château de Chambord - Wikipedia

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   Château de Chambord. The Château de Chambord (French pronunciation: [ʃɑto d (ə) ʃɑ̃bɔʁ]) in Chambord, Centre-Val de Loire, France, is one of the most recognisable châteaux in the world because of its very distinctive French Renaissance architecture, which blends traditional French medieval forms with classical Renaissance structures.

6. Château de Chenonceau - Wikipedia

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   Coordinates. 47°19′29″N1°04′13″E / 47.3247°N 1.0704°E. The Château de Chenonceau (French: [ʃɑto də ʃənɔ̃so]) is a French château spanning the river Cher, near the small village of Chenonceaux, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire. [ 1 ] It is one of the best-known châteaux of the Loire Valley.

7. Touraine - Wikipedia

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   Touraine. Touraine (US: / tuˈreɪn, tuˈrɛn /; [1][2][3] French: [tuʁɛn] ⓘ) is one of the traditional provinces of France. Its capital was Tours. During the political reorganization of French territory in 1790, Touraine was divided between the departments of Indre-et-Loire, Loir-et-Cher, Indre and Vienne.