Loire Valley Photos

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Final France post!

First of all I need to apologize for the delay in blog posts! We’ve been traveling quite a bit from place to place and have definitely not had a good internet connection!

Once we reached Greece our wifi was somewhat limited and it takes more than a tenuous connection to update the blog

I’ll be sending updates to catch you all up on our adventures! We are a bit behind on posts, this is our last France post then we have some Greece ones coming up

In a way it allows us to reflect more on our previous stops and re-live some memories we just made.

Currently we are in Rome and loving the city. We tend to really enjoy the large cities, the hustle and bustle and the noise is almost comforting after some time on the Greek Islands.

For now enjoy out Loire Valley chateau-hopping photo sets, it was such a truly stunning area to visit.

We also made sure to go wine tasting at a few spots and to our surprise, tasting is free! We are used to $20 tastings at home so this was a welcome surprise. A bottle purchase is encouraged so of course we needed up with a few incredibly reasonably priced bottles by the end of our stay.

Exploring the city of Tours, a great medieval feel and the main hub of the Loire Valley. Most people base themselves here and we can see why!
Chateau Villandry has one of the most beautiful gardens of the entire region. This outdoor space easily rivals Versailles in terms of greenery and flowers and views. We explored the grounds and loved frolicking through the fields
Chateau de Chenoncau was our next chateau stop. This is one of the most visited places of the entire Loire Valley. We loved the stunning moat and gardens as well as the true classic French architecture. This was home to Catherine de Medici, who ruled from these rooms, among other extremely famous and influential French women.
You can’t visit all these chateaus without getting some wine! Chateau de Valmer is known for its champagne and grounds to explore. Chloe, the woman working the front desk was incredibly kind and allowed us the latest entry possible so we had the gardens to ourselves! This was a last minute addition but one of the most memorable stops as we sipped champagne and skipped around in the pure beauty

Au Revoir!

Jamie & Austin

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