Angers, the capital of Anjou
The city of Angers, the former capital of the Counts and Dukes of Anjou, boasts a rich historical heritage that earned it the label City of Art and History
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Ile de Noirmoutier – Ile aux Mimosas
Ile de Noirmoutier, a small island off the Vendée coast, named after its former abbey and famed for its gentle oceanic climate, earning its moniker Ile aux Mimosas
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Castle of the Dukes of Brittany – Nantes
The castle of the Dukes of Brittany is situated in Nantes, the capital of the historic Duchy of Brittany which was attached to the Kingdom of France in 1532
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Loire Valley, the Royal Valley
The Loire Valley, designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is affectionately referred to as the Royal Valley for its many majestic chateaux constructed along its banks by the kings of the French Renaissance and their vassals
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Château de Chinon, an English fortress
Château de Chinon, restored ruins of the fortress built by Henry II of England where Joan of Arc came to serve King Charles VII during the Hundred years War
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Angers Castle – Dukes Anjou
History of Angers Castle in the Loire Valley, the chateau of the Counts and Dukes of Anjou the descendants of Fulk Nerra and Louis IX’s brother Charles I
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Montlaur village – Rougier de Camarès
Montlaur, a picturesque and historical village located in the fertile Dourdou Valley in the Rougier de Camarès and inhabited since ancient times
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Rougier de Camarès – Southern Aveyron
Rougier of Camarès, a vast region of Southern Aveyron that owes the red colour of its landscapes to the large amounts of iron oxide present in its soil
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Eglise St-Pierre-St-Paul – Toulongergues
Eglise St-Pierre-St-Paul de Toulongergues near Villeneuve d’Aveyron, a gem of pre-Romanesque architecture and one of the oldest churches in Western Europe
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Colonne du Guesclin – La Motte-Broons
The Colonne du Guesclin was erected in 1841 on the site of the Château de la Motte-Broons, the castle of Bertrand du Guesclin that was pulled down in 1616
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Villandry Renaissance Château – Gardens
The Renaissance Château and gardens of Villandry in the Loire Valley, fully restored by Joachim Carvallo, and today registered as UNESCO’s World Heritage
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Agnès Sorel’s Château de Loches
Château de Loches, known as Agnès Sorel’s castle and celebrated for its medieval military architecture and featuring one of Europe’s oldest and well preserved stone dungeons
