Loire Valley Area

Les Marguerites Farmhouse is located in the Loire Valley which is also is known as the Garden of France and the Cradle of the French Language. It is also noteworthy for the quality of its architectural heritage, in its historic towns such as Amboise, Angers, Blois, Chinon, Nantes, Orléans, Saumur, and Tours, but in particular for its world-famous castles, such as the Châteaux d'Amboise, Château de Chambord, Château de Villandry and Chenonceau and more particularly its many cultural monuments, which illustrate to an exceptional degree the ideals of the Renaissance and the Age of the Enlightenment on western European thought and design.

In December 2000, UNESCO added the central part of the Loire River valley, between Maine and Sully-sur-Loire, to its list of World Heritage Sites. In choosing this area that includes the French départements of Loiret, Loir-et-Cher, Indre-et-Loire, and Maine-et-Loire, the committee said that the Loire Valley is: "an exceptional cultural landscape, of great beauty, comprised of historic cities and villages, great architectural monuments - the Châteaux - and lands that have been cultivated and shaped by centuries of interaction between local populations and their physical environment, in particular the Loire itself."

You can also view these locations and many more on our map of the area or our photo gallery.

Take a Look!

  • Loire Chateaux
    When visiting our farmhouse please take the time to vists one of the 300 or so Chateux in the Loire Valley area.

  • Attractions
    The house is ideally located should you wish to visit many of the famous Loire chateaux that are nearby.

  • Local Map
    View a map of the local area with points of interest highlighted.