A Travelogue from a Vacation in Loire – Arriving in Tours

Oct 03, 10 A Travelogue from a Vacation in Loire – Arriving in Tours

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Planning the vacation It’s August 2010 and we are going on vacation to the Loire Valley in France. We started planning the trip about a year earlier. We visited a large number of websites to collect info about where to stay and what to see in the area. My husband is a cycle enthusiast and wanted to bring his bike. I am not...

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Cycling Holiday in the Loire Valley

Oct 03, 10 Cycling Holiday in the Loire Valley

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Some cyclists prefer climbing hills, and some prefer a flat landscape with a few rolling hills. For the last category the landscape of the Loire Valley is the perfect place. The project La Velo d’Loire was started in 1995. Their goal was to create 800 km of bike paths along the river Loire. Now in 2010, 650 km of bike...

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Sykkelferie i Loire

Sep 20, 10 Sykkelferie i Loire

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Sykkelferie i Loiredalen Ikke alle syklister foretrekker fjellklatring og for deg som er litt mer makelig anlagt er Loiredalen det perfekte sted. I 1995 ble prosjektet La Velo d’Loire startet, med et mål om å lage 800 km med sykkel stier langs Loire elven. Nå i 2010 står 650 km med sykkelstier klare til å ta imot...

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Blois

Sep 13, 10 Blois

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Blois – regnes som hovedstaden i departementet Loire-et-Cher. Den har ca 50 000 innbyggere. Blois ligger omtrent midt mellom Tours og Orleans. Det berømte Chateau d’Blois er en av de største severdighetene som ligger i denne...

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