La Loire à Vélo : itinéraire cyclo touristique au bord de la Loire

1 week from Blois to Saumur

An ideal route for discovering the cities of Blois, Amboise, Tours and Saumur...
Train Loire à Vélo

Embark on trains specially designed for bikes!
From Saumur to the Atlantic Ocean

This cycle route from Saumur to the Atlantic Ocean is brimming over with exceptional heritage...
1 week from Cuffy to Blois

The programme for this trip includes the Loire and its islands...

The route

The Loire à Vélo is a 900-kilometer cycle route that connects Cuffy (near Nevers) to Saint-Brevin-les-Pins (Loire-Atlantique).

Château de La Bourdaisière

The cheerful garden patches are what makes La Bourdaisière unique, as well as its Tomato Conservatory that houses no less […]
- MONTLOUIS-SUR-LOIRE
Château and Gardens of Villandry

A host of colours: purple basil, red peppers, blue leeks… The exceptional beauty of the decorative kitchen garden is what […]
- VILLANDRY
Saint-Cosme priory – Ronsard House

Mignonne allons voir si la rose… The rose is on highlight in the gardens of the priory that was home […]
- LA RICHE
Château of Langeais and its park

With its working drawbridge, wall-walk and machicolations, the castle built on Louis XI’s orders presents a defensive presence at first […]
- LANGEAIS
Château of Azay-le-Rideau

The castle of Azay-le-Rideau, listed as a Unesco World Heritage site, offers the scenes of monumental restoration, where stonemasons, carpenters […]
- AZAY-LE-RIDEAU

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Great ideas for travelling alone along La Loire à Vélo

You have a crazy desire to set off on a cycle trip along La Loire à Vélo, but there’s just one snag, no one is available to experience this crazy adventure with you. What should you do?

Published on 15 October 2021

Bridges to admire and cross along La Loire à Vélo

The Loire à Vélo cycle route offers an opportunity to explore all the wonders of this unspoiled river. With its breath-taking flora and fauna, the Loire River will amaze you as you travel along it. This route is also well known for its exceptional built heritage. The numerous châteaux of the Loire obviously come to mind, but you will also come across other equally impressive constructions: the bridges. More than 40 bridges span the Loire and connect towns to each other.

Published on 15 October 2021

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