LOIRE VALLEY: GENERAL INFORMATION Go back to Loire Valley guide
Blois has steep, twisting medieval streets. It was something of a second capital
of France in the 16th century. The area surrounding has some of the countries
finest cahteaux and is perfect for cycling.
Tours remains a medieval town iwht the cosmopolitan and bourgeois air of a French
provincial city. It was devastated in WWII but has been mostly rebuilt. The purest
French is spoken in Tours.
Amboise is a picturesque hillside town only a day trip from Tours. Leonardo da
Vinci came to live here.
TOURIST OFFICES
Blois
3 Ave Jean Laigret, open May to September, 9am to 7pm (Sunday from 10am). Closed
noon to 2pm and on Sunday. Tel. 02 5490 4141, Fax. 02 5490 4149
Tours
76 Rue Bernard Palissy, Tel. 02 4770 3737, Fax. 02 4761 1422
Amboise
The Accueil d'Amboise tourist office, 7 quia Gènèral de Gaulle
(closed Sunday in winter), Tel 02 4757 0928, Fax 02 4757 1435
INTERNET CAFES
The hostels in all centres in the Loire Valley have internet cafes or can direct
you to one. Alternatively try the tourist office. If you know of any internet
cafes in this region please email us at france@backpackglobe.com
