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    The Loire Valley (French: Val de Loire, pronounced [val də lwaʁ]; Breton: Traoñ al Liger), spanning 280 kilometres (170 mi), is a valley located in the...
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    The châteaux of the Loire Valley (French: châteaux de la Loire) are part of the architectural heritage of the historic towns of Amboise, Angers, Blois...
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    The Loire Valley wine region includes the French wine regions situated along the river Loire from the Muscadet region near the city of Nantes on the Atlantic...
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    bank. The Loire gives its name to six departments: Loire, Haute-Loire, Loire-Atlantique, Indre-et-Loire, Maine-et-Loire, and Saône-et-Loire. The lower-central...
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    Centre-Val de Loire (/ˌvæl də ˈlwɑːr/, /ˌvɑːl-/, French pronunciation: [sɑ̃tʁə val də lwaʁ], lit. 'Centre-Loire Valley') or Centre Region (French: région...
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    la Loire and Centre-Val de Loire. The majority of the châteaux of the Loire Valley such as Montsoreau, Angers, Saumur or Brézé in Pays de la Loire are...
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    Maine-et-Loire (French pronunciation: [mɛn e lwaʁ] ) is a department in the Loire Valley in the Pays de la Loire region in Western France. It is named...
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    largest city in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is the prefecture of the department of Indre-et-Loire. The commune of Tours had 136,463 inhabitants...
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    vineyard, The wine-making process was carried out there. The Loire Valley (Vallée de la Loire) is home to more than 300 châteaux. They were built between...
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    its numerous monuments that are part of the Châteaux of the Loire Valley. Indre-et-Loire is one of the original 83 departments established during the...
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    sites of high cultural interest (Paris being the foremost, but also Loire Valley, Toulouse, Strasbourg, Bordeaux, Lyon and others), beaches and seaside...
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    Chalonnes-sur-Loire is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. It is located on the left bank of the river Loire in the Loire Valley UNESCO...
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    erected on the foundations of old fortresses earned this part of the Loire Valley the nickname "The Garden of France." Chinon played an important and strategic...
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    elegant, and fresh" as a favorable description of Sauvignon blanc from the Loire Valley and New Zealand. Sauvignon blanc, when slightly chilled, pairs well with...
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    prefecture in Le Puy-en-Velay, covers the upper reaches of the Loire and consists of the Loire Valley and the surrounding mountains in the Massif Central. It...
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    Chenin blanc (known also as Pineau de la Loire among other names) is a white wine grape variety from the Loire Valley of France. Its high acidity means it...
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  • The Loire Valley chansonniers are a related group of songbooks copied in the Loire Valley region of central France c. 1465-c. 1475 and produced in the...
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  • 16.5% abv raspberry liqueur modelled after a liqueur produced in the Loire Valley of France during the late 17th century. The Chambord product brand has...
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    Montsoreau (category Communes of Maine-et-Loire)
    pronunciation: [mɔ̃sɔʁo] ) is a commune of the Loire Valley in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France on the Loire, 160 km (99 mi) from the Atlantic coast...
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    century, when Cardinal Richelieu transported cuttings of the vine to the Loire Valley. They were planted at the Abbey of Bourgueil under the care of an abbot...
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  • There are many dishes considered part of French cuisine. Some dishes are considered universally accepted as part of the national cuisine, while others...
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    wine. It is made at the western end of the Loire Valley, near the city of Nantes in the Pays de la Loire region. It is made from the Melon de Bourgogne...
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    Château de la Motte-Husson (category Châteaux of the Loire Valley)
    (Angel Adoree). Château de la Motte-Husson (c. 1910) Châteaux of the Loire Valley List of castles in France Chilton, Louis (2019-11-24). "Escape to the...
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    Sancerre (wine) (category Loire AOCs)
    the eastern part of the Loire valley, southeast of Orléans. Almost all of the appellation lies on the left bank of the Loire, opposite Pouilly-Fumé. It...
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    capital city of Loir-et-Cher department, in Centre-Val de Loire, France, on the banks of the lower Loire river between Orléans and Tours. With 45,898 inhabitants...
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    With 6 million tourists a year, the castles of the Loire Valley (French: châteaux) and the Loire Valley itself are the third leading tourist destination...
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    (Telemark, Norway) Iron Gate (Romania/Serbia) Lauterbrunnen Valley (Bern, Switzerland) Loire Valley with its famous castles (France) Midt-Telemark (Telemark...
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    used to make red wines, most notably grown in Beaujolais and in the Loire Valley around Tours. Its full name is Gamay Noir à Jus Blanc. It is a very old...
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    labels by the early 2000s, several years before the deadline. In the Loire Valley, Pinot gris produces a single variety rose wine described as 'gris' in...
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    Château de Cheverny (category Historic house museums in Centre-Val de Loire)
    in Cheverny, Loir-et-Cher, France. It is one of the châteaux of the Loire Valley. Henry Le Mareschau was the owner of Cheverny in 1315, held under the...
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