B&R Staff | May 3, 2013
Eat + Drink | Recipes

As they didn’t have an oven, the Tatin sisters had to cook this classic French apple tart on a stove. more...

B&R Staff | May 3, 2013
Eat + Drink | Cuisine

Known as "the garden of France" and famous for its gastronomy and douceur (mildness), the cuisine of the Loire Valley has muc more...

Dave Bowden | Apr 25, 2013
Eat + Drink | Vines & Wines

Wine has always been part of life here; Henri IV is reputed to have said of a Loire wine... more...

B&R Staff | Apr 24, 2013
See + Do | Must Sees

Dotted with châteaux (castles) and besought by war, the history of the Loire Valley is long and involved. more...

Kathy Stewart | Apr 7, 2012
Accolades | Media Mentions

There's a castle in my bike's side-view mirror. But it's not just any castle. It's the castle said to have inspired the tale more...

Loire
Valley

Grand chateaux, centuries of history,
and the cuisine? Epicurean heaven.
There’s a reason it’s called
“the valley of kings.”

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