Luxury fractional ownership allows you to own a vacation home in a location of your choice without having to worry about repairs and upkeep. What's more, rather than paying the full price for a second home you only pay for the weeks that you will stay there. This new type of vacation home ownership is starting to become more popular as busy professionals and discerning families search for a better way to spend their vacation time. At the same time, it's more comfortable than living out of your suitcase in luxury hotels.
Glorious Gastronomy and the Enchanting French Loire Valley By :
Corina ClemenceThe Loire Valley known as "the Garden of France" is a fertile place where a rich farmland is spread on both sides of the beautiful Loire river. The region became the favourite residence of French Kings and Queens from the middle ages to the Renaissance. Little by little, strongholds had become magnificent castles of the Renaissance, which had been restored during the 17th and 18th centuries.
The Loire Valley ? a Veritable Gastro-Cycling Paradise By :
Corina ClemenceEnvisage a land of mile after mile of nearly flat bike routes that gently sluice through a fertile river valley irrigating some of the world's finest acclaimed vineyards. Imagine enchanting renaissance castles, charming villages, and sun-flower-filled hillsides. Then, combine all this with cuisine that would make even the most seasoned chef salivate. The few drivers you encounter are courteous and pleasant showing an admiration for the cyclist. Do you know where you are? This is not fantasyland
Live Like Johnny Depp in a Castle in France By :
Corina ClemenceYou might not spend $16,000 for a bottle of 1978 Romanee Conti in a restaurant in London and hang around with Rolling stones bad boys Ron Wood and Keith Richards, but you can spend a week or two living like Johnny Depp in a French castle.
The beautiful Loire Valley of France ? Picturesque Golf Vacation Destination By :
Corina ClemenceTourists to France who bring along their golf clubs will not be disappointed or have to face the challenges of arranging tee times as they typically do when visiting Ireland and Scotland. In France there are 280,000 registered golfers for 340 courses. This means lots of available tee times and no crowds on a course.
Loire Valley Wines ? 5 Wine Appellations Scattered Among the Historic Chateaux By :
Corina ClemenceThe Loire River in France winds through the Touraine region for almost 100 kilometres dotted with many amazing French chateau open to the public and a wonderful location for a holiday. There are 5 AOC wines (Appelations d'origine Controlees - wines of controlled origin and quality) awarded throughout this region: Touraine, Touraine Amboise, Touraine Azay-le-Rideau, Touraine Mesland and the latest being Touraine Noble-Joue awarded its AOC status in 2001. The combination of vineyards and castle ma
The Ten best castles to tour in the Loire Valley in France By :
Corina ClemenceThe kings of France, seduced by the mild climate and the game-filled oak forests erected their sumptuous homes here in the Loire Valley. They surrounded themselves with the greatest architects and artiests of this era. This is the country of a thousand chateau. The valley is full of not only royal castles and renaissance palaces, national museum and large magnificent chateaux, but also medieval castles and fortresses, small fairy tale manors, private chateaux, medieval cities, churches, abbeys, and cathedrals. Many castles and stately homes are open to the public: some are state owned, such as Chambord and Blois; others are private, and still lived in. A huge proportion of them run sound and light shows during the summer season. Chateau de Chenonceau and Chateau de Chambord are definitely worth a visit and are close to Blois.
Loire Valley Chateaux - If Their Walls Could Talk By :
Corina ClemenceLoire Valley chateaux are full of amazing tales. At Chateau Chenonceau you can hear 'The future king was twelve and he took a mistress aged thirty-two.' The image of the chateaux of this region may be all tapestries, towers and topiary and faded furniture but for two hundred years, these great palaces were host to world-class debauchery and countless murders.
Which French Historic Loire Valley Chateaux Must You See on a Family Vacation By :
Corina ClemenceThe Loire Valley is a spectacular destination for a family vacation. There are many historical castles to see, so many that it can be difficult to decide on which ones to see before it becomes too much for the children to bare. Each of the Loire Valley castles listed below have their own special attraction.
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