Expert event marketer Laurie Sharp found herself trotting through the Loire Valley in France in June, riding from castle to ...

From its fabled châteaux and flower-filled villages to the fêted river at its heart, the magic of the Loire Valley never ...

Amboise, France -- The speedometer reached 130 kilometers per hour as we raced in our rental car out of Paris to the Loire Valley. Once we got there, the pace slowed considerably.

Amboise offers delights, Leonardo da Vinci sights in France’s Loire Valley What makes Amboise so attractive to ancient nobles and modern commuters makes it appealing to tourists, too. Saturday ...

Five hundred years ago this fall, Leonardo da Vinci arrived in Amboise, a small town on France’s Loire River, bringing with him his three most famous paintings – “Mona Lisa,&#8221… ...

Known as the Cradle of the French, the Loire Valley is a land of fairy tale castles, royal residences and incredible Renaissance architecture. This historic region is home to about 300 magnificent ...

Stretching almost 185 miles long, the region starts about an hour and a half outside of Paris in Central France, and runs down the Loire River through historic cities such as Amboise, Angers ...

Although many of Leonardo's grandest designs were never fully executed, visitors to the Loire Valley's vineyard-covered landscapes can still see imprints of the artist's genius 500 years later.