Loir-Et-Cher: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

Character and landscape

Loire-et-Cher is promoted as a destination that combines historical heritage, activities, preserved nature and local terroir. The Loire in Loire-et-Cher is part of a river landscape that has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000. The Sologne in Loire-et-Cher is characterised by forests and 3,000 ponds. Travellers wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Loir-Et-Cher can then search for accommodation.

Nature and cycle routes

Loire-et-Cher offers more than 1,200 kilometres of marked cycling tourism routes. The Châteaux de la Loire à Vélo network in Loire-et-Cher comprises 15 circular routes with a total of more than 500 kilometres of marked paths. Sologne à Vélo offers 140 kilometres of marked routes and passes through forests, alongside ponds, past half-timbered houses and through clearings populated by animals. Sologne à Vélo is accessible from Lamotte-Beuvron railway station. Chambord offers more than 30 kilometres of paths through its park. The ZooParc de Beauval is home to 35,000 animals from 800 species across 46 hectares.

Culture and history

UNESCO lists Chambord and Blois among the monuments of the Loire Valley that illustrate medieval and Renaissance history. In the wider regional surroundings of Loire-et-Cher lies the Château royal de Blois. It offers a HistoPad visit focusing on the château’s past, architecture and court life; the visit includes the royal apartments and the Museum of Fine Arts. The former river port of Saint-Dyé-sur-Loire transported building materials for the Château de Chambord. The Maison de la Loire can organise tailor-made programmes in Saint-Dyé-sur-Loire combining a guided tour of the village, a guided nature activity and a traditional boat trip.

The surrounding area of Loire-et-Cher is home to Château de Chambord and Parc de Chambord. The wider regional surroundings of Loire-et-Cher also include the château de Cour-sur-Loire, Abbaye Saint-Laumer de Blois and Parc de Menars. Château de Cheverny has six themed gardens.

Cuisine

Cheverny is a dry still wine produced south of Blois in the Loire-et-Cher département, near Sologne, the Loire and the châteaux of Chambord and Cheverny. AOP Selles-sur-Cher is known for its creamy texture and delicacy. The cuisine of Loire-et-Cher includes Loire wines, goat’s cheese, seasonal produce and local expertise.

Anyone wishing to find a holiday apartment in Loire-et-Cher can continue selecting a location via the following location pages: Angé, Blois, Cheverny, Fougères-Sur-Bièvre, Maves, Méhers, Mont-Près-Chambord, Montrichard, Ouchamps, Pontlevoy, Saint-Gourgon, Sasnières, Vallières-Les-Grandes, Chouzy-Sur-Cisse, Crouy-Sur-Cosson, Mesland, Selles Saint Denis, Lignières, Pierrefitte-Sur-Sauldre, Villeherviers, Josnes, Montoire-Sur-Le-Loir, La Chaussée-Saint-Victor, Vouzon, Vineuil, Vendôme, Thésée, Saint-Ouen, Saint-Gervais-La-Forêt, Montlivault, La Ville-Aux-Clercs, Chitenay, Chissay-En-Touraine, Chaumont-Sur-Tharonne, Bracieux, Villexanton, Troo, Champigny-En-Beauce, Averdon, Monteaux, Suèvres, La Ferté-Saint-Cyr, Chaumont-Sur-Loire, Mer, Cellettes, Onzain, Villerable, Saint-Laurent-Nouan, Cellé, Salbris, Neung-Sur-Beuvron, Saint-Aignan, La Ferté-Imbault, Saint-Denis-Sur-Loire, Saint-Georges-Sur-Cher, Cour-Sur-Loire, Villebarou, La Colombe, Cour-Cheverny, Les Hayes, Sassay, Soings-En-Sologne, Souvigny-En-Sologne, Veilleins, Meusnes, Huisseau-Sur-Cosson, Muides-Sur-Loire, Saint-Romain-Sur-Cher, Candé-Sur-Beuvron, Maray, Mondoubleau, Gièvres, La Fontenelle, Seillac, Sainte-Anne, Avaray, Saint-Julien-De-Chédon, Lamotte-Beuvron, Selles-Sur-Cher, Chémery, Contres, Noyers-Sur-Cher, Saint-Claude-De-Diray, Maslives, Chaon, Chambord, Yvoy-Le-Marron, Cormeray, Monthou-Sur-Cher, Montrouveau, Tour-En-Sologne, Montrieux-En-Sologne, Orchaise, Bourre, Theillay, Santenay, Saint-Avit, Nouan-Le-Fuzelier, Romorantin-Lanthenay, La Marolle-En-Sologne, Couture-Sur-Loir, Courmemin, Pouillé, Chambon-Sur-Cisse, Oisly, Authon, Thoury, Dhuizon, Séris, Mulsans, Sambin, Feings, Saint-Léonard-En-Beauce, Couffy, Lunay, Couddes, Vievy-Le-Rayé, Veuves, Souesmes, Saint-Viâtre, Valaire, Châteauvieux, Mur-De-Sologne, Millançay, Villeny, Châtres-Sur-Cher, Lorges, Saint-Amand-Longpré, Chailles, Prunay-Cassereau, Mennetou-sur-Cher, Thenay, Seigy, Fossé, La Ferté-Beauharnais, Saint-Lubin-en-Vergonnois, Lassay-sur-Croisne, Faverolles-sur-Cher, Droué, Beauchêne, Monthou-sur-Bièvre, Vernou-en-Sologne, Landes-le-Gaulois, Saint-Bohaire, Oucques, Choussy, Villavard, Mareuil-sur-Cher, Concriers, Lavardin, Seur, Molineuf, Renay, Saint-Dyé-sur-Loire, Fortan, Briou, Talcy, Saint-Rimay.

For the higher-level travel overview: Centre.