Lake Rillé on the Indre-et-Loire border, besides being a watersports centre, is now also an exceptional bird sanctuary.
The Ligue de Protection des Oiseaux de Touraine (L.P.O., the Bird Protection League) organises weekly bird spottings on the lake in July and August.
L.P.O.
Tél : (33) 2 47 51 81 81
Aigrette garzette
A steam train snakes along the edge of the lake.
You can also discover the by-gone charm of the lake from Rillé Lake's historical train.
Tél : (33) 2 47 96 42 91
www.trains-fr.org/aecfm
The Pays Loire Nature, Langeais, Castelvalérie, Racan, Choisilles...
The green Touraine region invites you for a stroll...
Its history and gentle pleasures of life, its architecture and cultural heritage... a whole region is open to you...
O.T. de Langeais :
37130 Langeais
Tél : (33)2 47 96 58 22
Tours
The historical heart of the city, Plumereau Square, is the ideal place to feel the pulse of the city at the foot of the half-timbered houses.
You should also visit : the Basilique Saint Martin, the cathédrale Saint-Gatien, and the Cloitre de la Psalette.
O.T. de Tours
78-82 rue Bernard Palissy
Tél : (33)2 47 70 37 37
www.ligeris.com
The Chateaux de la Loire...
They are known throughout the world. The most famous ones are Chambord, Chenonceau, Azay le Rideau, Blois, Amboise, Cheverny...
Château de Chenonceau
Tours - Pont Wilson
Paysage de Touraine...
Parks and gardens...
10 unforgettable sites: Château d'Amboise, 14 hectares of the Pagode de Chanteloup, Château de Valmer, Bourdaisière, the Prieuré Saint-Cosme, Villandry, La Chatonnière, Château d' Ussé...
www.jardinsentouraine.com
Jardins et parc de Villandry
The Loire Valley and its troglodytes...
The Loire, the last wild river in Europe, has always used its freedom to create unique landscapes of islands, sandbanks and troglodytes attached to freestone.
www.valdeloire.org
ViticultureThe Loire Valley is one of the great French wine regions, with its Bourgueil, Touraine and Chinon wines. The Wine Tourist Route assists and accompanies you in your exploration as it guides you along the Loire to meet both landscapes and wine professionals.
The Touraine - Val de Loire wine tourist route :
www.interloire.comMore details :Comité Départemental du Tourisme de Touraine
9 rue Bouffon
37032 Tours cedex
Tél (33) 2 47 31 42 57
http://www.tourisme-touraine.com/
Cave dwelling
The tourist routes
The Route des Dames de Touraine.
This route leads us to the traces of some of the great female figures in French history.
The Route Historique de la Vallée des Rois
This route, frequented by the Kings of France for centuries, retraces the spiritual and cultural life at the origin of many exceptional historical monuments.
The Community of North East Touraine is associated with Huttopia in developping the Lake Rillé area.
The Region
