Travelogues Centre-Val de Loire

This is all about Joan of Arc

Today we head to Orléans; unlike the youths, who played volleyball in the dark until 10:45 PM, we are awake at 6 AM. The campsite neighbor, who is walking to her father and comes...

In the morning, we are disturbed in our tent by unusual noises. I suspect it's road construction where asphalt seams are being sealed with tar and gas burners. It’s supposed to...

Today we're spending the day in Orléans, and you'll find some impressions of this wonderful city in this blog. The cathedral will get its own post.

Castles like sand on the beach

Culture and climate change

Christian is a little unlucky sometimes because he is married to a teacher. That means I want to do history every now and then! He experienced this first hand in Poitiers and...

Today we are going via Tours to Amboise. Due to the expected 38 °C, we are only traveling 45 km so that we can arrive at the campsite by noon and enjoy the rising heat there.

Today we are heading to Savonnières on the Cher. This teaches us that not only old American beauty icons have that name. Breakfast today will be in the city.

Today we start at 7:00 AM from the hotel and have 85 km ahead of us with a later temperature of 37 °C.

An extraordinary green oasis

Continuing north along the departmental road, following the Loire River (that's how the French describe it, although I would say we are heading west). This entire valley is...

Visit from friends

Waking up in the countryside, the rooster crowing and the sun slowly filling the land with light, dreamlike! Nevertheless, after breakfast we had to say goodbye with a...

We visited the cathedral both in the morning and in the evening. The impressions are completely different, and I highly recommend doing a double visit. In the evening, the...

I thought Orléans was a bustling city, loud, dirty and not for cyclists. The opposite was the case, it was totally relaxed, very clean and so beautiful that I ended up getting a...

The morning weather did not invite us to get up, the weather app predicted sunshine soon, so get out of bed, straight behind the wheel (even without coffee) and off to Orleans....

On the way: Caves, for example as wine cellars

After surviving the storm in the tent, we should have been able to rest at night - but far from it: a lantern that turned on and off every 30 seconds and was located right next...

On our way to Angers, we spent a few days in Azay-le-Rideau, a small charming village blessed with its water castle and a small selection of good bars and restaurants, including...

The night was very cold again, so I put all my jackets over my sleeping bag. This way I was still able to sleep well and warm all around. The birds woke us up promptly at half...

You can't do without cycling completely, it's about 20km from Jargeau to Orleans. A break on the way today too In Orleans we visit the impressive cathedral, which houses many...

Today we woke up again at half past six. It rained half the night. The temperatures were accordingly cold. But our warm muesli warmed us up again. Yesterday evening we had a...

This morning at eight o'clock we met and set off towards France with all our belongings and, of course, our bikes. The car journey via Besancon and Dijon was very pleasant and...

We are parked up in an Aire-Camping-Car, which are cheap or free parking for campervans near villages. This one is free, €2.50 for water. It is a lovely, quiet village, nothing...

Yesterday all my senses were pampered once again before 10 days of complete silence. In the small town of Bourges, I treat myself to a massage, delicious restaurant food in...

Yesterday I drove to Saint-Jean-de-Luz, a lakeside town whose name sounds as beautiful as the place itself feels during a short stay - very beautiful, almost too fine. There are...

The day starts well: overslept! Finally, at half past nine, we are on our bikes; it's relatively cool, cloudy, and windy - and how: a strong west wind blows in our faces; the...

So, now the full day in Orleans. I'm writing all of this today, already in Dijon, as an office file, of which I still don't know how to accommodate it at Vakantio!? But Dijon...

On Sunday, initially we didn't want to continue, as a day of rest and a shorter tour for shopping would have been preferred. Moreover, very high heat was forecasted, so even...