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Travel Blogs from Salbris
If the French can do it, so can I!
... sur-Loire. Running along the river side was a lovely area which invited camping. But there was this sign which said no camping cars between 1900 and 0900. Spoilsports! I bet the French wouldn't have obeyed it. Never mind! We found a car park in the centre of town in front of the big church. Food consumed and then to bed. Noisy, because of the lorries charging through the town centre but fab fun!
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Chambord and the Chateau
... building. The numbers are extraordinary … 440 rooms, 282 fireplaces and 88 staircases. Needless to say Kate stuck pretty close to me as we were walking around, because getting lost would be quite easy – and finding your way out again quite difficult!
In the middle of the chateau is a double-helix spiral staircase – this is a double spiral staircase, which two people can go up or down without ever meeting - it is believed to have been designed ...
Patisserie Pig Out #2 (Tim)
... as a hunting lodge. After 3 Chateaus we are now experts in neo- gothic and renaissance architecture - even the boys. After the PPO and Chambord we were running late and hit a traffic jam in Tours. We were late arriving in Azay but were delighted to find the excellent municipal campsite well set up for late comers. The site is right next to the chateau down by the Indre river which looks full of fish. Very beautiful. Plan tomorrow is to repair/replace Nicks "kaput roue"and head to the ...
Almost Chateaued Out
... opted out of this. The gardens and lawns are beautiful and after a week of chateaus it is hard to decide which one I like the best as they all have different aspects that appeal to me. One more to go. Back on the bikes and we head for Chambord - the final chateau. The weather has turned a little cooler today and we are riding through forests where the tracks are not as well ...
Farewell Amboise Hello Cheverny
... the things that stands out at this one with them being the most sumptuous and luxurious in Europe at the time they were built. The harnesses were made by the Hermes Company at the end of the 19th century. The grounds are beautiful with ancient oak trees and modern sculptured gardens which are part of the 21 hectares of grounds. This was our lunch spot today and Alan and Marie had organized another lovely picnic lunch. After a long leisurely lunch it is back on the bikes ...
Other places to stay in Salbris
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Domaine de Valaudran
route de Romorantin, Salbris | 3 star hotelfrom $122 -
Hotel Le Parc - Sologne
8, Avenue d'Orleans, Salbris | 3 star hotelfrom $115 -
Hotel La Sauldraie
81 Avenue d'Orleans, Salbris | Hotelfrom $86 -
Le Dauphin Hotel
57 Boulevard De La Republique, Salbris | Hotel
