Loire Cycle Route: Orléans to Saumur in 5 days

Eight châteaux in five days, almost always by the river and almost without a climb: from Orléans via Beaugency and a detour to Chambord, on to Blois and Chaumont, through Amboise to Tours, to the gardens of Villandry and the moated château of Azay-le-Rideau, and finally past Ussé and the fortress of Chinon to Saumur. 229 kilometres on the fully signposted “La Loire à Vélo” cycle route.