• Amusement Parks & Attractions
  • Futuroscope le parc
  • Labyrinthus [Maze] in Indre-et-Loire [will re-open the 2003 summer]
  • Le Chateau du Plaix [The Castle of Play in St-Hilaire-en-Lignières]
• Aquariums/Gardens/Parks/Zoos
  • Aliotis Aquarium in Moulin des Tourneux
  • Floral Garden in Orleans with map and information on the park hours, calendar of events, animals and admission.
  • Le ZooParc de Beauval [Saint-Aignan]
  • Listing of Animal Parks, Aquarium, Zoo and Arboretum
  • Parc-Loire-Anjou-Touraine
  • Parc-Naturel-Brenne and more information with map
  • Villandry Gardens and Château [rated #1 in gardens]
• Archeological/Architecture/Historical Information Sights
  • Centre Val de Loire general historical information on the Loire Valley chateaux, churches and gardens
  • Directory of Historical Cathedrales in the Loire Valley
  • Loire Valley World Heritage History and Heritage
  • Prehistory at Le Grand Pressigny
• Art/Art Events/Artists/Galleries/Antiques
  • The Tourist Office of Tours Museum Directory
  • The Tourist information office directory of guided art & cultural tours
• Auto Information & Car Rentals
  • Driving in France
    • U.S. site on driving in France
    • Mileage chart for major French towns
  • Other Rental Sites
    • Automobile Rental links
    • Car rentals in Europe
    • Official French Auto Rental Sites
• Banks and Financial Information [with access to their banks around France]
  • Link to Banks in France and French speaking countries
• Bars/Cabarets/Casinos/Night Clubs/Extravaganzas
• Bistros/Cafes/Creperies/Restaurants
  • Hotels w/ Restaurants and Restaurants with Loire Valley Online
  • Fodor's restaurant directory for the Centre
  • Loire Valley World Heritage listing of Centre traditional restaurants
  • Loire Valley World Heritage listing of gastronomic restaurants in Centre
• Bookstores/CDs/DVDs/Videos
  • FNAC search, click on Region, town, book category and time frame, Fnac has stores all over France.
• Business
  • Business Services Information in the Loire
  • Gien Faience factory for it's noted dishware since 1821
• Calendar/Calendar of Events Locally
  • An official site for French Holidays
• Canal Boating
  • Link to Barging all areas of France
  • Barging in the Loire
  • Canal Barging in Centre
  • Cruises for the Insiders
  • More cruises along the Loire [scroll down to Loire]
• Chamber of Commerce Tourist Offices
  • Village of Crevant en Berry in Indre - Dept. 36 a great website on this village.
  • Trade and Industry Chamber of Commerce for Indre - Dept. 36

• Chateaux  [Historical] of the Region
  • Some of the great Chateaux of the Loire Valley, with historical information, hours, admission, park info, architectural descriptions and styles, photos and much more.
    • Amboise
    • Azay-le-Rideau
    • Blois
    • Chambord
    • Chaumont
    • Chinon
    • Chenonceaux
    • Cheverny
    • Villandry
  • The Chateau Moncontour WIinery from the 4th Century
  • Chateaux tours a huge castle site
• Clubs/Organizations
• Cultural Events [Ballet/Opera/Concerts/Symphonies]
• Embassies/Consulates/Passports/Visas/Customs
  • Visas & Passports
    • French government visa information to enter France
    • American Consulate in France regarding passports and visas
    • French Consulates in United States information by State
    • Passports & Visa Information
    • U.S. express passport service
• Emergency Services
  • French government complete emergency services guide 
  • Emergency assistance France [French only]

  • Worldwide assistance services, for travel, medical, communication, security, relocations & more.

  • France air medical emergency services

• Employment
  • Government site on employment
  • Employment, associations, job training & more
• Festivals, Special Events & More
  • Festivals of all types by Departements
• Flowers, Fruit & Vegetable Markets & Gardening in the Region
  • Fairs and markets in Tours with of Major Annual Fairs
• Gourmet Food/Cooking/Wine
  • Cheeses from the Region
  • Chocolate
  • Specialty dishes from the Region
    • Loire Valley Gastronomy, with specialties for meats, fowl, fish and vegetables/fruits, dairy produce, cakes, pastries and more
  • Wines from the Region
    • Cave des Producteurs de Vouvray [this is a wonderful wine]
    • The Chateau Moncontour Winery from the 4th Century
    • Terroir-France the French Wine Guide
    • Wines of the Loire Valley Appellations
    • Wines of the Loire Valley by kind of wine
• Government Regional Offices
  • Serveur du Conseil régional
  • Alphabetized lists of towns and villages [with population], with a link to each location's tourist office for phone, fax and address
    • The Département of Eure-et-Loir [28] 
    • The Département of Cher [18] 
    • The Département of Indre [36] 
    • The Département of Indre-et-Loire [37] 
    • The Département of Loir-et-Cher [41] 
    • The Département of Loiret [45] 
• Health Clubs/Yoga
  • Ithaque Center
  • Les Oceades Fitness Club
  • Vital Gym Club
• History information directly related to the region
  • The route Jacques Coeur  [The Route of Jacques Heart de Bourges] runs through Cher and Indre.
  • The Chateau Moncontour WIinery from the 4th Century

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