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The Loire river valley is the region around the river Loire in France, located about 200km south of Paris and extending for about 300-400km from east to west. It is considered the birthplace of the French language. The Loire valley contains historic towns and villages, great architectural monuments, many world-famous castles and many wineries. In the year 2000 UNESCO added the central part of the Loire river valley between Maine and Sully-sur-Loire to its list of World Heritage Sites.


01 Front view of castle	02 Castle and moat	03 Castle and moat


04 Castle and moat	05 Left tower	06 Right tower	07 Central part of castle	08 Lateral view of castle


09 Central part of castle	10 Castle and park	11 Decorated roof with windows and towers	12 Roof detail with decorations


13 Tower and windows	14 Side view with tower	01 Plane tree alley	02 Path to castle	03 Chenonceau castle


04 Chenonceau castle	05 Chenonceau castle	06 Rear view of castle	07 Stained glass windows in the chapel	08 Cher river


09 Blue canopy bed in Diane de Poitiers bedroom	10 Hall with black and white chequered floor	11 Roof detail	12 Spiral stairs	13 Window


14 Pont de Diane arches and west facade	15 Pont de Diane arches and west facade	16 Pont de Diane arches and west facade


17 Pont de Diane arches and west facade	18 Pavilion with corner towers	19 Pont de Diane arches and west facade


20 Pont de Diane arches and west facade	21 Moat and tower	22 Flowerbed	23 Pont de Diane	24 Facade


25 Facade with windows	26 Fountain in Catherine de Medicis gardens	27 Plane-tree alley	01 Tree lined path to castle


02 Main entrance and tourists	03 Azay le Rideau castle	04 Towers with conical spires	05 Towers with conical spires


06 Azay le Rideau castle	07 Facade with windows	08 Castle wing and bridge	09 Inner court	10 Inner court


11 Window	12 Tower with conical spire	13 Side view with towers	14 Azay le Rideau castle reflecting in Indre river	15 Azay le Rideau castle reflecting in Indre river	16 Azay le Rideau castle reflecting in Indre river


17 Roof detail with windows	18 Azay le Rideau castle reflecting in Indre river	19 Azay le Rideau castle reflecting in Indre river	20 Castle facade with windows


21 Azay le Rideau castle and Indre river	22 Castle park	23 Castle park


24 Azay le Rideau castle reflecting in Indre river	25 Roof detail	26 Castle room with paintings	27 Tapestries hanging on the wall	28 Window


29 Castle room	30 Arched roof	31 Chairs and sofa	32 Kitchen with arched roof	33 Fireplace


34 Restaurant with garden	01 Moat and castle	02 Castle wing	03 Vegetable garden and castle


04 Villandry castle	05 View of castle from music garden	06 Villandry castle


07 Pond and castle	08 Pavilion	09 View with love and vegetable gardens	10 Castle facade and moat


01 Vegetable garden and castle	02 Vegetable garden	03 White flowers	04 Red begonia flowers


05 Vegetable garden	06 Vegetable garden	07 Music garden


08 Water garden	09 Path with grapevines	10 Double row of trees	11 Water garden


12 Pond in water garden	13 Water garden	14 Vegetable garden	15 Love garden with hedges


16 Love garden with hedges	17 Love garden with hedges	18 Love garden with hedges


19 Love garden with hedges	20 Hedges in vegetable garden	21 Pond with fish


01 Sunflower field	02 Sunflower plants	03 Sunflower plants	04 Sunflower head	05 Sunflower plants


06 Sunflower field	07 Sunflower head	08 Sunflower plants	09 Sunflower field


10 Sunflower field	11 Sunflower field	12 Sunflower plants	13 Sunflower plants

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