Off the beaten path travel destinations in Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
I came into Loches from the Indre side, not the fortress road. The river was low and green, the public garden paths empty enough that I could hear my shoes on the gravel. Above the trees, the keep rose like a blunt stone tooth, tuffeau in late morning light, slate roofs stacked under the citadel … Read more
The light on the Loire changes everything in Orléans. Late in the day, when the tour buses have pulled away from the cathedral square and the shadows lengthen across the wide river, the quays come alive in a quieter way. I found myself returning again and again to the right bank promenade, where the old … Read more