Gourmet Tour of the Loire Valley

Posted by Ruth Miller on Fri 19th October 2007 at 04:27 PM, Filed in Adventure Holidays

For those wine buffs of you out there, you might want to consider experiencing vino paradise by riding horseback though the vineyards and forests of the Loire Valley.

Picnics and pleasant stop offs at aged Chateau’s will get your gastronomic juices fully flowing. Maximum time in the saddle is three hours so no sore bottoms!

You start and finish at the Chateau de Chambord with the round trip taking around a week. The itinary includes hands on cooking classes and wine tasting so no shortage of fodder for you or horse.

Equitour offer a 3 night Gourmet tour of the Loire for £775 which includes meals, cookery tuition, chateau tours and luggage transfers. International rail has returns from London to Blois, near Chateau Chambord from £87 ($180).

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