Chateaux of the Loire

The Loire valley includes historic towns such as Amboise, Angers, Blois, Chinon, Nantes, Orléans, Saumur, and Tours.
The Loire Valley (French: Vallée de la Loire), spanning 280 kilometres (170 miles), is located in the middle stretch of the Loire River in central France. It comprises an area of approximately 800 square kilometres (310 sq mi). It is referred to as the Cradle of the French Language, and the Garden of France due to the abundance of vineyards, fruit orchards, artichoke, asparagus and cherry fields which line the banks of the river. Notable for its historic towns, architecture and wines, the valley has been inhabited since the Middle Palaeolithic period. In 2000, UNESCO added the central part of the Loire River valley to its list of World Heritage Sites.
The architectural heritage in the valley's historic towns is notable, especially its castles, such as the Châteaux d'Amboise, Château de Chambord,château d'Ussé, Château de Villandry and Chenonceau. The châteaux, numbering more than three hundred, represent a nation of builders starting with the necessary castle fortifications in the 10th century to the splendor of those built half a millennium later. When the French kings began constructing their huge châteaux here, the nobility, not wanting or even daring to be far from the seat of power, followed suit. Their presence in the lush, fertile valley began attracting the very best landscape designers. In addition to its many châteaux, the cultural monuments illustrate to an exceptional degree the ideals of the Renaissance and the Age of the Enlightenment on western European thought and design.

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[AmandaMcL]

How very beautiful. Thank you so much for making this video available

[eurodestination]

@AmandaMcL Thankyou for your kind comment. It was a pleasure, but I could have had better weather at the time.

[misiadele]

what is this song? i love it

[eurodestination]

@misiadele "Miserere mei, Deus" (Latin: "Have mercy on me, O God") by Italian composer Gregorio Allegri

[robmasterman]

Another beautiful location, captured to perfection Gary. How are you achieving the very distinctive colour cast on your work ...is it filtration or white balance control?...Bob

[eurodestination]

@robmasterman I try to set the white balance before every job, but when its dark and dreary the colours are sometimes subdued. I then use the colour corrector on my Sony Vegas Software. Cheers.

[tiffanysvids]

Very, very well-done.

[agiii3]

beautifully done. i love the loire valley!

[bernardsvideo]

Very picturesque images!

[MsRobertsvideo]

It is really great that I watched it!