All villages in France have excellent tourist information agencies with a plentiful supply of maps, brochures and helpful assistants.

 Richelieu Tourisme Office is across the square from the apartment, round the corner past Les Halles and  part way down the street.

 

 

 

- medieval village - roam the streets, visit the fortress, wine-tasting along the river.

-elegant town with the French Horse Academy base -Le Cadre Noir de Saumur.

Chateau, great restaurants and shops.

TGV, business  town, pleasant central area of shops and restaurants.

-university city, theme park Futurscope

-garden city, great city centre of shops, restaurants, historical sites.

Amboise, Chenonceau, Blois, Chambord  chateaux north of Tour along the Loire River

Azay-de-Rideau and Villandry west of Tours

-fortress,  lovely villages nearby - Montresor, Montrichard

-seaside port, historical sites, scenic, fabulous shops, restaurants.  Visit Cognac nearby for a tour of the making of cognac