This title features dynamic two-colour layout for easy navigation. Colour section gives a photographic overview of the region, together with special features of the region, tailored itineraries and lists of the best things to do. Full-colour touring maps of the whole region are included. Extensive listings of hotels and restaurants - all personally recommended for a really local flavour are featured. Top Don't Miss sights for each regional chapter, plus Author Choices of personal favourite places to stay and eat are covered. This title celebrates the gothic glories of Chartres and Bourges and the vineyards of the Sancerre. Discover the lesser-known tributaries and hidden chateaux, splendid churches and remote towns of the region. It includes detailed information on how to take to the water on one of the many boats that ply the Loire.

'If you look at life as a journey rather than a destination, then Cadogan Guides are the manuals for you' - Everything France magazine

Philippe Barbour is half-French and half-British and once lived just a stones throw from the Loire. He has written extensively about France in both books and magazines. He is the author of Cadogan's Rhone-Alpes guide and co-author of the France guide.