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Explore the historic and beautiful Loire Valley with Loire Valley Time Travel. We are originally from Australia, but have lived and worked in the Loire Valley for many years. We love showing visitors around the Loire Valley chateaux and small towns and villages using our classic 1950s French cars.

Here is an idea for a souvenir of your French holiday.
14/10/2024

Here is an idea for a souvenir of your French holiday.

Want to buy a simple, inexpensive souvenir of your trip to France? What could be better than a box of drinking chocolate? After all, many pe...

Chauffeured tours in our classic Citroens should resume sometime in the late spring next year.
09/10/2024

Chauffeured tours in our classic Citroens should resume sometime in the late spring next year.

Claudette and Célestine, our classic tour vehicles, are more than 60 years old, so they take a lot of maintenance. Luckily we have a great ...

Come and meet the lovely Agnès in Loches with me.
03/10/2024

Come and meet the lovely Agnès in Loches with me.

Earlier this year the Cluny Museum of Medieval Art in Paris held a special exhibition of art from the reign of Charles VII. He is a much und...

The Touraine Loire Valley has a timeline that includes 20C sculpture by artists you've heard of if you were paying atten...
16/09/2024

The Touraine Loire Valley has a timeline that includes 20C sculpture by artists you've heard of if you were paying attention in art classes at school in an anglophone country.

Where in the Loire Valley is this piece of modern sculpture by a well known artist, displayed in public? And it is not the only piece of imp...

You never know when you will need this information.
13/09/2024

You never know when you will need this information.

Inside a 'private' (ie not pompiers or SAMU, but part of a fleet of private enterprise ambulances working in a public partnership). I was b...

Escargot for lunch anyone?
09/09/2024

Escargot for lunch anyone?

Famously, French people eat snails. You may or may not want to try them and these days they don't appear on that many menus, but they aren'...

Heritage conservation in action.
02/09/2024

Heritage conservation in action.

We always try to show clients how the heritage of the Loire Valley is maintained by professional conservators, curators, architects and ar...

The lovely Agnès did not get to star in her own show after all. Kind of a shame.
26/08/2024

The lovely Agnès did not get to star in her own show after all. Kind of a shame.

One of the star objects tucked away in a relatively little known church in the Touraine Loire Valley is the finest tomb effigy of the mid-15...

The golden months.
19/08/2024

The golden months.

Twice a year the Touraine Loire Valley goes bright yellow! In April it is the canola crop flowering, in July it is the sunflowers. Make sure...

Visiting a wine cellar is always fun.
12/08/2024

Visiting a wine cellar is always fun.

Wine cellars in the Loire Valley are often underground, in troglodyte caves. We finish most of our chauffeured tours with a visit to a wine...

You have to be unlucky not to eat well in the Touraine Loire Valley, known as the 'Garden of France' because of its supe...
05/08/2024

You have to be unlucky not to eat well in the Touraine Loire Valley, known as the 'Garden of France' because of its superb fresh produce. It's not just castles...

As well as the bourgeoise tradition of haute cuisine developed by Escoffier and the famous restaurant rating system of Michelin stars, the...

I'm always partial to sharing the landscape with a bit of sculpture.
29/07/2024

I'm always partial to sharing the landscape with a bit of sculpture.

One of the restaurants we use a lot with clients is situated right on the river, with a comfortable all weather terrace and great daily chan...

France of a Lifetime Tours
24/07/2024

France of a Lifetime Tours

We are 'just' tour operators, we are not travel agents, so whilst we can give you an unforgettable experience on one of our day trips in a c...

A fascinating new attraction at Chenonceau.
18/07/2024

A fascinating new attraction at Chenonceau.

The Chateau of Chenonceau has a new permanent exhibition. It has become the custodian of an extraordinary collection of over 40 scientific i...

A versatile grape variety that we will be delighted to introduce you to in the Touraine Loire Valley.
15/07/2024

A versatile grape variety that we will be delighted to introduce you to in the Touraine Loire Valley.

Many people would nominate the Chenin blanc grape variety as the one which best suits the conditions in the Touraine Loire Valley and theref...

Medieval paintings are full of unexpected details that provide insight into the subjects lives.
08/07/2024

Medieval paintings are full of unexpected details that provide insight into the subjects lives.

Jean Fouquet is without question the greatest French artist of his day. At the 15th century court of the French King Charles VII, based in t...

From the archives, one of the quirkiest museums in the Touraine Loire Valley.
04/07/2024

From the archives, one of the quirkiest museums in the Touraine Loire Valley.

The Musée de Compagnonnage (Trade Guilds Museum) in Tours houses a remarkable collection of master works by journeymen and master craftsmen...

From the archives, the glorious gardens of Villandry.
03/07/2024

From the archives, the glorious gardens of Villandry.

All photos taken mid-June 2014. Villandry's visitor numbers are up by 8% this year, with 10 000 more visitors already than...

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Explore the historic and beautiful Loire Valley with Loire Valley Time Travel. We are originally from Australia, but have lived and worked in the Loire Valley for many years. We love showing visitors around the Loire Valley chateaux and small towns and villages using our classic 1950s French cars. Call now to arrange your exclusive tour with us.