LOIREAUXENCE, France (Reuters) - France's river Loire, famous for the hundreds of castles gracing its shores, is a shallow river at the best of times, but this year even its flat-bottom tourist barges ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lana Bortolot covers the intersection of wine, business and culture. France’s Loire Valley may be known for its fairy-tale-like ...

Cycling through the Loire Valley is a unique way to explore the region's famous castles. The gentle terrain and well-marked ...

The Loire Valley is an outstanding cultural landscape of great beauty, containing historic towns and villages, great architectural monuments (the châteaux), and cultivated lands formed by many ...

“Wine was one of the first signs of civilization to appear in the life of human beings…It is in the Bible; it is in Homer, and it shines through all the pages of history, participating in the destiny ...

Exploring France’s Loire Valley is a surreal affair, with its blend of ancient Gaelic history, resplendent Renaissance châteaus, and vineyards with roots in an era that makes the American mind, with ...

From Pouilly Fume to Chinon: there are treasures outside of the Loire Valley's majestic castles, and the secret is in the soil. Our story begins over 200 million years ago. The secret to the world's ...

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The Loire Valley has always held a certain allure for me—a place where kings built their lives and their legacies. It’s a region of majestic chateaux and manicured gardens, of grandeur and opulence.

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