The Loire Valley is an enchanted place, where we might suddenly find ourselves back in the time of the Renaissance, in the realm of the Valois Kings who dwelt along the shores of the Loire. Those rich Princes built fabulous castles here, filled them with precious treasures of art, entertained their visitors, went hunting and last, but not least, conducted the affairs of state.
But who were the 9 Kings and the 9 Ladies who determined the destiny of the country, from the end of the 100 Years War to the end of the Valois Dynasty, from the time of Joan of Arc till the advent of the Gay Old Spark? Down the Loire Grapevine will tell you that and much more.
