Our fall tour for this year calls for more exploration in the Loire valley.  After riding the middle section of the Loire river in 2021, we've decided to explore the next section downstream.

This tour will be a rough triangle, starting and finishing in Poitiers, which is about a 5.5 hour drive from home.  The other two points on the triangle are (almost) Tours and Nantes.  

We've been to Tours before, so we're bypassing it on this trip so that we can pass by the beautiful chateau at Azay-Le-Rideau.  This is Rich's favorite of all the Loire valley chateaus.  

We've never visited Nantes before, so a stop there is mandatory.

We're planning rest days in Angers and Nantes so that we can explore both cities a bit.  They both regularly appear in the list of French cities where "il fait bon vivre" - that is, cities where the living is good.

We like to live well, so hopefully we'll make some good discoveries!