Crédits : Valentine Vernouillet. Translation: Jill Harry. Pictures: Nicolas Wietrich - Ville de Blois, Gilles Detot Unsplash, GettyImages, DR, François Christophe - Ville de Blois
Discovery
Les Sources de Cheverny
Le Château Royal de Blois is remarkable for its architecture, illustrated by four major styles from the 13th to 17th centuries. If you had to choose just one visit during your stay at Les Sources de Cheverny, this would be the one.
Stroll through the town’s narrow, pedestrian streets and fall for the charm of the Arts neighbourhood with its half-timbered houses and antique-dealers. You will discover the Denis-Papin flight of steps, adorned with artworks for a large part of the year.
From Brut’s creative gastronomy to Bro’s bistronomic cuisine, refined dishes at L'Oratoire or fresh fish at Le Rendez-vous des Pêcheurs, let yourself be guided by your preferences for lunch.
Dreamt up by Benjamin Vautier, alias Ben, the Fondation du Doute invites you to discover the Fluxus movement. With a collection of almost 300 works, you can expect an entertaining visit in which art questions and reinvents itself constantly.
With the arrival of fine weather, the banks of the Loire regain their colours and invite you to explore. Board a “toue”, or traditional river boat, and discover the royal city differently, lulled by the flow of France’s longest river.
At sunset, climb up to the gardens of L’Évêché, behind the Saint-Louis Cathedral. You will be entranced by delicate fragrances from the rose garden and the Garden of the Five Senses, while admiring the last rays of the sun setting a glow on the Loire.
