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| Loir-et-Cher department | |
| Capital | Blois |
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| Residents | 330.248 (2018) |
| surface | 6,343 km² |
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Loir-et-Cher is a department in the French region Center-Val de Loire, Ordinal number 41. It borders the department in a clockwise direction, starting in the north Eure-et-Loir, Loiret, in the southeast Cher, in the south Indre, further to the department Indre-et-Loire and in the northwest Sarthe.
Regions
In the heart of the Loire Valley, the castles are kings and their court is preserved nature, a rich and vibrant culture, gastronomy, etc ... The most famous castles include Chambord, Blois, Cheverny, Chaumont-sur-Loire and its international garden festival ... Crossed by the Loire, which has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, the Coeur Val de Loire is a travel destination that combines historical, scenic and cultural treasures with a gentle way of life characterized by vineyards, gastronomy and serenity .
In general there are 4 tourist areas:
- Vallée du Loir en Vendômois
- Sologne des étangs
- Valley of the Loire
- Vallée du Cher
places
- 1 Blois
- is the prefecture (administrative seat) of the department and "royal city". The royal castle of Blois received kings and queens of France, the house of Robert-Houdin Magic, famous city of art and history. "Temps d'Hiver", "Des Lyres d'Eté", "Des Lyres d'Hiver", "Les Eclectiques", "Les Rendez-vous de l'Histoire", "BD Boum", "Ainsi Blois vous est conté "," Festival Jeux d'Orgue ", Christmas market, carnival. - 2 Mer
- 3 Romorantin-Lanthenay - Sub-prefecture. Capital of the Sologne. The Sologne Museum, the Automobiles Matra area. Journées gastronomiques de Sologne (Gastronomic days in Sologne)
Blois
Mer
Romorantin-Lanthenay
- 4 Chambord
- with one of the most beautiful castles in France and the largest closed park in Europe. "Festival de Musique", horse show, "Nuits du Brâme" - 5 Vendôme - Sub-prefecture, famous city of art and history. Trinity abbey with museum. Banks of the Loir. Remains of the city wall and the castle. "Prokino", "Film Festival", "Les Rockomotives".
- 6 Mennetou-sur-Cher - is a medieval town at the gates of the Sologne, on the road to the Loire castles.
Chambord
Vendôme
Mennetou-sur-Cher
Vineuil
Salbris
Chaumont
Other goals
background
- The Loir is a river, it flows in the northwest of the department through the arrondissement Vendôme and flows into Briollay in the Sarthe, which then at Angers flows into the Loire. .
- The Loire crosses the Blois arrondissement in the center of the department.
- The Cher is a left tributary of the Loire, it flows through the arrondissement Romorantin-Lanthenay, which lies in the southeast of the department.
Between the Loire and the Cher is the Sologne, a landscape with extensive forests, with swamps and with fish ponds.
language
getting there
In the street: The department is owned by the 
crossed, it comes from Orleans and goes over Blois to Tours.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
The Loire and its tributaries form between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes-sur-Loire a cultural landscape with numerous historical villages and cities as well as extraordinarily beautiful and world-famous ones Castles of the Loire. This valley has been part of the since 2000 
UNESCO world cultural heritage. These include, among others
- 1 Chambord at Blois
- 2 Cheverny Castle and wine-growing area
- 3 Beauregard Castle - Located on the edge of the Russy Forest.
activities
kitchen
By chance, the cake was made from caramelized apple slices and shortcrust pastry, which is turned over before serving. The Tarte Tatin was hosted by the sisters Stephanie and Carolin Tantin in the hotel of the same name in Lamotte-Beuvron invented. Soon afterwards the cake was already being eaten at Maxim's in Paris.
Tarte Tatin
nightlife
security
climate
trips
literature
Web links
- Coeur Val de Loire Tourisme
- https://www.departement41.fr/ - Official website of Loir-et-Cher
