In Camargue looking for flamingoes and horses
Next we explore the Camargue and extensive protected area looking for flamingoes and the famous Camargue horses
The dead waters of Aigues Mortes
We start our day with Aigues Mortes the previously important city that history seemingly forgot
Beautiful Saint Cirq Lapopie
Last stop of the day is Saint Cirq Lapopie a famous village considered to be the most beautiful in France
Grotte du Grand Roc and other closed caves
We explore the cave region of Dordogne for a few more hours but with everything closed we decide to move on
Font de Gaume cave after a night at Domaine de la Rhonie
Leaving picturesque Domaine de la Rhonie we are almost the first in line at Font de Gaume snatching some highly coveted tickets to visit the prehistoric cave
Chenonceau Castle, the water castle
Last of the Loire castles we visit is Chenonceau castle a beautiful castle built to span over the Le Cher river
Amboise, home of Clos Luce Castle
Amboise is home to both the Amboise Castle and Clos Luce a castle that hosted Da Vinci until his death
Blois, a short stop in the evening to see the castle
In the evening we make a short stop in Blois to see the castle and also buy some provisions for the next day
Chambord Castle, a dreamy “hunting lodge”
Chambord Castle is the largest and probably the most recognizable in the Loire Valley and is the first we stop at during our trip
Chartres Cathedral, an imposing building
We start our first day outside of Paris with a vist to Chartres Cathedral, an Unesco WHS