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Discover the Loire castles route by motorhome, car or on your own with the great instagramer family @xirivica. A trip that will make you fall in love through the story of a trip to the great France of the most elegant and impressive castles.
Without a doubt this Catalan family of 4 are one of our favorite instagramers in the world of caravanning and campering. And not only because of his Instagram posts that add value to the world of motorhomes and camper vans and help inspire us to plan and decide on future routes. But because for us they are much more than just instagramers.
We must confess that they are one of our best friends in the camper world. What's more, we could say they are our better half Kucavanera. And the thing is that Kucavana and Xirivica are two Challengers 396 motorhomes that only take a month apart in their delivery and that led us to meet each other and then be inseparable.
Our values, our tastes, our hobbies and families are as similar as our motorhomes. Together with @blankaonroad our motorhomes are already 3 inseparable friends of great trips and adventures. For me they are one of those instagramers that without a doubt they touch your heart and that you can no longer live without their adventures, so don't hesitate to follow them! What are you waiting for?
They are a dreamy family who love to travel, especially traveling by motorhome. Jaume and Silvia, h3 years ago, they bought Xirivica, as they call their motorhome, Together with his sweet and loving farmer Mel and their two children, they embarked on the world of motorhome adventure.
In this time they have become the most expert motorhomeists on France. There is no trip to the neighboring country that they have not made: Disneyland, Alsace, Provence, etc ... They even visited Bacarés at Christmas ... which by the way they really liked it! (I close the irony hehehe).
And today this family so adventurous and so dear to us are going to tell us about a great trip to a great destination and route by camper and traveling by motorhome: the Loire castles route with children and by motorhome.
The route: castles of the Loire by motorhome with children
Many of you will have heard of Catherine de Medici or Diana de Poitiers, others will know the name of Henry II but surely all of you have heard of THE CASTLES OF LOIRA.
The well-known CASTILLOS DEL LOIRA are located in the Loire Valley in central France. Most of them are on the banks of the Loire river. Much of them were built or rebuilt during the French renaissance at a time when royal power rested on the banks of the Loire.
For lovers of the history of art and architecture in particular, this little route is a gem. Since it allows you to enjoy the splendor of a time throughout history that takes us to the rooms full of music, white wigs, pompous dresses that hid the feminine silhouette under their skirts and explicitly showed the generosity of the breasts covered in a very small corset.
The Loire castles route by bike
For us it was a week full of magic from castle to castle aboard our Xirivica and rounding the bike routes.
Le Pays de Loire has countless cycle lanes that have no waste and that unite population after population creating a network that invites you to visit the castles aboard our beloved bicycles. The most famous bike path is the LOIRE SAIL that crosses France from the Atlantic Ocean to Orleans passing through the main towns on the banks of the Loire.
Basic guide to travel to the Loire Valley and France by motorhome
Castles of the Loire map
Some previous tips for the castles of the Loire France route
- To see the castles well: Never forget the grounds, they are wonderful. And remember, if you want to visit the Inside the Castles reserve 2 hours.
- Doing the Loire castles with children: Ask for information about the childish games that hide many of the castles, enliven the visit of the little ones.
- If you carry bikes: Find information about the bike lanes to visit the area, they are beautiful, and will make the whole family enjoy.
- The route of the Loire castles by motorhome or camper: Make use of motorhome services whenever there is availability, you will not always find an area in the area to visit, although all the castles are very close.
The Loire castles route by motorhome through 9 essential castles
1 CASTLE OF SAUMUR, THE FIRST STOP ON OUR ROUTE CASTILLOS DEL LOIRA
We start our Loire castles route by motorhome in the town of SAUMUR, visiting its castle. We park our Xirivica in the Saumur area, area of the PASS'ETAPES network, next to the area there is a campsite for those of you who have a predilection for campsites ...
The second Castle, on our Loire castles route, to our credit was the CASTLE OF USSÉ. This castle is also known as THE CASTLE OF THE SLEEPING BEAUTY. We park the Xirivica in a parking lot that is right at the castle gate, therefore today there is no bicycle….
The arrival to this castle is made by a not very big road where you will find small parking lots just at the beginning of the town ...
Next stop, VILANDRY CASTLE. We park the Xirivica in the area that is scarce 1 km away. We decided to get off the bikes and ride them ...
The parking is at the foot of the driveway to the Castle. You can park your motorhome without problems. For lovers of art history, especially the Renaissance and the rebound of history in general, this Castle is the best, both for its architecture and its history. A must-see on the Loire castles route without a doubt ...
At noon we headed to AMBOISE castle located in the center of the town that bears the same name. Upon arrival, the AC Area was closed, presumably due to construction work and we decided to enter the campsite next to the area. The camping is not bad, price of camping with the right to a plot that looked more like a piece of field, but it was not bad to spend the afternoon and visit the town and the castle….
We park the Xirivica in the same parking lot as the Castle. The Castle has 3 different car parks and they all accept AC's, therefore there is no problem to park and visit the Castle, what I think is not allowed is overnight. These car parks are usually closed at night ...
We left Disney at noon with the intention of being at Chambord Castle by mid-afternoon. We are going full of gray, the poti almost overflowing and without a drop of water, the Chambord area has everything ...
Let's go for the last castle on our little journey, but the most special of all, especially for the little ones. The Castle of Cheverny. This Castle is endearing, thanks to its permanent exhibition of the best-known reporter in the comic world "TINTÍN" ...
THE END OF THE TRIP
Now yes, with sorrow in our soul and long and sad faces, we begin our descent to Catalan lands. We are left with the good and the best of our trip and we leave behind the not so good, because there has been nothing bad. With a sweet and honeyed taste in the mouth we are sure that more castles await us to discover and more adventures to enjoy on our next trip to the VALLE DEL LOIRE.
