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Châteaux on the Cher

A quick morning pedal from a half-way stop in Tours: over the Loire on the Pont de Fil, west along the Cher valley to Villandry, up onto the plateau past Druye and back via Ballan-Miré. Read the ride.

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Châteaux on the Cher

Crossing the Pont de Fil suspension footbridge over the Loire in Tours in low morning sun, a runner by the rail.

Over the Loire on the Pont de Fil

Château de Tours

Press and wait

The church at Villandry above a stone wall, with cars parked along the climbing street under a blue sky.

Villandry church

A narrow lane beside open farmland on the plateau above Villandry under a clear blue sky.

Big sky above Villandry

Richard’s shadow on the bike cast across the road beside a green field near Druye.

Shadow rider near Druye

A cycle path under tall plane trees in Tours, with the Château de Tours and its tower at the end of the avenue.

Plane trees by the château

The Château Belmont sign at the hotel gates in Tours at the end of the ride.

Back at Château Belmont

Châteaux on the Cher

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