The '''Pays de Loire''' [http://www.enpaysdelaloire.com] is an extensive region of north-western France located broadly to the west and south-west of the French capital Paris, though separated from it by the adjoining region of Centre-Val de Loire with which it shares many affinities. The '''Pays de Loire''' is somewhat more diverse, however, possessing a long coastline along the Atlantic Ocean, forming the northern part of the Bay of Biscay, within the area known as the ''Vendee''.

Regions

Departements:

  • Loire-Atlantique
  • Mayenne
  • Maine-et-Loire
  • Sarthe
  • Vendee
  • Cities

  • Nantes - capital of the region
  • Angers
  • Saumur
  • Montreuil-Bellay
  • Le Mans
  • Other destinations

    Understand

    Talk

    The Language here is pretty much the same as the rest of France, more northern than southern (due to the influences from Paris) basic French will be easily understood

    Get in

    Get around

    See

    Do

    Eat

    Drink

    Stay safe

    Get out

    Travellers wishing to see more of the Loire Valley can continue further east into the adjoining Centre-Val de Loire region, studded with additional historical cities and chateaux at sites such as Bourges and Saint-Benoit-du-Sault.