FranceForbes once listed a tour of Loire Valley in its “list of grand things you must do in life”. Known as the “Garden of France”, the region is home to over 1,000 royal and noble residences, so you don’t have to drive far to see a stately chateau and tread in their footsteps. One not to miss is Chenonceau, famously given by Henry II to his mistress Diane de Poitiers. A Renaissance masterpiece, it stands on vast grounds straddling the River Cher. Wine caves producing world-renowned wines a… (View original article)