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Tours is the Loire Valley's main rail hub. The train station is linked to St-Pierre-des-
Corps, Tours' TGV train station, by frequent shuttle trains.
Amboise
€11, 20 minutes, 12 daily
Blois
€9.10, 40 minutes, 12 daily
Chenonceau
€11, 30 minutes, eight daily
Orléans
€24 to €35, one to 1½ hours, hourly
Paris Gare d'Austerlitz
€41 to €62, two to 2¾ hours, five daily, slow trains
Paris Gare Montparnasse
€44 to €83, 1¼ hours, 30 daily, high-speed TGVs
Saumur
€14 to €21, 35 minutes, hourly
TGVs also serve Bordeaux (€40 to €62, 2¾ hours), La Rochelle (€35 to €48, 2½ to
3¼ hours) and Nantes (€28 to €55, 1½ hours).
Château de Chenonceau
Spanning the languid Cher River via a series of supremely graceful arches, the
castle of
Chenonceau
( 02 47 23 90 07;
www.chenonceau.com
; adult/child
€10.50/8, audioguide €4.50; 9am-8pm Jul & Aug, 9am-7.30pm Jun & Sep,
9am-7pm Apr & May, 9.30am-5pm or 6pm rest of year)
is one of the most elegant and
unusual in the Loire Valley.
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