The
Old Walnut Mill Delightful, spacious 2 bedroom
19th Century Loire Valley house for rent in the peaceful village of Barrou
in the department of Indre et Loire,France. The village’s location halfway
between the regional capitals of Tours and Poitiers makes it an ideal base
to explore the Loire Valley and Vienne.
Something that may not be widely known is the French
love for walking - their commitment to the 'Randonnée' is such,
according to franceonfoot.com, that although the country isthree times England’s size, it has more
than eight times the mileage of public footpaths.
These
are marked out to make them easy to follow using colour coded
symbols (examples of which can be seen here
http://randotouraine.asso.fr/ . You will find organized walks all over the country - in towns,
villages and their surrounding countryside.The walks can range from 2 to 20 km.