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Loire Cooking Vacations
Take a luxurious cooking vacation in France to the Loire Valley, famous for the stunning chateaux lining the banks of the Loire river. The valley was long the playground of nobles and became the seat of the French Renaissance, giving it a breathtaking artistic and architectural patrimony evident in the area’s many magnificent chateaux and gardens. Today, much of the Loire is flanked by vineyards, making the region ideal for a French cooking school vacation and wine tour—and it is just an hour’s train ride from Paris on the fast train! During your cooking holiday in the Loire you will visit world-class wineries, take hands-on French cooking lessons with local chefs, and enjoy guided tastings of some of the region’s many delicacies, such as fine cheeses, mushrooms, and chocolate.
Please see the full list of our French cooking vacations and tours in the Loire Valley below, and don’t forget to take a moment to peruse all of the culinary vacations we offer.
Vacations in Loire
Come experience one of France’s most culturally and gastronomically rich regions during this one-of-a-kind cooking holiday in France. Join us for an exciting cycling adventure and hands-on French cooking lessons with world-class chefs during your French culinary vacation.
4 nights — Available on request for 2 – 6 people.
This is an exceptional cooking vacation in France in the region of Kings. Spend five nights in an elegant manor house, taste the premier wines of the Loire Valley, and explore the gastronomic specialties during private guided culinary tours to locations not open to the public. Top it off with two French cooking lessons with local chefs, and it is a cooking holiday in France not to be missed!
5 nights — Available on request any Sunday – Friday.
Spend five nights in a chateau learning to cook fabulous French food with a husband and wife team. Learn new skills, experiment with local ingredients, and make new friends!
5 nights — Available specific weeks April through October.
If you are looking for a luxurious French culinary vacation, then a visit to Chateau de l’Epinay is a must! Spend four incredible nights in this 15th century Renaissance property, a charming and elegant chateau, situated in a park of redwoods and cypresses in the heart of the Loire Valley during this amazing French culinary tour.
4 nights — Available year-round on request for a minimum of four people.
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Get a taste of this wonderful region during your one-night cooking holiday in Blois, France! This short cookery holiday is easily accessible from Paris, making it the perfect getaway to add to your trip to France.
1 night — Available February through December on request.
Spend five nights in the charmingly renovated farmhouse of Chefs Maynard Harvey and Benedict Haines in the unspoiled French countryside during this cooking school vacation in France. Your intensive hands-on and demonstration French cooking lessons are designed to instill confidence, with an understanding of natural ingredients. An advanced cooking school itinerary is also available.
5 nights — Available March through June, August through October, and all other months on request.