The Village

It is an place which is remarkable as an expression of a long and total harmony between man and his milieu.

Nestled at the feet of its romantically ruined chateau and the surrounding cliffs of the Loir valley, Lavardin appears to a vistor like a dream in rock. It is a waking dream of a rich past that in spite of the turbulance of history has conserved a charm, beauty and long heritage.

As you stroll its quiet streets it is easy to see why Lavardin is a memeber of that small magic circle of villages offically recognized by the French goverment as
The Most Beautiful Villages of France.

René BRUNEAU.

Les plus beaux villages de France