We're planning a spring trip to France including Normandy and Dinan, Brittany. We would like to add one more place and are considering the Loire Valley. We're two couples in our sixties. I think one castle visit will be enough for us. Are there other things to do in the Amboise area? We enjoy hiking, strolling, visiting quaint little towns and local restaurants, maybe a leisurely boat ride on the river. Are those opportunities available in that area or just the castles?
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It is a long drive from Brittany to Amboise. The expense and time would not be worth it to me to visit just one château. For the most part, the Loire River is not navigable, no boats. You would need to be upriver from Orléans or maybe downriver toward Angers to find navigable segments.
If you are near CDG, either arriving or departing, consider visiting Château Chantilly which will be just as interesting, if not more so, than any château in the Loire Valley and not nearly as far.