The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes, UNESCO World Heritage Site in Centre-Val de Loire and Pays de la Loire, France

The Loire Valley stretches between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes and connects castles, villages, and farmland along the river. The landscape shifts between woodlands, pastures, and cultivated areas that form a long-inhabited and worked valley.

The valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes-sur-Loire was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list in 2000 for its landscape and cultural value and for its historic towns, among them Amboise, Angers, Blois, Chinon, Montsoreau, Orléans, Saumur and Tours. The Château de Chambord had been listed separately since 1981 and was folded into the wider designation in 2000. The châteaux are the best known of the many architectural monuments.

The valley's identity rests on its historic towns: Amboise, Angers, Blois, Chinon, Montsoreau, Orléans, Saumur and Tours, all named in the UNESCO listing of 2000. Their châteaux are the best-known monuments of the region, and Chambord, listed separately since 1981, was folded into the wider designation in 2000.

Visitors can explore the region on marked cycling routes that run along the river and connect key locations. The flat terrain makes cycling easy and accessible for different fitness levels.

Chambord was listed as a World Heritage Site on its own in 1981, before the valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes-sur-Loire was inscribed in 2000; it was then folded into the larger designation. The valley's listing also names eight historic towns, among them Amboise, Angers, Blois, Chinon, Montsoreau, Orléans, Saumur and Tours.