Loire chateaux
Ten days of stone and river: Orleans, Blois, Chambord, Chenonceau, Amboise, Tours, Chinon, Saumur. Tesla and Ionity on the A10 keep hops honest; the chateaux themselves are walking days.
Season: Open year-round. Gardens peak May-June. August is crowded interiors.
Ten days of stone and river: Orleans, Blois, Chambord, Chenonceau, Amboise, Tours, Chinon, Saumur. Tesla and Ionity on the A10 keep hops honest; the chateaux themselves are walking days.
Day by day
Orleans
The river is wide and the Tesla is by the ring. Tomorrow Chambord eats the morning.
Why stop hereCharge nearby: Ionity (Ionity Orleans) — typical arrival 26%, about 24 min to 80%. Why stop here: Orleans. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.
Blois
The chateau hangs over the Loire. Ionity after 24 percent from Chambord's park.
Why stop hereWhy stop here: Blois. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.
Amboise
Chenonceau on the Cher, then Leonardo's last house. Destination charge; the town is all slope.
Why stop hereWhy stop here: Amboise. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.
Chinon
Fortress and cabernet franc. Tesla in Saumur if the fortress climb ate more than the map.
Why stop hereWhy stop here: Chinon. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.
Tours
Last Tesla. The old town smells of river and bakers.
Why stop hereWhy stop here: Tours. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.
Quiet charging pauses
- Ionity in Orleans — a calm stop on this leg, about 24 min.
- Tesla Supercharger in Saumur — a calm stop on this leg, about 23 min.