The Loire: Nature and Heritage

The longest river in France, the Loire has kept its wild character. The exhibition follows its course from source to estuary, discovering its unspoilt nature and its exceptional heritage.

Panel by panel:

• The source at Mont Gerbier-de-Jonc and the water cycle
• A living river: gorges, islets, sandbanks and riverside forests
• Remarkable wildlife: salmon, beaver, otter, terns, bee-eater
• Dams, floods and levees: living with the river
• The Loire Valley, its towns and its famous châteaux
• Vineyards, tufa stone and troglodyte dwellings
• The estuary, between ports, marshes and biodiversity

Audience: all ages. Ideal for: European Heritage Days, a Loire Valley municipality, a geography or local discovery project.