More info about travel to France's Loire: http://www.ricksteves.com/europe/fran... The stately hunting palace of Cheverny is immaculately preserved, having stayed in the same family for five centuries. The kennel is also worth a visit at dinnertime, when the 70 hunting hounds are fed.

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