Blois-Chambord Information Center — Attraction in Blois

I stopped in this little tourist information twice on my stay. The first time was to inquire about the shuttle bus to the Chambord, Cheverny, and Beauregard. The young lady spoke great English and gave me all the necessary information. I went on my way and visited two of the three chateaus the next day. I still wanted to get out to Beauregard on Monday but the tourist shuttle doesn't run Mondays in late October. After using the free wifi they have, I noticed it was a 6 mile walk to Beauregard. I asked the same young lady if it was possible to walk or ill advised due to traffic. With he biggest of smiles she responded, "Yes, of course if you use the bike lanes." I expected a blank stare like I'd get if asking about walking 6 miles in the US but instead walked away with a bike routes map and directions on how to get started. The walk was actually a highlight of my entire trip and it mostly happened because of the friendly service provided in the this tourist information shop. They have all kinds of maps, info, and brochures. They speak great English and smiled when helping me. If you have any questions, give...

Very helpful if you want to visit chateaus without a car. The staff gave me schedules for various buses and highlighted which times would work best if I wanted to see multiple chateaus in one day. It would have been difficult to find this information on Google Maps or elsewhere online because there are multiple different transport services available, some of which aren’t on...

En ce 16 avril jour des vacances scolaires, nous décidons avec mon épouse de visiter la maison de la magie avec ma petite-fille. Handicapé physique , je me déplace en fauteuil roulant. Avec mon véhicule décaissé et mon macaron , nous pensons stationné facilement sur l'esplanade du château de Blois, non loin de la maison de la magie. Arrivé au bas de la rue de la voûte du château, nous sommes bloqués par une borne mobile . Heureusement, un pictogramme signale que les personnes en situation de handicap peuvent appeler un 06 .... pour faire abaisser la borne . Ouf nous sommes sauvés. Il est 15H30, nous appelons et nous tombons sur un répondeur. Pauvre touristes en situation de handicap. Mon épouse me dépose au bas de la route , je parviens sur l'esplanade du château et là j'enrage car deux places de parking sont libres sans pouvoir y accéder avec mon véhicule...