Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes-sur-Loire is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

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Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes-sur-Loire is a renowned stretch of the Loire River in central France celebrated for its historic towns, grand châteaux, and cultural landscapes.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
cultural landscape
river valley
containsChâteau Château de Blois
Château de Chambord
Château de Chenonceau
Château de Saumur
Château de Sully-sur-Loire
Château de Villandry
Château d’Amboise
Château d’Angers
Château d’Azay-le-Rideau
Château d’Ussé
containsTown Amboise
Angers
Blois
Orléans
Saumur
Tours
country France
endPoint Chalonnes-sur-Loire
features historic river navigation system
medieval and Renaissance urban fabric
traditional agricultural land use
followsRiver Loire
surface form: Loire River
governingBody World Heritage Committee
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Committee
hasHeritageValue outstanding universal value
heritageCategory living cultural landscape
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
inscriptionYear 2000
knownFor Renaissance architecture
cultural landscapes
grand châteaux
historic towns
vineyards
language French
locatedIn central France
locatedInRegion Centre-Val de Loire NERFINISHED
Pays de la Loire NERFINISHED
locatedOnContinent Europe
partOf Loire Valley vineyards
surface form: Loire Valley
startPoint Sully-sur-Loire
tourismType cultural tourism destination
wine tourism destination
UNESCOCriteria criterion (i)
criterion (ii)
criterion (iv)
criterion (vi)
UNESCOSiteType cultural

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Loire UNESCOStatus Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes-sur-Loire is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Centre-Val de Loire UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes-sur-Loire is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes
Pays de la Loire containsUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes-sur-Loire is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes-sur-Loire
Touraine hasUNESCOSite Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes-sur-Loire is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes
Chalonnes-sur-Loire heritageDesignation Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes-sur-Loire is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Loire Valley)
Tours heritageDesignationNearby Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes-sur-Loire is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site
Loire Valley vineyards recognizedBy Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes-sur-Loire is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site (Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes)