What's the most charming city in the Loire Valley in France, to be based in a trip around there?

Question

I'm going to the Loire Valley and I want to choose a charming city in the region to book a hotel. I'm going to stay there for some days and I like that feel of small towns that are lively, with nice places to eat, drink, etc. To give a reference, I loved Bruges in Belgium or Siena and Sirmione in Italy. Anybody could help choose the city?

Answer 1

Blois or Angers....

Answer 2

I personally like the cities of ANGERS and BLOIS.

Answer 3

we stayed in Saumur it is a interesting old town. It is a good base to tour the Loire region see it here http://www.a-taste-of-france.com/saumur....

Answer 4

Angers is a really nice city, with a lot to visit (castle, cathedral, distillery of Cointreau, Tapestry of the apocalypse, tapestry of Jean Lurçat...), and also a lot of pubs, restaurants...

The country outside Angers is really nice, with small villages near the Loire, it's great to eat fishes in a guinguette, watching the sunset on the Loire !

Answer 5

I would advice you Angers, or Saumur, these are pretty cities