Private French school in Loire Valley, France

ELIT-Groupe St Denis:
Saint-Denis International School is situated in a medieval town, in the middle of the Loire Valley in north central France. The Garden of France in a town called Loche. Loches is a well known medieval town, situated 25 miles to the South East of Tours in the heart of the Loire Valley. Steeped in history, the town is officially recognised as a Ville d’Art et d’Histoire.

LOCHES possesses a large number of historic monuments which has led it to be classified as one of the most beautiful detours in France : the Royal Lodge, the feudal fortress, the royal gate, the Church of Saint-Ours, the ramparts, the old houses, the Tower of Saint-Antoine, the house of the painter Emmanuel Lansyer, the troglodyte caves.

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Directions / Instructions:

How to get to Loches ?

By train:
From Paris “Gare de Montparnasse” take a TGV train and stop at St Pierre des Corps station 55 minutes later. The family or a member of the school will collect you there.
By bus:
From Tours Bus Station (opposite the railway station), departure times on request.

By car:
* Paris/Tours Motorway: get out at exit #18 AMBOISE - CHATEAU-RENAULT.
Then follow direction LOCHES.
Inside Loches, follow direction motorway A10.
* Coming from Route Nationale 143, south of TOURS, follow direction Loches 42 Kms.

If you ask for a transfer, your host family or a member of the School will be waiting for you at the Railway Station in St Pierre des Corps, but ONLY if you give all the details before arrival (Time and Date of arrival). They will also take you back to the station on departure.