Introduces us to those who continue to keep France's greatest chateaux alive today: historians, curators, caretakers, landscape gardeners, artists and researchers have made these Renaissance gems their daily work and their passion.

"The Most Beautiful Chateaux of the Loire Valley" immerses us in the universe of some historical figures such as King Francis I of France, Leonardo da Vinci and Catherine de' Medici, but also introduces us to those who continue to keep France's greatest chateaux alive today. Historians, curators, caretakers, landscape gardeners, artists and researchers have made these Renaissance gems their daily work and their passion. They guide us behind-the-scenes of these magical places to discover paintings, multicolored garden mosaics and priceless furniture.—ZED