“Loire Valley Bicycle Tour”

This item appears on page 54 of the July 2010 issue.

Six days/five nights in FRANCE. Average distance cycled daily, 28 miles. Highlights: Taste sparkling wine at Château Chambord/picnic at Château de Cheverny/Leonardo da Vinci’s sketches, models at Clos Lucé/water garden, maze at Château de Villandry. Land, $4,495. Single supp., $750.

DuVine Adventures (Somerville, MA; 888/396-5383).