Media Châteaux de la Loire

The specialized quarterly devoted to Loire wines changed hands in summer 2019. Taken over in the summer of 2019 by a new team (journalist Antoine Burbaud and art director Jean-Baptiste Aubry), the magazine took the opportunity to undergo a makeover that gives it a second youth. The publication is a high-end work that will delight wine lovers, but the uninitiated will also find their account. On the program: portraits of winemakers and gastronomy professionals, reports...

The Loire à vélo is one of the most famous cycling routes in the country! The circuit crosses 2 regions (Centre-Val-de-Loire and Pays-de-la-Loire), 6 departments and 6 towns, including Tours of course. For a day or 1 to 2 weeks, discover the royal river, with rides that pass by the great castles or the vineyards. Will you go to Orleans, or to Nantes and the Atlantic? To find out, go to the website which will give you information on your route, accommodation, bike hire and repair companies and visits to make en route.

Fritz is, of course, the stuffed elephant that every child in Tours has discovered at the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours. But since the start of the 2020 school year, it's also the name of a local magazine aimed at children aged 8 to 13. Its columns cover a wide range of topics: culture, ecology, citizenship, sports and not-to-be-missed events. The team of journalists selects information rooted in current events in Touraine, from a child's point of view. This elephant wants you to know better! Available in local bookshops and by subscription.

It is since 1982 that Vibration landed on the regions Centre and Val de Loire, but also on a good part of Burgundy (Nièvre, Yonne, and in the region of Autun). This radio was then one of the very first free radios in France. Since then, its fame is not to be made any more. The format of Vibration is of the "Top 40" type: a radio above all musical, which broadcasts French and international successes alternating with great classics. Animations in the flagship programs, games, columns and news are of course also part of the program.

Young talent or confirmed writer, novel or topical topic, book support or magazine support, Jean-Marie Dagijimana will study your work with the greatest interest. Founder of Éditions La Paddle, Mr. Dagijimana is the author of books on Rwanda and Burundi. President of the International Federation of Rwandan Associations, he also hosted a conference/debate on the Rwandan genocide in 2010. At La Paddle, the edited books are distributed in several bookstores, in the cultural spaces and the centre Leclerc of Olivet and are referenced by FNAC. For any request by paper mail, write to La Paddle - BP 36535 - 45065 Orléans Cedex 2.

With its local antennas, public television takes on its full meaning. Local information, small and big news, agenda, the local network of France 3 is one of the best means to know a region, as well as its social, political and cultural actors. Different information appointments take place: the 12/13 and the 19/20, evening edition which includes a detachment towards each of the 3 geographical zones and the 7 departments which make up the Centre region.

A radio station that always gives pride of place to international pop hits from the 1980s to the present day, and to French variety. Local news is provided Monday to Friday mornings by Sébastien Michaud, who's been with the station for over 20 years! As part of the "réveil Chérie" (Chérie wake-up call) broadcast from Paris by Alexandre Devoise, he brings you news flashes every 30 minutes from 6am to 9am, illustrated by interview excerpts. Local entertainment takes place in the afternoons, with Sarah Moing, offering good ideas for going out and winning prizes.

Weelz is an independent internet magazine that is a must for lovers of two-wheelers. Created more than 10 years ago by Xavier Cadeau, this site encourages the practice of cycling in its own right and shows that this means of transport is more logical, more ecological and also more economical than our usual car. Whether you are sporty or not, everyone can become a cyclist, no matter what your age, there is a vehicle for everyone! This site writes free articles on current events, society, art and culture, ecology, innovation and product tests to find the right vehicle for your physiology, needs and preferences.

Chérie FM, with its playlists based on "the most beautiful music", as the presenters like to say, its magazines and short news items on well-being, love, family life and, of course, the news, makes it a fun radio station to accompany various moments of the day. Great hits from the 1980s to the present day punctuate the airwaves of this radio station. A small radio team is present in Touraine, offering a morning slot focused on local news every morning.

Radio Campus is a national network of community radio stations for and by students but not only. The programming includes live and voice track themed programs. Music, sexuality, ecology, cinema, literature, improvisation... Proposed by volunteers, the programs are most often of good quality and original! It's also a good way to make your first steps at the microphone by contacting the radio! As a partner of many festivals and cultural places, Campus is a good way to stay in touch with the local news.