Western Loire

The Western Loire (Pays de la Loire) stretches along the Atlantic Ocean, just below Brittany. It is a very scenic region, with some 30 miles of the Jade Coast, plenty of green countryside, and 250 miles of waterways. Starting roughly where the huge châteaux of the Loire Valley end and winding west with the river to fine beaches and islands on the Atlantic coast, lies the Western Loire. Its attractions make up the best of two worlds: inland and aquatic. The Western Loire comprise the Departments of [44] Loire Atlantique, [85] Vendee, [49] Maine et Loire, [72] Sarthe & [53] Mayenne.