Book Loir-et-Cher car rentals from $78

With almost endless highways and open roads, many travelers choose to turn their Loir-et-Cher vacations into self-drive tours. If you're organizing an unforgettable road trip, it pays to know which destinations to put on your itinerary. Explore some (or all) of this place's most well-known cities:

• Salbris (population of 5,800)
• Saint-Laurent-Nouan (population of 3,800)
• Saint-Aignan (population of 3,800)
• Saint-Georges-sur-Cher (population of 2,200)

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