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Troglodytic Hotel - Overlooking the winding path of the Loire, one with the tufa cliffs, this hotel dominates the Loire river from its terraces and gardens. Located in the natural landscape at the heart of the Vouvray vineyard and preserved by the Loire Valley's status as a U.N.E.S.C.O. World Heritage site, it is one of the rare locations whose opposite bank remains unspoiled. This hotel is an 18th century manor house nestled against a cliff is lit up by the Loire Valley's gentle light. The origins of everything lie in a passionate impulse. It was the passion of one builder, Philippe Mollard, that lead to the renovation of these caves that once belonged to the Marmoutier Abbey. After a long period of renovation the dormitories initially reserved for the monks were transformed and became part of the Relais & Chateaux family in 1991. From that moment the hotel has retained its title as France's leading luxury Troglodytic hotel