Stunning views, Majestic Castles, Centuries of history The Laura Valley is one of the crown jewels of French tourism, drawing six million visitors a year from all over the world, an industry crippled by the Corona virus after a nearly two month national confinement and with Borders mostly shut outside travel tourists and now a rare commodity, Chateau Showman, once owned by the Queen of France, is one of the first in the region to reopen its so calm.