Cost: 1,190 euro per person

 

Includes:

• Visits as indicated
  
• Pick up airport, train, station or hotel in Paris
• Chauffeur-guide services for 3 days
• Diners, nights and breakfasts in a 2-star hotel on days 1 and 2 (price based on Dbl Occ, single supplement : 75 €)
• Lunches on day 1, 2 and 3
• Transport in air-conditioned minibus
• Drop off in Paris

Itinerary

DAY1: Chambord-Blois-Cheverny

Chambord : The magnificent château of François I is 128 metres long, it includes 440 rooms and 365

Discovery of the park in a horse carriage and guided tour inside the castle.

Lunch in Blois, facing the castle in a delightful restaurant : "Le Rendez Vous des Pêcheurs". 

Blois. Guided tour of the château.   You will admire the famous staircase jutting out of an octagonal tower in the wing of Francois I… It's is here that the Duke of Guise was murdered…

Cheverny. With well-balanced proportions, this castle is the best furnished in the Loire Valley. Guided tour.

Amboise. Dinner at the restaurant "L'Epicerie", a warm setting facing the château. Night at the hotel "Le Blason" at the heart of the town.

DAY2: Clos Lucé-Chenonceau-Azay le Rideau-Chinon

After a quick view of the Château of Amboise, we will visit the Clos Lucé to discover Leonardo da Vinci's home and his "fabulous machines". 

Chenonceau, also known as the "Ladies Château": Catherine de Briçonnet, Diane de Poitiers, Catherine de Médicis, Louise de Lorraine… considered as the most beautiful château : it is built on the river Cher… Don't miss the chimney designed by Jean Goujon in Diane de Poitiers' room ; it's unique! Guided tour.

Lunch in a cellar at Montlouis : "La cave de Mont Louis".

Azay-Le-Rideau. Pure, calm and elegant. Built on piles in the bed of the river Indre, with its pepper box towers and its decorative covered ways. Guided tour. 

Chinon. It was here that Joan of Arc recognized the future Charles VII hidden amongst the crowd. The romantic ruins of the castle overhang with majesty over the river Vienne. Guided tour.

Dinner at the restaurant "L'océanique" : An exceptional welcome as well as fine and generous gastronomy. Night at the hotel Diderot: a XVth century residence.

DAY3: Loches-Montrésor-Valençay

Loches. One of the most beautiful Middle Age defense buildings. Agnes Sorel and Charles VII hid their love life in this castle. Guided tour.

On the road, we take a glimpse at the strong walls of Montresor's fortress, built in the XIth century.

Lunch under the chestnut-trees, 6km from Valençay, at the "Auberge St Fiacre", in Veuil, a village in bloom.

Valençay. Visit of the château and the park.

A very beautiful castle, belonging to the Renaissance and announcing the classic style.

It didn't belong to any king, but to financiers such as the Scotsman John Law. In 1803, Napoleon Bonaparte ordered the prince of Benevent to welcome the future Ferdinand VII ; the latter stayed in this golden prison until 1814, date of the fall of the French Empire.

The formal garden is a beautiful example of a Renaissance garden.

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