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IN THE GARDEN OF FRANCE
1 Full Day Tour |
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A guide will invite you to discover the royal
city of Tours, superb "City of Art and History" where a legendary art of living
prevails.
You will also discover the
Gardens of the Chateau of Villandry: a jewel of the region known as "the garden of
France" due to the quality of its light, sandy soil enriched with alluvium and
combined with its gentle, temperate climate. |
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You will then have the
choice between two different monuments : a visit of the chateau of Langeais : a
genuine medieval fortress and entirely furnished reproducing a XVth c. atmosphere, or a
visit of the Chateau of Luynes, an impressive medieval fortress, from which there is a
beautiful view on the Loire Valley.
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PROGRAMME
9:30 a.m.
Meeting at the Tourist office with our guide for a two hours GUIDED VISIT OF
TOURS: a sightseeing of the city in your coach and a walking tour in the area
known as "Old Tours", now one of the city's prime sites.
12:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Lunch in a troglodyte restaurant, settled in an unusual environment
where you will taste a regional cuisine of quality.
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Aperitif
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Gourmet starter plate
(terrine, rillettes, Sainte-Maure goat cheese mousse)
or Terrine baked in wood-burning oven with onion jam
or Fresh Sainte Maure Goat cheese mousse with chives
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Chicken meat loaf with a Vouvray style sauce
or salmon in crust with a leek sauce
or Leg of Duckling with a Chinon wine sauce
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Cheeses
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Apple tart or chocolate/coffee cake
or Floating island
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1/4 bottle of Gamay or Sauvignon wine
Coffee |
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2:30 p.m.
Visit the famous VILLANDRY GARDENS which surround like, a jewellery box, the last
great Early French Renaissance château built on the banks of the Cher river (1536). You
will walk through one of the most beautiful gardens in France distributed on three levels
: the water garden, surrounded by a cloister made of linden trees , the ornamental garden,
displaying its "love", "music" and herb gardens, the kitchen garden,
over 12,500 m2, which reproduces the shape of an authentic multicoloured checkerboard
divided in nine squares where vegetables and fruit trees are symmetrically planted.
4:00 p.m.
Leave for Langeais or Luynes. Admire the magnificent landscapes of the Loire river
stretching among islets of golden sand. River which is said to be Europe's last wild
river,
4:30 p.m.
Visit of the CHATEAU OF LANGEAIS. Built in the early XVth c., this château looks
ahead to the Renaissance while preserving its feudal aspect: large round towers, with a
walkway parapet crenels, machicolation, and a drawbridge which evokes the XVth c. way of
life of a Lord. Its furnishing makes it original: furniture, wooden panels, fabrics,
sculptures, paintings. Admire one of this museum's finest treasures: a collection of
gothic and Renaissance tapestries.
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Guided tour of the CHATEAU OF LUYNES.
Occupied for 14 generations by one of the greatest French Aristocratic family, the Dukes
of Luynes, this rich stately home owns a collection of works of art, tapestries and
furniture. You will end this visit by the gardens and chapel.
End of the day around 5:30 p.m.
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| PRICE PER PERSON : 44.50 Euros |
| The price includes : |
English speaking guided visit of Tours
(approximately 2H)
Lunch (with aperitif, 1/4 bottle of wine and coffee) in Villandry
Visit of the gardens of Villandry
Entrance fee to the Chateau of Langeais or Luynes |
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Transportation
(we can propose you coache's services, please contact us)
Personal expenses
English speaking guide's services when not mentioned |
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