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LADIES
OF THE RENAISSANCE
1 Full Day Tour |
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An excursion to discover the royal city of
Tours, superb "City of Art and History" where a legendary art of living
prevails, added with the sightseeing of the "Château des Dames". Chenonceau
enjoys the extremely rare privilege of having always belonged to women. When contemplating
it, everyone realizes that this monument owns all the feminine attributes: beauty, grace,
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PROGRAMME
9.45 a.m.
Meet with our guide at the Tourist Office 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. Leave with your guide
for Chenonceaux.
1:00 p.m.
Arrival on the estate of Chenonceau, where the chateau floats on the peaceful waters of
the Cher river, in the soft light of the Loire Valley. Lunch in the chateau's
Orangerie restaurant, alongside the green garden, in a prestigious setting.
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Menu (suggestion) |
Tourangelle style quiche with rillettes
or the gardener's Platter
or Fish Merrine with a sourish sauce
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chicken leg prepared in red wine
or Clamart style filleted turkey
or roast Beef with spring vegetables
or fish with a nettle sauce
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Warm Sainte-Maure goat cheese toasts on bed
of green salad with raspberry vinegar
or Cheese platter
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"Chenonceau" baked Alaska
or Tours style custard with prunes
or Tart made with fruits of the season
or Creme brulee
or fruit salad Cocktail
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Pitcher of Rose wine or
"Les Domes de Chenonceau"
Red Touraine wine ( AOC label)
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Coffee |
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3:00 p.m.
Guided visit of the chateau of Chenonceau. Built in the XVIth c., it is
one of the purest Early French Renaissance style works. The square dwellings, built in the
riverbed itself on the piles of a fortified mill, the square building is the original
chateau. On the bridge built by Diane, rises The two-level gallery completed by Catherine
de Medicis. . You will discover the guardroom, the chapel, a superb 60 metres long gallery
above the Cher river, Diane de Poitier and François 1st rooms. In the upper levels, you
will admire the bedrooms of Gabrielle d'Estrees, Catherine de Medicis and Louise of
Lorraine… Settled inside the two piles of the former mill anchored in the Cher river
bed, the kitchens will reveal the art and ingenuity of the Renaissance builders. Not far
from the gardens of Diane de Poitiers and Catherine de Medicis, stands "La Galerie
des Dames de Chenonceau" settled in the former Royal stables. Here are told the
dreams, ambitions, the great projects and the destinies of those women who made the
history of the place. A walk in the French style gardens will provide a pleasant end to
your tour.
End of the day around 5:00 p.m.
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| PRICE PER PERSON : 46.80 Euros |
| The price includes : |
Lunch in Chenonceau (with 1/4 bottle of wine
and coffee)
Entrance fee to the chateau of Chenonceau and the "Galerie des dames de
Chenonceau"
English speaking guide's service for the full day including the sightseeing of Tours and
the chateau of Chenonceau (Guide’s lunch included) |
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include : |
Personal expenses
(we can propose you coache's services, please contact us)
Transportation |
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