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THE CHATEAU OF CHAMPCHEVRIER
Half day tour

PROGRAMME

11:30 a.m.

Leave Tours for Luynes

 

12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Arrival at the "Domaine de Beauvois", a 140 hectares estate in the middle of a wood. Nature prevails, peace and green sceneries make this chateau a beautiful, charming and romantic place. In this manor-house built during the XVIth and XVIIth centuries and turned into a refined and cosy hotel-restaurant you will have a gourmet lunch.
       

Menu (suggestion)

Apéritif : kir tourangeau et ses tartines de rillettes

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Marbré de lotte et saumon aux artichauts, jus de bouillabaisse

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Joue de porc confite, boulangère de pommes de terre et topinambours

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Crémeux au chocolat, sorbet ananas

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¼ vin de Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil, eau minérale et café

3:00 p.m.
Arrival at the CHATEAU OF CHAMPCHEVRIER, located in the heart of a harmoniously wooded site. Louis XIIIth loved this chateau and stayed here several times. You will be welcomed by the owner, who will guide you through a historical chateau inhabited by the same family since 1728 and still echoing with its royal past. From the kitchen, with its impressive copper utensils to the sumptuously decorated ceremonial rooms in which you will find exceptional XVIIth century tapestries, visiting Champchevrier is an unforgettable walk between nature and historical heritage, in a Renaissance and XVIIIth century settings where the still living fox hunting tradition will guide you.

Optional : Inside the hunting room of the chateau, Tea will be served. You may have a cup of tea or coffee, a fruit juice and you will savour French style brioches and cake with home made jam. You may also discover the former kitchen with its copper utensils, the linen room and its collection of irons.

End of the day around 5:00 p.m.
                   

PRICE PER PERSON :  promo@ligeris.com
The price includes :
Lunch (with 1/4 bottle of wine and coffee) at the "Domaine de Beauvois" in Luynes
Entrance fee to the chateau of Champchevrier in Clere-les-Pins
It does not include :
Transportation
(we can propose you coache's services, please contact us)
Tea time at the chateau de Champchevrier : Extra charge 10 Euros/person
Personal expenses
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