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2-DAY/1-NIGHT STAY
LOIRE, CHATEAUX AND GARDENS 

PROGRAMME
DAY 1

10:00 a.m.
Visit the chateau of Chambord. 4 centuries after its building, it still mystifies one's imagination: 156 meters of façade, 56 meters high, 440 rooms… Departure for Amboise, following the banks of the Loire river.

12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Lunch in a traditional troglodyte restaurant. Continue towards Rochecorbon, a small troglodyte village.

       
4:00 p.m.

Leave Rochecorbon on board of the "Saint-Martin-de-Tours", a pleasantly fitted-out, sheltered boat for a UNIQUE CRUISE WITH EXPLANATIONS ABOUT THE LOIRE RIVER.

5:00 p.m.
Wine tasting in a Vouvray wine cellar. Late afternoon: check-in in a2 ** hotel, in the city centre. Dinner in a restaurant nearby. Night at the hotel.
             

DAY 2
Breakfast at the hotel.

10:00 a.m.
Meet with our guide at the Tourist Office for a two- hours GUIDED VISIT OF TOURS: Sightseeing of the city in your coach and discovery by foot of the area called "Old Tours" , now one of the town's prime sites.

12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Lunch in a Tours town centre restaurant. Leave for Villandry.

2:30 p.m.
Visit the famous VILLANDRY GARDENS whichsurround like a jewellery box, the last great Renaissance château built on the banks of the Cher river. (1536).

End of our services.

         

PRICE PER PERSON :  129.95 Euros
The price includes :
Day 1:
Entrance fee to the chateau of Chambord
Lunch in Amboise (with aperitif, wine, and coffee)
Cruise with commentaries on the Loire river (50 min.) on board of the "Saint-Martin de Tours"
Wine tasting in a Vouvray wine cellar
Dinner in Tours (with 1/4 bottle of wine)
Bed and breakfast in 2**hotel, in Tours
Day 2:
English speaking guided visit of Tours (approximately 2 hrs)
Lunch in Tours (with 1/4 bottle of wine)
Entrance fee to the gardens of Villandry
It does not include :
Transportation (except for the boat cruise)
Personal expenses
Extra charge for single rooms in hotel 18 Euros to 25 Euros
Local tax = 0.70 Euros
OFFICE DE TOURISME DE TOURS 78-82 rue Bernard Palissy - BP 4201 - 37042 TOURS Cedex 1
Tel +33 2 47 70 37 37 Fax +33 2 47 61 14 22 - E.Mail: info@ligeris.com