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| From Paris in
high speed train to the Loire Valley Chateaux 2 - ONE DAY TRIP |
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PROGRAMME
7:20 am
Departure from Paris Montparnasse Train station in high speed train, 2nd class (or 1st
class) to St Pierre des Corps. (55 minutes trip) then to Tours in a shuttle. |
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8:26 am
Arrival at Tours train station.8:45 am
Meeting at Tours Tourist office located in front of the train station (3 minutes walk)
9:00 am
Departure in a luxurious and air climatised minibus for a day trip visit which will
includes :
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
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| Then visit of the CHATEAU
OF AMBOISE.
Built in the fifteenth and sixteenth
centuries by Charles VIII, Louis XII and François 1er, the chateau is one of the first
royal residences and a splendid example for gothic and renaissance architecture. Still
nowadays it shelters an exceptionally well-preserved collection of furniture.
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Leonardo da Vinci lived there his last years of life. He is
buried in the St Hubert chapel, built in high gothic style of the fifteenth century.
Overhanging the city of Amboise, you will discover from the gardens of the chateau one of
the most famous panoramas in the Loire-Valley.
12:00 pm
Lunch in Amboise. |
2:00
pm
Departure for the Amboise Tourist Office in air-conditioned minibus for the second part of
the trip towards CHAMBORD : |
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Visit of the CHATEAU OF CHAMBORD
4 centuries after its building, it still mystifies one's imagination: 156 meters of
façade, 56 meters high, 440 rooms…The plan of the château is based around a square
residence flanked with round towers, a traditional form of keep and a symbol of feudal
power. The axis of the keep is the splendid double helix staircase, whose two bricked
spiral flights rise independently around a central hollow column, and allow two persons to
climb together to the terrasse without meeting each other. Since the early twentieth
century, the clarity and geometrical power of the palace has been interpreted as evidence
of the involvement of Leonardo da Vinci, working for François 1er in the Loire Valley
since 1516. |
| Then visit of the CHATEAU OF
CHEVERNY.
The castle that uses model to Hergé to
draw Moulinsart, you will astonish by wealth, the density of his furniture and the
authentic charm and refined of his decoration. |
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A chateau said to have invented the French style in 1630-1640
describes Cheverny built by Henri, Count of Cheverny, This richly furnished chateau is
still owned by the descendants of the Count and have enhanced, maintained and preserved
the beauty and character of their respective periods ;
The main facade is cut stone from Bourre, a quarry in use from the 11th century to the
present day.Inhabited all year by its owners, the Domain of Cheverny belongs to the family
of the Hurault, big personages and counsel kings Louis XII, 1st François, Henri III and
Henri IV.The traditions of the Vénerie there are perpetuated and respected. Today, the
kennel shelters a meute of 70 English French dogs of which " the soup " remains
a spectacle astonishing.
6:45 pm
Return in air-conditioned minibus to the Saint Pierre des Corps train station
7:24 pm
Departure in TGV for Paris. (55 minutes)
8:20 pm
Arrival at the Paris Montparnasse train station |
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| PRICE
PER PERSON : 119,00 EUROS |
The price includes : |
It does not include : |
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transportation in minibus luxury air-conditioned for the trip (9h15 – 18h45) The entrance into the chateaux of Chenonceau, Amboise, Chambord and
Cheverny
The lunch in Amboise (drinks not included)
Booking charges |
The round trip
train ticket Paris – Tours in TGV, 2nd class (extra charge 100 €)
The drinks at lunchThe round trip transfer from the
hotel in Paris to the Paris Montparnasse train station
Guided visit in the chateaux
The personal expenses
The upgrading in 1st class for the round trip train ticket
Paris / Tours . Supplement = 50 EUROS |
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