Christmas AT THE CHÂTEAUX AND THE ZOO
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Val de Loire – Loir-et-Cher 3 A magical destination for your Christmas and New Year trips!
Château Royal de Blois 5 There will be festivities aplenty this Christmas at the Royal Château of Blois in the heart of the town!
Château de Chambord 7 An outstanding château, stunningly decorated for Christmas!
Château de Chaumont-sur-Loire 9 Winter at its best
Château de Cheverny 11 A larger than life Christmas at Cheverny
Beauval Zoo and Hotels 13 Christmas Lights at Beauval!
Seasonal Events, Tours & Shopping perfect additions to your itinerary 15
How to get here 17
Here to help as you plan your itinerary 18
Invitation to discover the Chrstmas offer at the castles and zoo 19 Come and experience all the magic of Christmas immerse yourself in the animal kingdom at at the heart of the Loire Valley, at the châteaux Beauval Zoo. You’ll see some amazing species of Blois, Chambord, Chaumont-sur-Loire and that have made their mark on the zoo’s history. Cheverny, and of course Beauval Zoo. Aglow with warm sparkling lights and Christmas With these five top attractions all within easy cheer, the châteaux and Beauval Zoo are even reach, there’s such a variety of things to see and more enchanting than ever. do. Take a trip through the history of France and especially the sumptuous Renaissance period at the Loire Valley’s most beautiful châteaux, then www.noelauxchateauxvaldeloire.com
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Orléans La Loire TRAVEL TIME BETWEEN THE CASTELS AND THE ZOO Vendôme 20 minutes 30 minutes 40 minutes Blois Chambord
Angers La Loire Cheverny Tours Chaumont sur-Loire Romorantin Lanthenay Beauval Zoo Saumur and Hotels Saint-Aignan
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A magical destination for your Christmas and New Year trips! Our greatest châteaux and Beauval Zoo will be At Christmas, Beauval is bathed in lights. Escape beautifully decorated for the season, ready to to the zoo to explore all the fabulous seasonal welcome you this Christmas and New Year. decorations and sparkling lights. And of course, that’s not all. The region offers a plethora of other places to visit including smaller châteaux, towns and villages, chocolate factories and more. They all have some very special events in store for you this Yuletide!
There’s so much festive cheer at Blois, Chambord, Cheverny and Chaumont-sur-Loire: dazzling decorations, twinkling Christmas trees, enchanting activities, tales by the fireside, craft workshops, and Santa Claus of course!
For full details of our Christmas off ers in Loir-et-Cher, please see www.noelauxchateauxvaldeloire.com Éric Sander. NGuyen, D. Vibraye, De C.A. Mir Photo, credits: Photographic Val de Loire - Loir-et-Cher Tourism Development Agency (ADT) Château Royal de Blois THERE WILL BE FESTIVITIES APLENTY THIS CHRISTMAS AT THE ROYAL CHÂTEAU OF BLOIS IN THE HEART OF THE TOWN!
Château Royal de Blois was the favourite DID YOU KNOW? residence of 7 kings and 10 queens of France. This Christmas, it will be dressed The Lyres d’Hiver festival sets the up to the nines to offer a range of fun, Royal Château of Blois at the centre surprising and original tours and activities: of the town’s seasonal events. Experience “la vie de château”! Blois is fi lled with the Christmas spirit in Adults and children alike will enjoy this December, with a skating rink, sledge run, peak into life at the château, with a guide Christmas market, cinema, magic and who will tell you everything you ever music, not to mention events, decorations wanted to know about the kings and and Christmas lights. The town is host to queens who resided here (in French only). around a hundred events (to find out Nocturnal Murmurs more, see www.blois.fr) After darkness falls and the château closes, grab your torch and step back in time. See the chateau as you’ve never seen it before, visiting the royal apartments and certain other areas normally closed to the public. Check out the gloomy dungeon where the Duke of Guise’s brother spent the night before he was killed and discover the old pantry. With poetry readings, period beauty secrets and the recipe for strawberry blond hair, as you stroll around to the unfamiliar notes of the harpsichord you will feel like you’ve slipped behind the scenes of the château! Escape Game The year is 1588. Your mission, if you accept it, is to unravel the most famous plot in the château’s history by working out who killed the Duke of Guise. www.chateaudeblois.fr
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GROUP DAY VISIT SUGGESTIONS BOOKINGS [email protected] Itinerary ideas Optional extras +33 (0)2 54 90 33 32 o As you arrive, admire the majestic o Nocturnal Murmurs* tour at 6pm: Sales department: central courtyard, all decked out for €600 per group (including admission) Aurélie Foucault Christmas Duration: 2 hours – 25 people [email protected] o Guided tour: Experience “la vie de maximum www.chateaudeblois.fr château”!* o Giant escape game* o Get into the Christmas spirit in the for groups of 8 to 15 people maximum USEFUL centre of Blois: non-guided visit of (several groups can play at the same INFORMATION time): €300 per group (including the town and the events organised as Open all year admission) part of the Lyres d’Hiver festival “Christmas at the Château”: Duration: 1 hour o 30 November 2019 to 5 January Lunch is available at the château, rates 2020, every day except 25/12 and 2019-2020 Group rates on request 01/01 Set fee: + €90 per group (max. 25 people) Further information o 01/12 to 05/01: in addition to the admission fee: 10am to 5pm weekdays Group services are available by non-guided visit for groups of a 10am to 6pm at weekends and reservation, subject to availability minimum of 20 paying visitors: during school holidays €8 per adult €4 per child *Tours in French only Standard ticket price: €12 per adult €6.50 per child
For full details of our Christmas off ers in Loir-et-Cher, please see www.noelauxchateauxvaldeloire.com Lépissier de Blois – D. Château Royal Boukef, Y. credits: Photographic Val de Loire - Loir-et-Cher Tourism Development Agency (ADT) Château de Chambord AN OUTSTANDING CHÂTEAU, STUNNINGLY DECORATED FOR CHRISTMAS!
As it celebrates its 500th anniversary, DID YOU KNOW? Chambord will be sumptuously decked out for Christmas for the seventh year o New décor for 2019 running, with majestic Christmas trees To celebrate the château’s 500th and a whole host of other decorations. As anniversary, Jacques Garcia has visitors make their way around, the designed sumptuous mobile décors château will sparkle with Yuletide magic, and textiles to recreate the period from the ground floor right up to the when the king and his court moved second floor, including the entrance porch, constantly from château to château. the famous double helix staircase and the chapel. Visitors feel like royal guests. The outdoor paths will also be set with some one hundred magnificent Christmas trees, twinkling with lights as dusk falls. o The French-style gardens and château façades are illuminated Events in the château: for Christmas From 1 December: beautiful decorations inside the château, together with traditional wooden games (including a Louis XIV pool table and trou-madame, a type of bagatelle) and board games. “Sapins de génie”, a Christmas tree exhibition and competition to find the most dazzling Christmas tree between local businesses, selected both for their popularity and their expertise. Visitors are invited to vote for the most beautiful Christmas tree and enter a prize draw! On the 14 and 15 December and from 21 December to 5 January, there will be characters in period costume, Renaissance music and dancing, introductions to dancing and poetry, storytellers, nature-themed events, creative workshops, a chance to meet Santa Claus, horn concerts and numerous other surprises. www.chambord.org
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GROUP DAY VISIT SUGGESTIONS BOOKINGS +33 (0)2 54 50 50 40 Itinerary ideas Optional extras [email protected] o Non-guided visit of the château and o Guided tour of the château (1 hr 30): Tourism development department: gardens (1 hr 30) €140 per guide + 33 (0)2 54 50 40 10 o Buffet lunch at the château or nearby o Château tour with HistoPad: [email protected] o Free time to enjoy the decorations and €5 per person www.chambord.org events o Wine tasting at the château o Gourmet Christmas afternoon tea (45 mins): €11 per person (2019 rate) USEFUL o Shopping in the boutique (the largest €12 per person (2020 rate) INFORMATION of the Loire château boutiques) Further information Open all year Group rates o Subject to availability, reservation “Christmas at the Château”: o 1 December to 20 December 2019, Minimum 20 people. required 9am to 5pm and 21 December 2019 Set rate for 2019/2020 - to include all o Services also available individually to 5 January 2020, 9am to 6pm. the services listed in the “itinerary ideas” o Buffet menu includes one starter, one o Last admission 30 minutes before day visit: main course, one cheese course, one closing €52 per adult €26 per child under 13 dessert, wine (250ml) and one coffee per person o The château is closed on 25 December and 1 January o The château closes at 4pm on 24 and 31 December
For full details of our Christmas off ers in Loir-et-Cher, please see www.noelauxchateauxvaldeloire.com Angeli. Remi Leboutet, Alexandre de Serres, Léonard credits: Photographic Val de Loire - Loir-et-Cher Tourism Development Agency (ADT) Chaumont-sur-LoireChâteau de WINTER AT ITS BEST
Deck the halls! DID YOU KNOW? The château is festive and welcoming at Christmas. Many of Chaumont-Photo-sur-Loire Photo the rooms, including the grand Exhibition staircase, the Grand Salon, Every year, the winter exhibitions organised library and dining room sparkle by the Centre for Arts and Nature are given with lights and seasonal over to photography. Set around the château decorations. and the farm courtyard, works by well- Every afternoon during the known photographers paint a very special Christmas holidays, the estate portrait of the countryside and nature. staff invite children to join them November 2019 to February 2020. for a craft workshop and make a beautiful mobile, or listen to captivating Christmas tales.
Winter gardens For anyone with an interest in plants and gardening, the Chaumont-sur-Loire estate offers three winter gardens in greenhouses. They are the ideal place to wander, protected from the cold, among tree ferns, camphor trees, palm trees, cacti, papyrus plants and other exotic species that thrive under glass. December 2019 and January 2020 www.domaine-chaumont.fr
For full details of our Christmas off ers in Loir-et-Cher, please see www.noelauxchateauxvaldeloire.com Val de Loire - Loir-et-Cher Tourism Development Agency (ADT) o o Season “November2019toMarch 2020”: (minimum of20people) Group rates o o o Itinerary ideas GROUP DAY VISITSUGGESTIONS Guided toursupplement Admission (non-guidedvisitofthe Lunch from LeGrand Velum culinary Visit theChaumont-Photos-sur-Loire Guided tourofthechâteauand gardens exhibition andexplore thewinter €105 pergroup (2020) €90 pergroup (2019) (1 hr15mins): From €11.20 peradult (2019-2020) château): private lounge enjoy LeGrand Velum’s menuina and gastronomic creation workshop: stables Château de Val deLoire -Loir-et-Cher Tourism Development Agency(ADT) For fulldetails ofourChristmasoff ers inLoir-et-Cher, pleaseseewww.noelauxchateauxvaldeloire.com Chaumont-sur-Loire Supplement: €4perperson (2019-2020) o o château: Multimedia self-guided tourofthe Optional extras visit): (non-guided price ticket Standard o o o Further information €14 per person (2019-2020) person per €14 Lunchincludesonestarter, onemain Group servicesare available by “Devotees’ visit”(1hr15mins) “Discovery visit”(45minutes) Lunch supplement: and onecoffee perperson course, onedessert, winepairings reservation or €40 perperson (2019-2020) o o o “Christmas attheChâteau”: Open allyear INFORMATION USEFUL www.domaine-chaumont.fr [email protected] +33 (0)2542099 Sandrine GoudeauandEmily Leclerc Sales Department BOOKINGS The châteauisclosedon25 10am to5.30pm November 2019toJanuary2020 December and1January
Photographic credits: Mir Photo, Eric Sander. Château de Cheverny A LARGER THAN LIFE CHRISTMAS AT CHEVERNY
Adults and children alike will be DID YOU KNOW? enchanted by the Christmas decorations at the Château de The Renaissance! History in Lego® Cheverny. The château takes on a bricks delectable festive atmosphere with so This breathtaking new exhibition at the much to see and discover. Don’t miss Château de Cheverny recreates all the most the mouth-watering table laden with beautiful objects from the Renaissance seasonal specialities in the main period on display in the château: admire dining room. reproductions of a host of objects including Special programme a Renaissance chair, chest and table, and On Sunday 1 December, learn about even a bust of Henry IV! “The art of hospitality and French etiquette” , with workshops such as “The art of hospitality in Renaissance times”. Every hour from 10am to 12pm and 2pm to 5pm in the château dining room. A Christmas afternoon tea will be held on the second Sunday in December, with free access for château visitors. In addition to the afternoon tea itself, there will also be Christmas storytelling and of course a visit from Santa Claus! On the third Sunday, (15 December), a Christmas food and drink event will be held in the Orangerie at the Château de Cheverny. www.chateau-cheverny.fr
For full details of our Christmas off ers in Loir-et-Cher, please see www.noelauxchateauxvaldeloire.com Val de Loire - Loir-et-Cher Tourism Development Agency (ADT) Standard individual rate - château and gardens (non-guided (non-guided gardens and château - rate individual Standard €4.50 perchild(2019) Children 7-14years (guidedornon-guided visit): Adults (non-guidedvisit):€7.50peradult (2019) (minimum of20people) Group rates o o o o Itinerary ideas GROUP HALF-DAY VISITSUGGESTIONS Château deCheverny visit): €12 per adult (2019) adult per €12 visit): 11.45am: thevisitcontinueswithawalkaround 11.30am: huntingdogfeeding (except Tuesdays, Non-guided visitofthechâteauinallits 10.15am: assoonyou arriveattheChâteau, among thesnow-covered Christmastrees. the twoChristmasgardens. Aspellbinding stroll the château’shoundsbeingfed. Saturdays, Sundaysandpublicholidays). Watch Christmas finery(includingtheLego®exhibition) Santa’s sleigh. you toawinterwonderland. Take photosin tree andcolossaladventwreath willtransport the giantadventcalendar, enormousChristmas Val deLoire -Loir-et-Cher Tourism Development Agency(ADT) For fulldetails ofourChristmasoff ers inLoir-et-Cher, pleaseseewww.noelauxchateauxvaldeloire.com o o o Optional extras Group servicesare available byreservation Further information cakes, €10per person* (*2019 group rates) coffee orCheverny hot chocolate, orange juiceand after lunchandfinishtheafternoonwithasnack: to theSecrets ofMoulinsartexhibition. Orarrive gardens at2pmandthenenjoyanon-guidedvisit fed, have lunchat12.30pm, visitthechâteauand visit: arriveat11.30amtowatchthehoundsbeing This itinerary canbeorganised asanafternoon 2pm: non-guidedvisitofthe“Secrets of 12pm: lunchisavailableinthe Trophy Room Guided tours ofthechâteauavailableby School groups: €3perchild Haddock. Adult groups: €4per person Step intotheworldof Tintin andCaptain Moulinsart” exhibition. person* (30peoplemaximum) café. Setmenusfor groups, €22to€32per holidays reservation: +€2peradult.*, except school winter. The châteauisheatedin offi minutes aftertheticket (The châteaucloses30 10am to5pm Ticket offi 25 Decemberand1January. Open everyday, including 13 January2020 1 December2019to Château”: “Christmas atthe Open allyear INFORMATION USEFUL www.chateau-cheverny.com chateau-cheverny.com domainedecheverny@ +33 (0)2547901 Raphaëlle Allouin Groups department BOOKINGS ce.) ce openallday,
Photographic credits: M. Martin, C.A. De Vibraye, D. NGuyen. Beauval Zoo and Hotels CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AT BEAUVAL!
DID YOU KNOW? There are three hotels just a stone’s throw from the zoo. Stay in an exceptional setting that will transport you from Indonesia to Africa and on to China. The Jardins de Beauval (open 23 March to 10 November), Hauts de Beauval and Pagodes de Beauval (open all year round) off er a total of 360 rooms. Pure escapism!
New for 2019: Le Nuage de Beauval cable car Already home to species found nowhere else in From 23 November 2019 to 5 January 2020, Beauval Zoo France, Beauval is now the only zoo in the country will sparkle with magical Christmas lights. Follow the with a cable car. Climb board and soar to a height of numerous light trails along the paths, under strings and 35 metres to see the animals like you’ve never curtains of lights, to discover the 600 fabulous different seen them before! species that have made their homes at Beauval.
And to ensure that the magical atmosphere covers the whole of Destination Beauval, both the restaurants inside the zoo, the Tropical and the Kilimandjaro, and the Pagodes de Beauval and Hauts de Beauval hotels, will also glitter with decorations and thousands of Christmas lights. www.zoobeauval.com
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(adults andchildren). 2019/2020 year –From 20payingvisitors Price according toavailabilitybasedonthe drinks including dinner, pass, stay a includes package The Beauval Zoo catering: Educational activities: board, basedontwosharingadoubleroom €85 From (unlimited still and sparkling water, 250ml of wine, and and wine, of 250ml water, sparkling and still (unlimited one hot drink from a selection per person), buffet buffet person), per selection a from drink hot one breakfast, overnight accommodation and tourist tax. tourist and accommodation overnight breakfast, peradult for 2days/1nighthalf o o Further information Coach drivers receive all Offers subjecttoconditions. group free ofcharge. services pre-booked bythe services, subjecttoavailability. Reservation required for all +33 (0)254711737 group reservations Sales department/hotel BOOKINGS including 25/12and01/01. Open everyday, to 5January2020 23 November “Christmas attheZoo”: Open allyear INFORMATION USEFUL www.zoobeauval.com www.hotelsbeauval.com [email protected]
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Family-size Collectors’ traditional and herbal madeleines and teas from Maison Émile Auté. Unique biscuits from organic teas from Émile Auté, made St Michel in Loir-et-Cher, make great gifts. Atelier St Michel is These teas will add a touch of located in Contres, elegance to your festive entertaining. just a few kilometres Options range from “Thés des from Cheverny. Visit Châteaux” to herbal teas for the whole family, such as “Neus & les the workshop to see Enfants Sauvages”. how the products are made - everyone will www.emileaute.com recognise the famous madeleines of course, but there are 1001 other treats to delight your family CHRISTMAS EVENTS IN LOCAL TOWNS and friends. The magic of Christmas comes to www.atelierstmichel.fr Blois with the Lyres d’Hiver winter festival! Great gift ideas Blois is filled with the Christmas spirit 100% “Made in Loir- in December, with a skating rink, et-Cher” sledge run, Christmas market, Why not choose some cinema, magic and music, not to original, locally mention events, decorations and Christmas lights. produced presents The town is host to around a hundred events. for friends and family www.blois.fr this year? The Maison des Abbaye On Ice: immerse yourself in the magic of Christmas in Parapluies in Blois is packed with hand-made Vendôme! umbrellas in a range of bright and colourful A rich programme of events and activities runs right across the styles. Just the thing to liven up a rainy day! city, including an ice rink, performances, a Christmas market, www.lamaisondesparapluies.com concerts, carriage rides, the Nuit Givrée ice show and a lantern release. www.vendome-tourisme.fr or www.vendome.eu For full details of our Christmas off ers in Loir-et-Cher, please see www.noelauxchateauxvaldeloire.com Val de Loire - Loir-et-Cher Tourism Development Agency (ADT) Seasonal Events, Tours & Shopping -sur-Loire
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Make your festive meals Learn to create your own sparkle with Loire Valley stunning festive table wines centrepieces A visit to the Monmousseau Take part in a floristry cellars in Montrichard is an workshop at Mur-de-Sologne excellent way to get to know to learn how to make stunning the wines of our terroir. Loir- bouquets, or to hone your et-Cher in the Loire Valley is existing skills. It’s a fun and home to no less than nine different way to get into the wine AOCs, and you will find some of the finest at the Christmas spirit! Monmousseau cellars. www.atelier-catherine.fr www.monmousseau.com Chaumont Domaine Régional de Catherine, Les Ateliers aux Savoir Faire, La Grange Vauché, Max 41, l-Chigot-Conseil-Departemental Christmas without chocolate La Grange aux Savoir-faire is like Chambord without Here’s a great gift idea: François I - unthinkable! cookery workshops based Head for the Max Vauché around Loire Valley produce. chocolate workshop at Discover the real flavours of Bracieux, just a few minutes local ingredients and learn from the Chateau of recipes to bring out the best Chambord. in them. La Grange aux You can tour the workshop or Savoir-faire in Vallières-les- simply draw up a chair in the Choco’Bar and sample the Grandes will guide you step-by-step as you learn recipes delicious products. You’re sure to find plenty of treats to to wow family and friends this festive season. pop under the Christmas tree for chocoholics of all ages! www.lagrangeauxsavoirfaire.fr www.maxvauche-chocolatier.com
For full details of our Christmas off ers in Loir-et-Cher, please see www.noelauxchateauxvaldeloire.com Cyri La Maison du Parapluie, Atelier Saint-Michel, Fouché, Maison Emile Auté-©Florence Des Lyres-d’Hiver, credits: Photographic Val de Loire - Loir-et-Cher Tourism Development Agency (ADT) How to get here
To Blois, via the motorway: o Paris: 185km - 2 hrs 10 mins o Nantes: 285km - 3 hrs o Rennes: 300km - 2 hrs 50 mins o Dijon: 370km - 3 hrs 25 mins o Lille: 400km - 4 hrs 15 mins o Bordeaux: 410km - 4hrs o Lyon: 440km - 4 hrs 25 mins
Vendôme, by TGV: o From Paris-Montparnasse: 45 mins Blois, by train (TER or Intercités): o from Paris-Austerlitz: 1 hr 25 mins o from Nantes: 2 hrs 20 mins o from Lyon: 4 hrs o from Bordeaux: 2 hrs 35 mins o Paris-Orly airport > Blois: 175km o Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle airport > Blois: 209km o Nantes Atlantique airport > Blois: 290km + Shuttle from the airport or a train from Paris or Nantes
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At Christmas and New Year the châteaux of Blois, Chambord, Cheverny, Chaumont-sur-Loire and Beauval Zoo are stunningly decorated to look their best. With seasonal decorations, twinkling Christmas trees, festive visitors and Yuletide tales, there’s something for everyone. So join us to experience the magic of Christmas in the Loire Valley between 1 December 2019 and 5 January 2020.
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