Fairy-tale break Ussé - Langeais - - Chenonceau -

FULL INCLUSIVE TOUR IN THE 2 days /1 night

EXPERT RECOMMENDATIONS: An unforgettable get-away in the Loire Valley, discovering the beautiful chateaux and all the DAY 1 eventual union with . treasures of the Renaissance. Arrival in in the late morning. Its originality lies in its furnishings — furniture, An all inclusive stay to discover by minibus (8 Check in in a two, three or four star hotel in the city woodwork, fabrics, sculptures, and paintings. Admire people maximum) the most prestigious chateaux centre of Tours. one of the jewels of the museum, a collection of of the Loire Valley: Ussé, Langeais, Villandry, Gothic and Renaissance tapestries. Chenonceau, Amboise. Lunch on your own expenses. Around 6:00 pm: Back to Tours. 1:30 pm: Meeting at the Tourist Office. 8:00 pm: Dinner at a restaurant in the city centre of Departure with an air conditioned minibus with Tours. a driver for a first excursion to discover 3 major Accommodation in a two, three or four star hotel in monuments of the Loire valley chateaux (visits on Tours city centre. your own) :

The GARDENS of VILLANDRY. DAY 2 from The fabulous gardens of Villandry surround one Breakfast. of the last great chateaux built on the banks of the € Loire during the Renaissance (1536) like some vast 9:00 am: Meeting at the Tourist Office. 199 Renaissance jewellery box.  per person You will walk through one of the most beautiful Departure with an air conditioned minibus with a gardens in France on three levels: driver for a second excursion to discover 2 other - The water garden, with its cloister of lime trees; major monuments of the Loire valley chateaux (visits - The decorative flower garden, made up of the on your own) : “garden of love,” the “garden of music” and the “herb garden.” Next, visit of the CHATEAU of CHENONCEAU. HOTEL - The kitchen garden covers 12,500 m2, in an Built in the 16th century, this is one of the purest early 199 € authentic multicoloured checkerboard, divided into French Renaissance style works. nine squares where vegetables and fruit trees are You will discover the guardroom, the chapel, and a planted geometrically. beautiful gallery, of sixty meters long, spanning over HOTEL 225 € the river Cher. The chambers of Diane de Poitiers and king François I are also open to the public. A stroll through the French gardens makes a pleasant HOTEL 255 € end to your visit.

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- transportation by air-conditioned minibus Visit of the CHATEAU of USSE. for 2 half-day excursions (the afternoon of The “Sleeping Beauty’s Chateau” located in the day 1 and the morning of day 2) and entrances green valley of the Indre river. It inspired Perrault to the chateaux of Ussé and Langeais, the to write his famous stories and it remains a symbol gardens of Villandry on day 1, to chateau of of the medieval fairytale castle inhabited by brave Then,visit of the CHATEAU of AMBOISE. Chenonceau and Amboise on day 2. lords, beautiful ladies and poets. Built in the 15th and 16th centuries on the orders of - dinner (drinks not included) on day 1, The major part of the chateau has been built between Charles VIII, Louis XII and François I, the chateau of - B&B in a city center hotel (in a double the 15th and 16th century on the foundations of an Amboise was one of the first truly “royal” residences. room) on day 1, 11th century fortress, but its successive owners, each It is a prestigious example of combined Gothic and - booking charges, local tax. with their personal touch, gave the castle its unique Renaissance architecture. charm. Overlooking the town of Amboise, the chateau gardens offer one of the very best views of the EXCLUDING: Then, visit of the CHATEAU OF LANGEAIS. Loire Valley. Built in the early 15th century, this chateau provides - lunches on days 1 and 2, a perfect example of a late medieval castle, with a Around 12:30: Back to Tours. - drinks at dinner, parapet walk and a drawbridge. In 1491, it was the site - extra charge for a single room, of the marriage between Louis XI’s son, Charles VIII, End of our services. - guided visit in the chateaux, and the young Duchess – an event - extra nights (please get in touch with us). which paved the way for the independent Bretons

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