Paris & Loire Castle

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Duration:

8 Days

Description

Tour programme

Day 1:

1° day PARIS

Arrival in Paris and meet with English-speaking assistant. Brief introduction to the city during private transfer to the hotel. Check-in. Dinner at your leisure. Overnight.

Day 2:

2° day PARIS

Hotel breakfast and time to start your guided panoramic tour of Paris: the Eiffel Tower, Chaillot Palace, Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysées, Grand and Petit Palais, Place de la Concorde, Place Vendome, the State Opera House and the Grands Boulevards. The tour will end in Montmartre, the artists’ district with its Basilique du Sacre Coeur, from which the view on the city is spectacular! Afternoon and dinner at your leisure. Return to hotel and overnight.

Day 3:

3° day PARIS

Hotel breakfast and time for the guided tour of historical Paris: Ile de la Cité, Notre Dame, The Latin Quarter, Saint Germain dès Pres. See the literary bistros like Cafè de Flore and Les Deux Magots to feel the atmosphere of the sixties in Paris. Lunch at your leisure. In the afternoon take some time for  to do shopping or visit one of Paris museums such as the Louvre or Musée d’Orsay. Return to hotel. Dinner at your leisure.

Day 4:

4° day FONTAINEBLEU - CHAMBORD - BLOIS - TOURS

Hotel breakfast and depart to the Palace of Fointanebleu, located 55 kilometers (31 mi) from the center of Paris, one of the largest French royal châteaux. The palace as it is today, is the result of the work of many French monarchs, building on an early 16th-century structure of Francis I, and it is widespread around a series of courtyards. Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte then transformed the Château into a symbol of his grandeur, as an alternative to the empty Palace of Versailles, with its Bourbon connotations. Lunch at leisure and drive on to Chambord and Blois Castles, in the middle stretch of the Loire River in the central France. Its area comprises about 800 square kilometers (309 sq mi) and it is referred to as the cradle of the French Language and the Garden of France, due to the abundance of vineyards and fruit orchards. We will visit Chambord Castle and Blois Castle and continue on to Tours, a town of art and the history with medieval streets and squares. Hotel check-in, dinner and overnight.

Day 5:

5° day TOURS - CHENONCEAU - AMBOISE - TOURS

Hotel breakfast and morning visit to the Castle of Chenonceau, right by the River Cher, surrounded by beautiful gardens. Lunch at your leisure. In the afternoon visit the Castle of Amboise (with audio guides), built on a spur above the River Loire and recognized as a “monument historique” by the French Ministry of Culture in 1840. Leonardo da Vinci came to Château Amboise in December 1515, lived, and worked in the nearby Clos Lucé, connected to the château by an underground passage. After the visit, head toward the Tours. Hotel check-in, dinner and overnight.

Day 6:

6° day TOURS

Hotel breakfast in hotel. Full day at leisure. Our suggestion is to visit the center of Tours or to take part to an optional excursion to the castles of Villandry and Azay-le-Rideau with English-speaking guide. Lunch and dinner at leisure. Overnight in hotel.

Day 7:

7° day TOURS - PARIS

Hotel breakfast and departure to Chartres to visit the world famous Cathedral, a real masterpiece of French Gothic style, and a UNESCO Site. Lunch at your leisure. Once the visit is completed, drive on to Paris with a late afternoon arrival. Hotel check-in, dinner at your leisure and overnight.

Day 8:

8° day PARIS

Breakfast in hotel and transfer to the airport in time for your flight. End of services.  

Included

• Modern air-conditioned motor coach designed for sightseeing • English speaking tour guide from first to last day of the program • Hotel accommodation in 4 star hotel, rooms with private facilities and with buffet breakfast • Meals as per itinerary • Special visits and sightseeing as specified in the program (entrance fees not included) • English speaking driver and local English speaking guides • Luggage handling (1 per person) • Service charges and hotel taxes • 24/7 English Speaking Assistance by phone Entrance fees not included• Blois Castleentrance fee; • Chenonceau and Amboise Castle entrance fee; • Chartres Cathedral entrance fee.

Not included

• Flights, not mentioned entrance fees, meals and drinks, insurance, tips

Paris & Loire Castle