LOIRE VALLEY RENAISSANCE  TOUR 2020

Castles and wines tour of the Loire Valley accommodation in a private châteaux

4 days / 3nights tour – All inclusive

Each day:

FROM PARIS

New! you round trip TGV train ticket from Paris to Vendôme is now included in your package.

 2020 SEASON

Including a gourmet lunch in an Orient-Express train

restaurant wagon!

All on board!

Welcome to your
Train Orient-Express
restaurant wagon

Gourmet lunch in an Train Orient-Express
restaurant wagon

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3 hours of delight

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Gourmet lunch and Loire valley wine tasting

A time capsule for you to remenber

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Memories to share

"Building one extraordinary experience at the time"

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 You will stay at this private châteaux for 3 nights

Exceptional value

SMALL GROUPS (6 persons)

4 Day/3 Night tour

4 Day/3 Night Tour   •   Amboise Clos Lucé • Chambord Castle  • Chenonceau castle • Fontevraud Abbey• Orléans city  •  Knowledgeable Tour Guides  •  VIP Winery Tour & Wine Tasting  • Gourmets meals

Price per person:   1,500.00€  (double/twin occupancy)

Call us  for booking or info from France: Tel: 06 17 82 83 52

From abroad: Tel: +33 (0) 6 17 82 83 52

Itinerary:

Loire Valley 500 year Renaissance Anniversary tour
2020 DAY 1

Day 1

Arrival at Vendôme train Station,

Day 1: AM

Scenic drive
to your private château accommodation

Welcome to your château accommodation

Day: 1

Welcome to your château accommodation

Your private château salon

Day 1

A gourmet lunch will be served at the château

Visit of Chambord château and gardens

PM

PM

Wine tasting:
Loire Valley Rosés wines

PM Day 1

PM

Diner in a remarquable garden

Your room at the châteaux

Your room at the châteaux

Your room at the châteaux

Sweet dreams

End of Day: 1

Sweet dreams

Day 1: ARRIVAL  In the city of Vendôme (from Paris, 42 minutes, city of Vendôme, TGV station). Welcoming of our hosts. Country drive to your private château. You take possession of your room. This private château will be your residence for the duration of your stay. We will be the only group staying at the château. On this first day, we have lunch at the chateau and we will leave to Chambord where we will spend most of the day. In the early evening, we will have our first Loire valley wine tasting. Diner will be held at the beautiful restaurant: Le Plessis located in a private awarded garden: « Le Jardin de Sasnière ».

Loire Valley 500 year Renaissance Anniversary tour 2020

Day: 2

Visit of the Château of Amboise
and le Clos Lucé, home of Leonardo da Vinci

Day 2, AM

Gourmet Lunch
in the city of Amboise

Day: 2

Chenonceau château
and garden visit

DAY 2, PM

Wine tasting: Loire Valley Whites
back at our château

Evening Day: 2

Gourmet diner
at the château

Sweet dreams

Day 2: After breakfast, we will leave to the City of Amboise and the Clos Lucé. Amboise is where Leonardo da Vinci spent the last years of his life,  guest of the French King François the first. The Clos Lucé is located in the center of the town next to the château of Amboise. The place is surrounded by beautiful gardens. We will tour the castle and visit Leonardo da Vinci studio. We will stay in Amboise for a gourmet lunch.After lunch, we will drive to the château of Chenonceau build over the river. We will drive back to our own château where we will start the evening with a Loire valley wine tasting focusing on the whites. I will explain the wine making process and go over many of the Loire valley wine appellations. A gourmet diner will follow, you will be able to relax on the grounds of the château and explore the private forest if you like.

Loire Valley 500 year Renaissance Anniversary tour
2020

Day: 3

After breakfast
Scenic drive to the city of Saumur

Day: 3

AM

After breakfast
Scenic drive to the city of Saumur

Extraordinary experience
Gourmet lunch in the restaurant wagon of one of the Orient Express trains

Visit of the famous Fontevraud abbey

Day: 3- PM

Drive back to our château

Loire valley sparkling wines tasting

Farewell diner

Evening

Day 3

Sweet dreams

Day 3

Day 3:  After breakfast, we will leave to the city of Saumur, after un short stop, we will drive to a private train station where we will board a restored restaurant wagon from the era of the famous Trans Orient Express. The steam train will take us on a 3 hour journey while having a gourmet lunch and wine pairing.  In the afternoon, we will visit the famous abbey of Fontevraud, a unique abbey which was run by Leonor d’Aquitaine and where Richard the Lion heart is buried. We will be back at our château for a Loire valley wine tasting focusing this time on the Loire valley sparkling wines. We will celebrate our last diner à the château with good food and life music. 

Day: 4

Visit of Orléans, Joan of Arc

You will have lunch over the Loire river in the city of Orléans.

Day 4

In the afternoon, we will take you to Orléans train station for your trip back to Paris

End of the Renaissance tour: PM

Day 4: The last day of the Renaissance tour will also be exceptional. After breakfast, we will leave to the city of Orléans famous for the history of Joan of Arc. We will follow the passage of Joan of Arc in Orléans city she liberated from the English in the middle ages 100 year war. We will visit the cathedral Saint Croix as well as many of the places where she lived. We will stay in Orléans and have lunch on the Loire river banks. In the afternoon, it will be time to depart to Paris from the TGV station in Orléans. We wil say good bye on the train platform. See you soon in the Loire Valley.

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2020 is the year to celebrate with us the 500 year anniversary  of the Renaissance in the Loire Valley

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