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| Overnight tours and round trip suggestions Normandy - Loire Valley.
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| Loire - Normandy 2 Days / 1 Night |
Day 1
Departure from Paris around 8 am, drive to Chambord (2h) and discover the largest castle in the Loire Valley dreamed and realized by French King Francois I with the inspiration from Leonardo Da Vinci. Then drive along the peaceful and luminous Loire river from the city of Blois down to Amboise for lunch. In the afternoon, visit Chenonceau the castle-bridge "of the 6 ladies" over the river Cher or the medieval-like castle of Langeais with its beautiful tapestries before settling down at a very nice "Relais et Chateau" 4**** hotel near Tours.
(or at a private castle receiving guests upon request).
Day 2
Departure from Tours, drive to Caen via Le Man and visit the battle of Normandy Memorial which retraces the beginnings, the action and the consequences of the second World War in stunning style. Then see the remains of the amazing artificial port in Arromanche built thanks to Churchill's vision within a few days after D Day. This "temporary" port was used to disembark an army with all the men and supplies necessary to to liberate Europe. Continue with Omaha beach and the very moving American cemetery, then see Pointe du Hoc where the Ranger heroes of colonel James Earl Rudder climbed the cliff to destroy a German battery, key action for the success of D Day and therefore victory in World war II ! In the evening, return to Paris via Bayeux. |
NORMANDY 2 DAYS / 1 NIGHT |
DAY 1
Departure from Paris 9h - Giverny - Rouen - Honfleur - Deauville (overnight)
DAY 2
Caen - WW II Landing Beaches - Bayeux - return to Paris around 6 pm. |
NORMANDY 3 DAYS / 2 NIGHTS |
DAYS 1 et 2 same as above then direction and overnight near or at Mont-Saint-Michel
DAY 3
Visit of Mont-Saint-Michel - Return to Paris. |
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NORMANDY - CASTLES OF THE LOIRE 3 DAYS / 2 NIGHTS |
DAY 1
Chambord - - Amboise - Chenonceau Tour or Angers (overnight)
DAY 2
Mont-Saint-Michel - Bayeux (overnight)
DAY 3
WW II Landing Beaches - Honfleur - Paris |
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CASTLES OF THE LOIRE 2 DAYS / 1 NIGHT |
DAY 1
Paris - Blois - Chambord - Chenonceau. Overnight near Tours
DAY 2
Azay - Ussé - Villandry - Langeais - Paris |
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NORMANDY - CASTLES OF THE LOIRE 4 DAYS /3 NIGHTS |
DAY 1
Paris - Blois - Chambord - Chenonceau. Overnight near Tours.
DAY 2
Azay - Ussé - Villandry - Langeais - Overnight near Angers.
DAY 3
Mont-Saint-Michel - Bayeux (overnight)
DAY 4
WW II Landing Beaches - Honfleur - Paris. |
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| The Berry and the Loire, large and smaller castles : from Jaques Cœur to Talleyrand. Cheeses and wines. |
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If you have already seen Chambord and Chenonceau and you want something different, this tour is for you.
| DAY 1 Paris / Fontainebleau / Route Jacques Cœur / La Verrerie (overnight). |
| Fontainebleau residence of the sovereign from François 1er to Napoléon. Chapelle d'Angillon small 12th century castle, residence of princesse de Clèves and minister Sully - Menetou Salon chalky-clay hillsides close to Sancerre produce very good, expressive, fresh and balanced white (Sauvignon) and red wines ( Pinot Noir). Overnight at La Verrerie a lovely castle built in the 15th century, nestled alongside a romantic lake and surrounded by a large forest, between the Sancerre vineyards and the Loire Valley castles. |
DAY 2 Bourges / Valencay / Montrésor / Montbazon (overnight) |
Bourges , St Etienne cathedral, guided tour of Palais Jaques Cœur. Born in Bourges around the year 1400, Jacques Coeur rapidly rose to the top of the social ladder. After he became Finance Minister to the King Charles VII and a nobleman, he began the construction of his Palace, which was finished around 1450. This monument unique in France for its time illustrates the original personality of its builder. Valençay , is geographically speaking in the Berry region but belongs by the style and the huge size to the castles of the Loire Valley. |
DAY 3 Azay-le Rideau / Ussé / Fontevraud / Langeais / Paris |
Azay-le Rideau , gem of the Renaissance set on the banks of the Indres. Ussé , the castle which inspired Charles Perrault for his 'Sleeping beauty' seems actually to come out from a fairy tale. Fontevraud , the largest group of monastic buildings in France with intriguing Romanesque kitchen of Byzantine influence. Recumbent figures of the Plantagenêts representing henry II, Eleanor of Aquitaine and their son Richard the Lionheart. Langeais , very nice middle-age castle with a draw-bridge, a sentry walk and inside, apartments with beautiful period furnishings and colorful tapestries that exude a genuine medieval atmosphere. |
MEMORY
OF THE GREAT WAR. |
From Verdun to the Meuse and the Argonne, from the Chemin des Dames to the Somme battlefields, retrace the World War I front lines, understand and feel the intense and dramatic history of the "Great War".
Verdun and the Argonne : 3 days / 2 nights accommodation in a beautiful 4* castle-hotel along the Meuse river.
Verdun, the Argonne, le Chemin des Dames, the Somme battle-fields and memorials: 4 or 5 days. |
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