GARDENS OF THE LOIRE VALLEY 159€ - Château du Rivau · Visit of Château du Rivau. This medieval...
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GARDENS OF THE LOIRE VALLEY AMBOISE > CHAUMONT-SUR-LOIRE > VILLANDRY > LÉMERÉ 159€ per person STAY 2 DAYS/1 NIGHT INCLUDED Day 1 : - Lunch in Amboise (drinks included) - Entrance fee in the Château de Chaumont-sur-Loire and Festival Interna- tional des Jardins - Dinner (drink included) and Bed and Breakfast in a two star hotel (in a double room) in Tours or surroundings la taxe de séjour Day 2 : - Entrance fee in the gardens of Château de Villandry - Lunch (drinks included) - Entrance fee in the Château du Rivau NOT INCLUDED -Transportation. Extra charge : contact us Guide services for the guided visits in the castles and gardens. Extra charge : contact us Personal expanses Total kilometers for the 2 days : about 130 km (Amboise - Chaumont-sur- Loire –Tours –Villandry – Lémeré) DAY 1 In the morning : Lunch in a troglodyte restaurant in Amboise. In the afternoon : Visit of the DOMAINE DE CHAUMONT-SUR-LOIRE. The castle overlooks the Loire Valley with a strategic position. It has been rebuilt from 1465 to 1510 by the Chaumont-Amboise family. At the end of the 19th century, the prince and princess of Broglie re- furbished the chateau with a luxurious style, built modern stables and had a magnificent park designed. Then, visit of the Festival International des Jardins: original and astonishing gardens: each year, numerous landscapers, horticultu- rists, designers, artists, architects, students ... answer the call of this international competition. Continuing towards Tours. En fin d’après-midi : Settling at the hotel** in Tours or in its conurbation. Dinner. Accommodation at the hotel**. DAY 2 Breakfast at hotel Departure for Villandry. In the morning : Visit the famous GARDENS OF VILLANDRY that surround one of the last great Renaissance chateaux (1536) on the banks of the Loire River like a jewelry box. You will be able to take a stroll in one of the most beautiful garden of France, built on three levels: • the water garden in a cloister of linden trees ; • the decorative flower garden composed of the « garden of love », the « garden of music » and the « herb garden » ; • the kitchen garden covers more than 12 500 m² in the shape of mul- ti-coloured checkboard with its nine squares of vegetables and fruit trees, all planted geometrically. 12.00 – 14.00 : Lunch at the restaurant of château de Villandry. Departure for Lémeré. In the afternoon : Visit of Château du Rivau. This medieval Castle, constructed by Pierre de Beauvau, the great chamberlain of King Charles VII, is the archetype of Lord’s Castles in the Middle age with its keep, machico- lations and drawbridge. The castle is surrounded by 14 gardens clas- sified as “Remarkable Gardens”. Rivau gardens are Conservatory of Fragrant Roses and Conservatory of old Regional Vegetables, evolving with seasons. All year round, discover various flower col- lections: bulbs, irises, peonies, roses, lavender, dahlias, ornamental grasses and vegetables.vivaces, légumes, chrysanthèmes. Copyright : Anaïs Dutour - Tours Val de Loire Tourisme, E. Sander INFORMATION / BOOKINGS : Tours Val de Loire Tourisme TEL. : +33 (0)2 47 70 37 34 - MAIL : [email protected] - WEB : www.tours-tourisme.fr IM : IM037 120001
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GARDENS OF THE LOIRE VALLEYAMBOISE > CHAUMONT-SUR-LOIRE > VILLANDRY > LÉMERÉ 159€
per person
STAY 2 DAYS/1 NIGHT
INCLUDED
Day 1 :- Lunch in Amboise (drinks included)- Entrance fee in the Château de Chaumont-sur-Loire and Festival Interna-tional des Jardins- Dinner (drink included) and Bed and Breakfast in a two star hotel (in a double room) in Tours or surroundings la taxe de séjour
Day 2 :- Entrance fee in the gardens of Château de Villandry- Lunch (drinks included)- Entrance fee in the Château du Rivau
NOT INCLUDED
-Transportation. Extra charge : contact usGuide services for the guided visits in the castles and gardens. Extra charge : contact usPersonal expansesTotal kilometers for the 2 days : about 130 km (Amboise - Chaumont-sur-Loire –Tours –Villandry – Lémeré)
DAY 1
In the morning :Lunch in a troglodyte restaurant in Amboise.
In the afternoon :Visit of the DOMAINE DE CHAUMONT-SUR-LOIRE. The castle overlooks the Loire Valley with a strategic position. It has been rebuilt from 1465 to 1510 by the Chaumont-Amboise family.At the end of the 19th century, the prince and princess of Broglie re-furbished the chateau with a luxurious style, built modern stables and had a magnificent park designed.Then, visit of the Festival International des Jardins: original and astonishing gardens: each year, numerous landscapers, horticultu-rists, designers, artists, architects, students ... answer the call of this international competition.
Continuing towards Tours.
En fi n d’après-midi : Settling at the hotel** in Tours or in its conurbation.Dinner. Accommodation at the hotel**.
DAY 2
Breakfast at hotelDeparture for Villandry.
In the morning :Visit the famous GARDENS OF VILLANDRY that surround one of the last great Renaissance chateaux (1536) on the banks of the Loire River like a jewelry box.You will be able to take a stroll in one of the most beautiful garden of France, built on three levels:• the water garden in a cloister of linden trees ;• the decorative fl ower garden composed of the « garden of love », the « garden of music » and the « herb garden » ;• the kitchen garden covers more than 12 500 m² in the shape of mul-ti-coloured checkboard with its nine squares of vegetables and fruit trees, all planted geometrically.
12.00 – 14.00 :Lunch at the restaurant of château de Villandry.Departure for Lémeré.
In the afternoon :Visit of Château du Rivau. This medieval Castle, constructed by Pierre de Beauvau, the great chamberlain of King Charles VII, is the archetype of Lord’s Castles in the Middle age with its keep, machico-lations and drawbridge. The castle is surrounded by 14 gardens clas-sifi ed as “Remarkable Gardens”. Rivau gardens are Conservatory of Fragrant Roses and Conservatory of old Regional Vegetables, evolving with seasons. All year round, discover various fl ower col-lections: bulbs, irises, peonies, roses, lavender, dahlias, ornamental grasses and vegetables.vivaces, légumes, chrysanthèmes.
Copyright : Anaïs Dutour - Tours Val de Loire Tourisme, E. Sander
INFORMATION / BOOKINGS : Tours Val de Loire TourismeTEL. : +33 (0)2 47 70 37 34 - MAIL : [email protected] - WEB : www.tours-tourisme.fr
IM : IM037 120001
