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Loire Valley Chateaux Day Tour: Azay-le-Rideau and Villandry, Wine tasting lunch
1 day
Lunch
About this activity
Visit: Loire Valley Tours, Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire
Meet your driver in the morning at a centrally located place in the city of Tours, France. Board your comfortable air-conditioning 8-seats minivan that will take you to your first destination.
You will start your day with a visit of the Castle of Azay Le Rideau. Gilles Berthelot’s Château, delicately placed on an island on the Indre river, is, with its open staircase, still considered one of the most elegant examples of Renaissance architecture.
Then, enjoy a tour, wine tasting (Bourgueil or Chinon wines) and lunch at a family estate or at a traditional restaurant with fresh local products. A true authentic moment.
After lunch, your guide will take you to the Chateau du Rivau for a visit of the gardens.
Your final stop is at the spectacular gardens of Touraine, Villandry. The castle of Villandry, finished in 1536, is the last of the large castles to have been built on the banks of the Loire during the Renaissance. It offers one of the most spectacular gardens of the Loire Valley. With its Renaissance, vegetable, water and herb gardens, it is definitely a must see. Long avenues of linden trees which structure the four levels of the garden, delicate silhouettes of yew trees in the topiary style, vegetables and flowers, scents and savors, calmness and energy, tranquillity and effervescence…
Around 6:30pm, your guide will drive you back to the city of Tours, France.
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Meet your driver in the morning at a centrally located place in the city of Tours, France. Board your comfortable air-conditioning 8-seats minivan that will take you to your first destination.
You will start your day with a visit of the Castle of Azay Le Rideau. Gilles Berthelot’s Château, delicately placed on an island on the Indre river, is, with its open staircase, still considered one of the most elegant examples of Renaissance architecture.
Then, enjoy a tour, wine tasting (Bourgueil or Chinon wines) and lunch at a family estate or at a traditional restaurant with fresh local products. A true authentic moment.
After lunch, your guide will take you to the Chateau du Rivau for a visit of the gardens.
Your final stop is at the spectacular gardens of Touraine, Villandry. The castle of Villandry, finished in 1536, is the last of the large castles to have been built on the banks of the Loire during the Renaissance. It offers one of the most spectacular gardens of the Loire Valley. With its Renaissance, vegetable, water and herb gardens, it is definitely a must see. Long avenues of linden trees which structure the four levels of the garden, delicate silhouettes of yew trees in the topiary style, vegetables and flowers, scents and savors, calmness and energy, tranquillity and effervescence…
Around 6:30pm, your guide will drive you back to the city of Tours, France.
Included
- Professional driver-guide
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
- Wine tasting
- Lunch with drinks
- Lunch
Not included
- Personal expenses
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Other drinks
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Please note, the tour departs from the city of Tours. If you are not staying in Tours, you will have to book and pay for your own transport to get there, this is not included in the tour. The tour departs from the local tourist office (address given on voucher).
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Operated by a multi-lingual guide (up to 2 languages spoken in a group)
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Guaranteed departure
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infant seats available
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers
Features
Tourism
95%
Cultural
65%
Food
30%
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