Chateaux and Wines around Villandry
Chateaux & Wines around Villandry
The purest piece of Renaissance architecture in Azay le Rideau, lunch in the steps of Joan of Arc in the medieval town of Chinon and Villandry, when gardening comes to art.
AZAY LE RIDEAU / CHINON / VILLANDRY
Pick up on Monday & Thursday: 9.00 Amboise Tourist Office
9.30 Tours Tourist Office
To start the day, guided tour of the Château of Azay le Rideau, one of the purest gems of Renaissance architecture in the Loire Valley. Financer Gilles Berthelot’s chateau delicately placed on an island on the Indre River, still shines today thanks to the lightness and balance of its mullioned, pepper pots, dormers and above all its graceful staircase.
We will not forget to admire the Chateau under every angle with a stroll around the English style garden, a jewel case of greenness for what is considered today as one of the most beautiful stone diamonds in Touraine.
Tour and wine tasting in Azay le Rideau or Chinon.
Lunch at a family estate’s, in the vineyards or in the beautiful town of Chinon. Tasting lunch with the appropriate wines. A true authentic moment.
Guided tour of Chinon, one of the most picturesque towns of the Loire Valley.
With its medieval streets, Chinon has remained an outdoor museum of architecture and history. Your guide will take you to the most typical quarters of the town from which you will get the best views on the Castle. He will help you identify the styles of the very rich town houses built by the King’s financers or ministers. Let us meet the three most famous actors of Chinon: Joan of Arc (you will step where she stepped when she got off her horse in 1429 to meet King Charles VII and François Rabelais (the greatest ambassador of Chinon wines and joie de vivre) and Richard the Lion’s heart.
Guided tour of one of the most spectacular gardens of Touraine, Villandry. By its diversity and originality (Love Garden, Kitchen Garden, Aromatic and Medicine Plant Garden, Water Garden and the brand new Sun Garden) and by its size ( 15 acres, 1150 linden trees), Villandry is the Loire Valley garden not to be missed. With your guide, learn to speak the language of a medieval and Renaissance garden, discover the power of thyme and basil on your health.
The gardens of Villandry are now maintained without using any pesticides.
18.30: your guide will drive you back to Tours or Amboise Tourist Office.
The tour includes: transportation in a comfortable full option minivan, private English speaking escort guide, entrance tickets and tour of the Chateaux of Azay le Rideau, gardens of Villandry and town of Chinon, tour and tasting at a cellar cave, lunch at the winery, drinks included.
8 passengers’ maximum per vehicle.
The tour does not include: personal expenses, extra, hotel pick up $22 per person.
$192 per person.
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