Medieval Dream in the Loire Valley

4 days/3 nights
840 € (Euros)/person

Your program includes the visit of Montsoreau and Candes-Saint-Martin selected as ones of the Most Beautiful Villages of France. This itinerary will allow you to discover these unique places, from which emanates a fairy-tale atmosphere. This program is set on the basis of 2 persons sharing double rooms and includes:

• All breakfasts and dinners (drinks are not included)
• 3 nights in a 4 star chateau-hotel (see details below). Twin or double shared room. Single rooms are available with extra cost.
• Lunches are included in Montsoreau and Fontevraud. (drinks are not included).
• Guided visit in english of : 1.the château de Montsoreau. 2. The chateau de Chinon.
  Visit non included in the package suggested in the program : · The Fontevraud Abbey (12,5 miles from Chinon). Price for a guided visit in english or a free visit : 6,10 €/pers.

Night at Le Chateau de Danzay in Chinon. Description of your Chateau hotel in Chinon: Le Chateau de Danzay in Chinon : Built in 1461 by the squire of Louis XI, this small medieval castle welcomes you in an enchanting peaceful setting.

Ideally located in the fortified town of Chinon and next to three of the Most Beautiful Villages of France, its a privileged place for leisure, relaxation and dream….

Luxury and good taste down to the last details make you experience a real castle- life. You are accommodated in very comfortable rooms richly decorated with ancient furniture and precious carpets. In your spare time, you can relax on the terrace, along the swimming-pool and stroll around the beautiful park and gardens. In the evening, you will enjoy yourself with candlelight dinners, delightful cuisine and Loire Valley wines…

Morning Guided visit of the Chateau de Chinon, an impressive fortress overlooking the beautiful Vienne Valley and in the heart of French and English histories.

Lunch at La Licorne in Fontevraud, an elegant, Michelin one-Star rated restaurant, where you will taste very fine cuisine and vintage wines of Touraine.

Free afternoon: we advise you a visit of the Fontevraud Abbey, founded in the Xth century and one of the most powerful monastic center in French history. You will be filled with wonder in this huge and fine architectural grouping of roman and gothic styles, housing the tomb and the colored recumbent statues of Henry II de Plantagenet, Richard Lion's Heart and Alienor d'Aquitaine.

On the way back to Chinon, you can stop in small villages of the Vienne valley, and marvel at their moving roman style church.

Dinner and night at Le Chateau de Danzay

Free time in the typical market of Montsoreau (each second Sunday of the month, don't miss the flee-market), followed by a worthwhile walk along the "Path of patrimony" from Montsoreau to Candes-Saint-Martin along the banks of the Loire River.

Free lunch in Candes-Saint-Martin.

Free afternoon in Candes-Saint-Martin, one of the Most Beautiful Villages in France. Built on the flanks of a mount, the collegiale and white houses of Candes mirror themselves in the waters of the Vienne and the Loire Rivers. Don't miss the magnificent gothic collegiale of the XIIth century. Return to Montsoreau.

Dinner and night at Le Chateau de Danzay

Free time in Montsoreau, a pretty place amongst the Most Beautiful Villages of France on the banks of the Loire.

Guided visit of a wine producer in Montsoreau and tasting of vintage wines of Touraine.

Lunch: at L'Aigue-Marine restaurant, a pleasant boat-restaurant that offers a beautiful view on the Loire.

In the afternoon, free visit of the impressive chateau de Montsoreau through a remarkable audiovisual trail dedicated to the history of the Loire valley. A wine testing session is offered for our guests in the castle's cellar after the visit.

End of the tour.