Loire valley castles Amboise to Azay le Rideau

Loire valley castles Amboise to Azay le Rideau

The Loire Valley has seen many of France’s kings pass through its territories. Listed with UNESCO as a World Heritage site, it is one of the rare places in the world where one finds magnificent chateaux, mansions, churches and abbeys in such quantity, giving testimony to an intense and rich spiritual and cultural life, as well as an art de vivre that has continued throughout the centuries. Your tour will begin at Amboise, one of the oldest cities of the Loire Valley. Your wanderings will bring you to Chenonceaux to discover this magnificent chateau where women have distinguished themselves throughout history. You will cross through the vineyards of Montlouis and Vouvray where lovely little dwellings lie quietly hidden. You will come to the city of Tours, a city of history and art that breathes in the walls of the buildings of the old quarter, the cathedral and the many museums. You will be thrilled by the beauty of the gardens at Villandry, impressed by the fortress of Langeais, and won over by the charm of Azay-le-Rideau.

STANDARD : accommodation in 2 star hotels with terroir dinners

COMFORT : accommodation in 3 or 4 star hotels with gourmet dinners

Tour description

Day 1: Arrival at Amboise
Day 2: Tour of Amboise
Day 3: Amboise – Chenonceaux (14 km)
Day 4: Vouvray – Tours (12 km)
                transfer by taxi to Vouvray in the morning
Day 5: Visit of Tours
                transfer by taxi from the hotel to St Cosme priory
Day 6: Villandry – Langeais (14 km)
                transfer by taxi from Tours to chateau of Villandry
Day 7: Saché – Azay Le Rideau (15 km)
                transfer by taxi from Langeais to chateau of Saché
Day 8: Azay le Rideau – End of the tour after breakfast.

What’s included?

• Accomodation and breakfast
• Dinners according to description and selected range of services
• Hotel to hotel luggage transfer along the trail.
• A set of maps (1/25 000 scale) with the route marked on and detailed route notes describing the trail.
• A daily itinerary together with information about facilities and places of interest along the trail.
• Emergency assistance in English