Morning to Villandry & Azay-le-Rideau
Presentation
Enjoy the famous French Art de Vivre with this delightful morning including the visit of the elegant chateau of Azay-le-Rideau and the Chateau de Villandry and its unique gardens. An experience you will never forget! Your passionate guide will stay with you all along sharing many anecdotes that will make you feel part of those royal days.
Program:
9:30 am: Meet us in front of the Tourist office in Tours and get on our minivan, off to the Loire Chateaux!
You will start with a visit to the Château d'Azay le Rideau, which Honoré de Balzac described as "... A faceted cut diamond set by the Indre...". A true jewel of Renaissance architecture with its straight staircase called "ramp on ramp" and its main building of exemplary order, its history mixed with royalty, conspiracies and passion will not leave you indifferent.
Your passionate guide will accompany you on all the visits and will share with you the stories of the estate.
Then, arrival at the Château de Villandry, a jewel of French heritage built during the Renaissance. Your guide will accompany you through the remarkable formal gardens of Villandry, of breathtaking beauty and delicacy. What were the codes and meaning of such gardens? All this knowledge will be yours at the end of the visit. You will admire with him the vegetable garden, the maze, the water garden... We will show you hidden corners from where you will get the best views of this remarquable site.
1:30pm: Back to the Tourist Office in Tours
Program:
9:30 am: Meet us in front of the Tourist office in Tours and get on our minivan, off to the Loire Chateaux!
You will start with a visit to the Château d'Azay le Rideau, which Honoré de Balzac described as "... A faceted cut diamond set by the Indre...". A true jewel of Renaissance architecture with its straight staircase called "ramp on ramp" and its main building of exemplary order, its history mixed with royalty, conspiracies and passion will not leave you indifferent.
Your passionate guide will accompany you on all the visits and will share with you the stories of the estate.
Then, arrival at the Château de Villandry, a jewel of French heritage built during the Renaissance. Your guide will accompany you through the remarkable formal gardens of Villandry, of breathtaking beauty and delicacy. What were the codes and meaning of such gardens? All this knowledge will be yours at the end of the visit. You will admire with him the vegetable garden, the maze, the water garden... We will show you hidden corners from where you will get the best views of this remarquable site.
1:30pm: Back to the Tourist Office in Tours
To know
Pratical informationGuided tour in English only.
In Short
- Meeting point : in front of tourist office, 78 Bernard Palissy street
- Departure time : 9:30 pm
- Duration : afternoon
- Minibus
Details
- Language :
Tarifs
The price does not include
- Lunch
- Water bottles in the vans
- Personal pick-up other than in front of the tourist office
Availability
Opinion
Score on website :
(1 Reviews)
5
/ 5
Opinion customer
April 2024
Catherine
Score :
5
/ 5
Review written on 10/04/2024
Score according to profile
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Office de Tourisme & Congrès Tours Loire Valley
78-82 rue Bernard Palissy
37000
TOURS
GPS coordinates
Latitude : 47.39115
Longitude : 0.69379