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Paris' Trip organizes and operates one of the most comprehensive line of sightseeing tours by minibus from Paris to the Loire Valley, offering the widest range of escorted tours to the "chateaux de la Loire" from the doorstep of your hotel in Paris. |  |
Let Paris Trip's team of dynamic and experienced bilingual driver-guides welcome and assist you in the comfort of an air conditioned minibus from the doorstep of your downtown hotel.
Paris Trip's mission is to provide customer satisfaction of the highest kind. We are therefore continuously striving to perfect our services to attain the quality of service you deserve.
Loire Valley Castles: The Kings' Road
A one day trip to three of the most beautiful castles!
After being picked up from your hotel in Paris, you will be accompanied by our driver-guide to a wonderful day in the Loire Valley. During your visit to the Loire Valley, you will have the opportunity to discover famous castles and gardens of the Renaissance:
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CHAMBORD This marvelous chateau began its construction during the reign of Francois I in 1519. 1,800 - 2,000 men worked on the construction during Francois I. It was mainly used by the kings as a retreat or as a hunting lodge. There are no official records identifying the architect. Legend has it that Leonardo da Vinci, then living at the Clos Lucé in Amboise, made several plans and models used for the construction of the chateau. Contents: extract from www.francebalade.com/blois/chambord.htm, www.castles.org, www.ivo.com
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| "We were in Paris for a few days last month. Not really knowing much on how to get around, we booked with a couple of tours. A young woman named Isabelle was our guide. I MUST compliment your company. She was absolutely wonderful: fascinating to speak with, easily understandable even with her accent, extremely knowledgeable about every single site we visited, and even went out of her way to show us some things that were not on the tour agenda when she learned this was our first trip. I feel somehow that even though we just "knew" her two days, we are real friends now, and that is a supreme quality in a tour guide. As an historian myself, I watched her again and again treat centuries-old relics and monuments with genuine respect." K. Caskey |
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AMBOISE
- The cradle of the Renaissance
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CHENONCEAU - The Ladies' Castle
Henri II offered this castle to his favourite, Diane de Poitiers. She then decided to have a bridge built, linking the castle to the right bank of the river. This was done by Philibert de l'Orne, the resident achitect.
Following the death of Henri II, Catherine de
Medicis took over the reign and forced Diane de Poitiers to return the "Chateau
de Chenonceau" to the crown. During her reign and as the Queen Mother, Catherine
commissioned a great gallery to be built on the bridge.
You will be stopping at a typical local restaurant
for lunch between your visit. The menu consists of a choice of appetizer, main course
(meat or fish), salad, cheese and dessert. Wine is included with lunch.
Contents & photo: extract from a brochure of Chateau Chenonceau,
www.chenonceau.com
Special for the BonjourLaFrance readers: Admissions and lunch with wine
included
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Paris Trip's mission is to provide customer satisfaction
of the highest kind. We are therefore continuously striving to perfect our services to
attain the quality of service you deserve.Loire Valley Castle Tour