Loire Valley Tour to Villandry, Langeais, Azay-le-Rideau

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Loire Valley Tour to Villandry, Langeais, Azay-le-Rideau T07RM

$269.34 per person

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Book a Loire Valley tour to Villandry, Langeais, and Azay-le-Rideau on Friday from March 29 - November 3, 2013.

Beginning with a pickup at your Paris or hotel, the Loire Valley tour will take you to romantic and medieval castles.

Loire Valley Tour day: Fridays from March 29-November 3, 2013
Loire Valley Tour Duration: 6:30 AM - 6:30 PM
Included: Hotel pickup and drop off, entrances to Villandry, Langeais, Azay-le-Rideau Castles
Note included: Meals
Children's Rate: 4-10 years of age
Tour Code: T07RM
Vehicle: Deluxe air-conditioned minibus with maximum 18 passengers

Read about the tour to Villandry, Langeais, and Azay-le-Rideau Castles in the Loire Valley.

Chateau Villandry

After a drive to the Loire Valley from Paris, you'll arrive in Villandry to stroll the amazing Renaissance gardens and tour the Chateau de Villandry. It was completed in 1536 as the last castle of the Renaissance period.

While the castle is unique with its elegant architecture, it's the gardens that truly steal the show at Villandry. The gardens are built on three levels and are world-famous. The horticultural skill involved in creating these gardens is quite remarkable with the use of vegetables

Chateau Langeais

Chateau Langeais For lunch, you'll either be able to have your own picnic (pack a picnic and bring it with you on the tour) in the park of Langeais or the guide will suggest some local cafes.

Langeais Castle is a medieval chateau considered the second oldest castle in the Loire Valley (10th century). It was destroyed during the Hundred Years' War and Louis XI rebuilt it in the 15th century into what you'll see as an example of a medieval fortress, complete with a parapet walk and drawbridge! Today it is under the control of the Institut de France.

Chateau Azay-le-Rideau

Azay le Rideau Castle

Your Loire Valley tour will continue to Chateau d'Azay le Rideau, beautifully situated on an island in the River Indre and considered the most elegant of the Loire Valley's 16th Century castles. Truly, it's difficult to imagine that it was once a defensive fortress and was even set on fire in the 15th century when the Capetians and Plantagenets were warring with one another each fighting for the Crown of France.

Small in size, it is big on charm and the name means "Azay-the-Curtain". With its Italianate architecture, it has an elegance suited to house its rich furniture.

The Loire Valley tour will end with a return to your Paris hotel.