5-day Private Loire Castles, Mont Saint-Michel, D-Day from Paris

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Paris — Chambord Castle — Blois Castle — Winery visit
6 stops
1
Paris
07:30  Pick-up from Your hotel. There are 180 km to drive on highway by our comfortable air conditioned Mercedes minivan. It takes about 2,5 hours. The Guide will give You general Information about the French history connected to the Castles of Loire Valley.
Admission ticket free
2
Chateau de Chambord
10:00 - 12:00 Visit of Chateaux Chambord. The Guide will tell You the history of the Castle and its construction. The Château de Chambord is one of the most popular castles because of its French Renaissance architecture. The building was constructed from 1519 to 1547 by Francis I (Francois 1-er) and is nowadays the biggest castle with its 440 rooms, 282 fireplaces and 84 staircases. The castle is also known because of its open double-spiral staircase. The two spirals ascend the three floors without ever meeting. Leonardo da Vinci may have designed the staircase.  12:00  Departure to the Blois city. It take about 20 minutes (17 km)
2 hours • Admission ticket included
3
Blois
12:30  - 14:00  Arrival in Blois city. Lunch break. We will recommend You a good restaurant.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket free
4
Chateau Royal De Blois
14:00 - 15:30  Visit of Chateaux Blois. The Royal Château of Blois is located in the center of Blois city. It was a residence of some French Kings, Joan of Arc also went there by 1429 to be blessed by the Archbishop of Reims before departing with her army to battle against the English. The castle comprises several buildings of four different architectural styles. There are 564 rooms in the castle, including 100 bedrooms with a fireplace in each, and 75 staircases. 15:30   Departure to the Winery Plou et Fils. It takes about 30 minutes (30 km).
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket included
5
Plou Et Fils
16:00  Wine Tasting at a local family winery existing since many centuries. You will learn how wines have been making for centuries and have afterwords the wine tasting of local wines with explanations. We will present You red, rose and white wines (minimum 7 different wines) 16:45  Departure to Domaine De La Tortinière, Château Hôtel Val de Loire. It takes about 45 minutes (40 km). Accommodation. Free time.
45 minutes • Admission ticket included
6
Le Domaine de la Tortinière
17:30  Arrival and accommodation at Château Hôtel "Domaine De La Tortinière". Accommodation. Free time.
Admission ticket free
Day 2
Chenonceau castle — Amboise city — Amboise castle — Clos Luce castle
6 stops
7
Le Domaine de la Tortinière
09:00  Departure from Château Hôtel "Domaine De La Tortinière" to Chenonceau castle. It takes just half an hour drive (40 km).
Admission ticket free
8
Chateau de Chenonceau
09:30 - 11:30   Arrival and visit of Château de Chenonceau Skip-the-line access with Guide to Chenonceau Castle nicknamed the "ladies’ castle", remarkable for its feminine history of famous women of France such as Catherine de Medici as well as for it’s stunning architecture as well as unique aches over the River Cher. The Renaissance-style gardens Gardens of Chenonceau with their more than 130,000 flowerings plants will impress You as well. You will also get a brochure with explanations of each room. Free time to walk around the gardens. 11:00 Departure from the Chenonceau castle destination Amboise City. It takes about 20 min (14 km)
2 hours • Admission ticket included
9
Amboise
12:00 - 14:00 Arrival in Amboise city and Lunch break. There are many cafes and restaurants at the main walking street of Amboise near the entrance to the Castle. So You will have the best choice for Lunch. We can as well make a reservation at a good restaurant.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
10
Chateau Royal d'Amboise
14:00 to 15:30 Visit of Château Royal d'Amboise with Histopad explaining to You the history of this Castle and of each room. Amboise is the grand 15th-century residence of King Charles VIII and an example of the transition of Gothic to Renaissance architecture. Learn the history of the castle Amboise which is known as birth place of princes, the reign of Kings, and the death of the greatest Renaissance master, Leonardo Da Vinci! You can see his grave in the chapel. 15:30. Walking of about 400 meters to Leonardo da Vinci castle Clos Luce
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket included
11
Le Chateau du Clos Luce - Parc Leonardo da Vinci
15:45 - 17:30  Visit of Chateaux Clos Luce with Parc Leonardo da Vinci. In this castle Leonardo da Vince spent last three years of his life. The Château du Clos Lucé is a castle located just 400 meters away from Château Royal d'Amboise to which it is connected by an underground passageway. Built by Hugues d'Amboise in 1471, the palace belonged once to the French king Charles VIII and afterwards to Leonardo da Vinci who lived there at the invitation of Francis I from 1516 until his death on 2 May 1519. Today it is a museum about Leonardo da Vinci's life, work and memory. Clos Luce is of top 100 extraordinary destinations to explore 2021 by Time magazine. Free time in Amboise city. 17:30  Back ride to Domaine De La Tortinière. It takes about 40 min (36 km)
1 hour 15 minutes • Admission ticket included
12
Le Domaine de la Tortinière
18:15  Arrival at Château Hôtel "Domaine De La Tortinière". Free time.
Admission ticket free
Day 3
Chateau de Chaumont — Amboise city — Villandry castle
5 stops
13
Le Domaine de la Tortinière
09:00  Departure from Your Château Hôtel to Chaumont castle. It takes just one hour drive (55 km).
Admission ticket free
14
Chateau De Chaumont Sur Loire
10:00 - 12:00  Arrival and visit of Chateau de Chaumont Sur Loire. The castle Château de Chaumont was founded in the 10th century and rebuilt in the 15th century by Charles I d'Amboise. Protected as a monument historique since 1840, the château became the French state ownership and is now open to the public. Catherine de Medici forced in 1559 Diane de Poitiers, to accept the Château de Chaumont in exchange for the Château de Chenonceau. Diane de Poitiers spent here last 3 years of her life.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
15
Amboise
12:30 - 14:00  Arrival in Amboise city and Lunch break. There are many cafes and restaurants at the main walking street of Amboise near the entrance to the Castle. So You will have the best choice for Lunch. We can as well make a reservation at a good restaurant. 14:00  Departure to Villandry castle. It takes 45 min (40 km).
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket free
16
Chateau De Villandryswss Iki
14:45 - 16:15  Arrival  and visit of the Villandry castle. 16:15   Back ride to Domaine De La Tortinière. It takes about 25 min (28 km)
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket included
17
Le Domaine de la Tortinière
16:40  Arrival at Château Hôtel "Domaine De La Tortinière". Free time.
Admission ticket free
Day 4
Loire Valley — Mont Saint-Michel
2 stops
18
Le Domaine de la Tortinière
09:00 Departure from to Mont Saint-Michel. It takes you 3,5 hours (300 km). One stop at a rest area will be made. 12:30 to 13:00 Arrival at Mont Mont Saint-Michel. 13:00 - 14:30 Lunch break. We recommend You a good restaurant.
Admission ticket free
19
Abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel
14:30 - 18:30  Visit of UNESCO World Heritage Mont Saint-Michel island and the Benedictine Abbey. Your guide will bring you up the narrow streets of the medieval village toward the top of the Island. You can admire panoramic views of the Atlantic Ocean and bay and enter the Benedictine Abbey. Entrance tickets into the Abbey include audio-guides in many languages. The whole island with the Bay is classified by UNESCO as a world heritage site. It remains practically the same since the Middle Ages as it was the goal of pilgrims from all over the world. Mont Saint Michel remains the most visited site in France. Free time for Lunch and visiting of the city and the Bay. 18:30  accommodation at the hotel near Mont Saint-Michel. Free time.
4 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 5
Mont Saint-Michel — Omaha beaches — Normandy American Cemetery — Memorial de Caen — Calvados tasting — Paris
6 stops
20
Mont-Saint-Michel
08:00  Departure from Mont Saint-Michel to Omaha Beaches. It will take about 2 hours (147 km) to reach the Omaha beaches Signal Monument.
Admission ticket free
21
Omaha Beach
10:00 - 10:30  Arrival at Omaha Beaches. Learn about the huge sacrifice made by the 34 000 men who landed here on D-Day. Omaha Beach is the most popular travellers destination of the D-Day Beaches. Omaha beaches Signal Monument visit. A 5 minutes ride (4 km) to Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer.
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
22
Normandy American Cemetery
10:30 - 12:00  Arrival and Visit of the Normandy American Cemetery & Visitor Center in Colleville-sur-Mer and overlooking Omaha Beach. It contains 9,387 U.S. soldiers, most of whom were killed during the Normandy Landings and the Wall of the Missing with the names of 1,557 soldiers missing in action. The cliffs leading down to the beaches contain the remnants of the German defences, including concrete casemates with memorials to the soldiers. At Normandy American Cemetery you’ll see as well the semicircular memorial colonnade with the sculpture “Spirit of American Youth Rising from the Waves” and large maps of military operations; and the most beautiful, idyllic spot on Planet Earth.  12:00 Departure to The Caen Memorial and Museum. It takes about 40 minutes (45 km).
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket included
23
Memorial de Caen
12:40 - 15:00  Lunch break and Visit of The Caen Memorial and Museum, located in the British Sword Beach sector. Caen Museum is the best World War II museum in France. You will get an overview of the battle of Normandy as well the sense of the personal lives of the people who took part in it. An excellent 19-minute film documents this battle with original historic footage. 15:00 Departure to Calvados tasting. It takes half an hour (50 km)
1 hour 20 minutes • Admission ticket included
24
Calvados Pere Magloire L'Experience
15:30 - 17:00  Calvados tasting in Normandy. we will make a stop for Calvados tasing with animated show about Normandy's history and Calvados production secrets. 17:00  Departure to Paris. It takes about 2,5 hours (190 km)
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket included
25
Paris
19:30 Arrival in Paris. Drop off at Your hotel.
Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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