Escape to the Château Country - Détours de Loire, locations de vélos
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Escape to the Château Country - Détours de Loire, locations de vélos
35 rue Charles Gille - 37000 Tours - LOIRE VALLEY - Tel 02 47 61 22 23 - Fax 02 47 61 28 48 [email protected] - www.detoursdeloire.com “Escape to the Château Country” 8 days – 7 nights . DAY 1: Arrival in Tours You arrive in Tours by yourself and you go to your hotel (10 minute walking distance from the train station). Sometime in the afternoon we will meet you in our shop in Tours and we will give you your road books, your bikes and any information you need. DAY 2: Tours / Azay-le-Rideau..... ..... 32 km Following the "Loire à Vélo" itinerary, along the Cher River, you reach Château de Villandry which offers the best example in France of formal Renaissance gardens. You travel through the country towards Azay-le Rideau, a pretty little town which delicate Renaissance castle seems to float in the Indre River. DAY 3 : Azay-le-Rideau / Chinon..... ..... 42 km Today you cycle towards Langeais and its 15th Century fortress, and later you reach Château d’Ussé, the enchanting castle of Sleeping Beauty. You proceed through woods and vineyards of the Chinon area – wine tasting is recommended en route! – and you arrive in the medieval town of Chinon. DAY 4: Chinon / Chinon..... ..... 45 km You cross a picturesque landscape enamelled with old villages, private chateaux… here you are in the heart of the Touraine County. Reach the village of L’Ile-Bouchard. For a longer option: cycle to Crissay-sur-Manse, one of the Most Beautiful Villages of France. Come back to Chinon along the "Route des Vins". DAY 5: Chinon / Saumur..... ..... 40 km You reach the Royal Abbey of Fontevraud, one of the biggest abbeys of western Christendom. You discover the exceptional sites of Candes-Saint-Martin and Montsoreau, two other of the Most Beautiful Villages of France and you end the day in Saumur. DAY 6: Saumur / Brissac-Quincé..... ..... 42 km Following the quiet course of the Loire River, you cross numerous beautiful villages offering an exceptional variety of religious monuments, Roman traces, private châteaux, etc... Ride across fields and vineyards and forests to reach Brissac dominated by an imposing castle. DAY 8: Brissac-Quincé / Angers..... ..... 32 km You cycle across the vineyards of Coteau de l’Aubance and Anjou-Village, which are both renown for their beautiful white wines. Here the countryside is the perfect illustration of what we call in French « la douceur angevine » - the sweetness of the county of Angers. Soon you ride between the Louet and the Loire rivers, until you reach Angers. DAY 9: Depart from Angers End of the tour after breakfast. You leave the bikes at the hotel. Location de vélos et organisation de circuits - excursions en minibus climatisés et visites guidées des Châteaux de la Loire SARL au capital de 20.585 euros - APE 7729Z - SIRET 483 276 952 00049 RCS TOURS RCP AXA N° 2534872704 - Garantie Financière : CA Touraine Poitou Etablissement habilité tourisme par arrêté préfectoral du 07.04.2006 sous le n° HA 037.06.0002 “Escape to the Châteaux Country” 8 days – 7 nights 2009 rates - prices are per person - 4 days / 3 nights From: 734 € on double occupancy Prices include: high quality hybrid bicycles (TREK); technical assistance; road-book with coloured maps, daily route sheets, complete documentation on what to see along the way; all our favorite addresses (restaurants, wineries, arts and crafts, etc…); luggage transfers; accommodation in charming hotels and bed and breakfast - breakfasts are included every morning. DETOURS de LOIRE - 35 rue Charles Gille - 37000 TOURS [email protected] - detoursdeloire.com Location de vélos et organisation de circuits - excursions en minibus climatisés et visites guidées des Châteaux de la Loire SARL au capital de 20.585 euros - APE 7729Z - SIRET 483 276 952 00049 RCS TOURS RCP AXA N° 2534872704 - Garantie Financière : CA Touraine Poitou Etablissement habilité tourisme par arrêté préfectoral du 07.04.2006 sous le n° HA 037.06.0002