TRIP TO THE LOIRE VALLEY – JUNE 2014 Friday, June 6 till

TRIP TO THE LOIRE VALLEY – JUNE 2014
Friday, June 6th till Monday, June 16th 2014
Open to all family members
Departure on Delta Airlines (flight number: ___), Friday, June 6th at 11am from Orlando.
Arrives at Boston at 1:55pm and departs at 6:50pm (flight __) and arrives in Paris at 8am
On Saturday, June 7th. Aerogare 2 terminal A Paris-Charles de Gaulle
Travel by bus.
Saturday, June7th:
First, we head for Omaha Beach, one of the Landing Beaches of World War II in Normandy.
We will also visit the ruins of the Norman castle built by William the Conqueror’s father. We
will then head for the Bayeux and its tapestry.
clik here to see pictures of Bayeux tapestry
Evening at Le Mont Saint-Michel. Dinner at le Mont Saint-Michel at “le mouton Blanc” :)
or at “Les terrasses Poulard,” and Night right in the Mont Saint-Michel, also at Le Mouton
Blanc. 
click here for pictures of the Mont Saint-Michel
pictures of the Terrasses Poulard
Pour le chauffeur: Hôtel de la Digue (02-33-60-14-02) [autres hôtels : Saint Aubert, motel
Vert et Mercure]
Sunday, June 8 th :
9:00am, visit of the Abbey of The Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy. We’ll leave around 11 am
and head toward Brittany.
Lunch and afternoon at Saint-Malo, a historical town where Jacques Cartier sailed from to
discover Canada.
click here for pictures of St Malo
Spend the night at Perros-Guirec, a beautiful seaside resort in Brittany and site of where the
“Fantôme de l’Opéra” met Christine! (see the first three chapters of the book)
We will have dinner at La Crémaillère, a very nice restaurant in Perros-Guirec. Mme
Lhommeau. 02-96-23-22-08
Before dinner, if possible, there will be at least one person playing the bagpipe in the garden. The
bagpipe is the musical instrument of Brittany, a Celtic province.*
Night in Perros-Guirec, at “L’Hôtel du Port,” a few hundred yards from the Madame Le
Guilloux’s house.
Monday, June 9th.
Visit of the Pink Granit Coast.
Visit of Ploumanach. We will be looking at the Menhir de Saint Uzec near Pleumeur Bodou
and a Dolmen Dolmen et Allée Couverte de Kerguntuil located near Perros-Guirec and
Ploumanach, two monoliths.
Click here for views of Ploumanac'h
click here for beautiful pictures of Perros-Guirec
In the afternoon, we will go to the medieval castle of Tonquédec. We will also visit the chapel of
Kerfons and will go to the shoreline to admire the wilderness around Plougrescant. We will
spend the evening at Tréguier, a historical town famous for its cathedral.
We will have dinner in that picturesque at the crêperie (crêpes and galettes au blé noir
(buckwheat pancakes) with bowls of cider) located near the church.
click here for pictures of the castle of Tonquedec
click here to view Plougrescant
click here for views of Treguier
pictures of the creperie in Treguier
pictures of the chapel de Kerfons
Tuesday, June 10 th : We Go to the Loire Valley.
Visit of the Abbey of Fontevrault (Tomb of Richard the Lionhearted)
pictures of Fontevraud
Visit of Chinon – if the schedule allows it- This imposing medieval fortress was the scene of
many historical events. Henry II Plantagenêt, the Templars, Jeanne d'Arc, Charles VII, all came
here. The château of Chinon contains a fine set of tapestries.
pictures of Chinon Castle
Dinner at 8 pm at L’Hélianthe, troglodyte restaurant near Saumur. Telephone: 02-41-51-22-28
M. Montais, owner.
pictures of the restaurant l'Helianthe
We will spend the night at “La demeure de la Vignole,” a four star hotel that has some
troglodyte bed rooms (cave dwellings)
look at the hotel site demeure de la vignole
Pour le chauffeur: Hôtel Le Balcon Bleu. Owners: Beguet / le Roland. 3-2-41-38-10-31
[email protected]
Wednesday, June 11th:
Visit of Castles.   
Langeais. In the heart of the splendid Touraine area, the château of Langeais, built in the
middle of the 15th century, is representative of the Renaissance period and keeps its feudal
characteristics: drawbridge, large round towers.
click here for the castle of Langeais
Visit of Ussé. At the edge of the dark and mysterious forest of Chinon, the majestic white
outline of Ussé, the castle of Sleeping Beauty stands impressively over the Indre Valley. It
inspired Perrault to write his famous stories.
pictures of Chinon
beautiful pictures of Usse
Maybe the castle of Brézé. Located 10km from Saumur. (Take la DN 93, direction
Varrains/Chase in the very town of Brézé – near Fontevraud)
Superb castle with troglodytes rooms. Super!!!
pictures of the castle of Breze
Troglodyte Village at Rochemenier, near Saumur. (if we have the time)\
02-41-59-18-15 from 5 to 6 pm M. Victor Leray
pictures of Rochemenier
We will have dinner served to us at “Le Prieuré de la Chaise,” a 16th century manor located 5km
from Chenonceaux. Night at Le Prieuré. 02-54-32-59-77. Danièle Therizols 8, rue du
prieuré 41400 St georges sur Cher
click here for Le prieuredelachaise
pictures of Le Prieure de la Chaise
Thursday, June 12th:
Visit of Chenonceaux. The "Château de Chenonceaux" ...the " perfect " Loire Valley Castle in the
harmonious setting of river Cher, forests , gardens ...shaped by women Catherine Briçonnet ,Diane
de Poitiers , Catherine de Medici ,Louise de Lorraine, Madame Dupin, Madame Pelouze ....
pictures of Chenonceau castle
Visit of Amboise
Lunch at “Le Clos-Lucé,” the manor of Leonardo da Vinci.
amboise castle
pictures of Clos Luce, manor of Leonardo da Vinci
Visit of the wine cellar , “La Cave à Montrichard.”
pictures of the wine cellar at Montrichard
We will have our second dinner at “Le Prieuré de la Chaise.”
click here for Le Prieure de la chaise
Friday, June 13th:
We say good-bye to Madame Duret –Therizols, the owner of Le Prieuré.
Blois.
Chambord. This is the largest of the Loire castles, sumptuous Renaissance Palace, creation of
the king François I inspired by the famous Leonardo da Vinci. Dreams of a genial artist made
reality by the enthusiasm of the greatest king of the 16C.
pictures of Chambord
Departure for Paris in the afternoon
Maybe a visit of one or two landmarks in Paris. (Les Catacombes, La Sainte Chapelle)
pictures of Les Catacombes
pictures of the Sainte Chapelle
Dinner at “Au Pied De Cochon,” a famous restaurant in the Halles neighborhood of Paris. (It
used to be the location of the Market (Le Marché des Halles) where products arrived daily from
the provinces.
click here for Le Pied de Cochon restaurant
6, rue Coquillière. 01-40-13-77-00.
ré[email protected]
We will be joined by two French couples. 20h30
Nights of Friday, Saturday and Sunday at L’Hôtel Waldorf, located near the Gare
Montparnasse, on the left bank.
pictures of Hotel Waldorf
* I cannot assure you of the exact order of the visits of the landmarks.
Saturday, June 14th:
Paris and we will use le Métro –a lot  
visit of : La Conciergerie, Notre-Dame, le Panthéon
Les Invalides (tomb of Napoléon) Le Musée d’Orsay, The Père LaChaise Cemetery (?).
Late afternoon at Montmartre, The artists area that overlooks Paris. We will see La Place du
Tertre where the painters display their works and master pieces.:)
Dinner will be at Les Noces de Jeannette, near l’Opéra. Angle 14 rue Favart et 9 rue d’Amboise.
click here for Les Noces de Jeannette restaurant
01-42-96-36-89. 20h30 [email protected]
Res:20012-30-8626
pictures of the Invalides
pictures of the Place du Tertre
pictures of the Pantheon
pictures of the musee d'Orsay
la Conciergerie
notre-Dame
pictures of Pere La Chaise
Sunday, Jun 15th:
We continue the visit of Paris’ landmarks.
Le Louvre Museum at 11:45am. 01-40-20-57-60.
54-98-84-96-52-63?? Reserv: 20012-30-8626
La Tour Eiffel.
Les Champs-Elysées, La Place de la Concorde, La Place Vendôme.
pictures of the Champs-Elysees
place de la Concorde
Place Vendome
Les Galeries lafayette
Window shopping at Les Galeries LaFayette, a famous department store, near l’Opéra Garnier.
Dinner at 8pm in the 15th arrondissement, at Le Café du Commerce.
Tél : 01-45-75-03-27 51, rue du Commerce
75015 Paris
pictures of Le Cafe du Commerce
Monday, June 16th:
Leave Paris Charles de Gaulle, Aérogare 2, Terminal A at 8:30am (Delta Airlines: flight __).
Arrives in Atlanta at 12:15pm. Departs from Atlanta at 1:55pm and Arrives in Orlando at
3:29pm (Delta Airlines flight number: __).
Expected cost is $4,000 including everything except lunches.
*This trip is open to registration until January 15th and/or until enough spaces are available on Delta Airlines for the dates shown above.
It is open to all family members.