Famous Loire castles, and charming hotels
D3Tours,
Azay le Rideau,
Chinon,
Villandry,
Tours
Breakfast
Transfer to Azay le Rideau.
Visit of the château of Azay le Rideau.
The château of Azay-le-Rideau was designed to make full use of these qualities and stands beside several small man-made lakes, each reflecting a different aspect of the building. Water is moved to and from the river and between the lakes through a series of gurgling channels. The water gardens and its reflections of the intricately carved exterior more than compensate for the rather dull interior.
Transfer to Cravant les Côteaux.
Visit of a Chinon Cellar " Bernard Baudry "
Transfer to Chinon
Rapid Chinon city-tour
On your own
Transfer to Villandry.
Visit of the château of Villandry and its gardens.
Its Renaissance gardens include box hedges twin- ing in complex patterns around formal flower-beds.
Transfer to Savonnières.
Visit of the pretrifying caves of Savonnières.
Savionnères caves : A natural curiosity, reported by Bernard Palissy in 1547. You could discover an odd and artistic world, with glittering concretions, stalactites, stalagmites, draperies, waterfalls, Gallo-Roman cemetery, lake, etc.
Transfer to Tour for departure.