9.30 am:Meet your guide in front of the Tourist office of Tours and get on your minivan, off for an amazing day in Loire Valley!
You will start your visit at Chateau de Villandry, a must-see chteau of the Loire Valley. During the tour, you will time-travel to life in France back in the 16th century. Your tour-leader will guide you through all the rooms of the chateau, with plenty of funny anecdotes. After that, enjoy a complete discovery of Villandry gorgeous gardens. Your local expert will share all his knowledge of these gardens "□ la franaise", and will show you hidden corners from where you will get the best views of the chteau. The ornamental kitchen garden, the Maze, the classical water garden...you'll see them all!
Then, get back in the minibus for a short drive to the next stop : Chateau de l'Islette:a family-owned chateau, still inhabited today. Get ready for a very unusual visit, as your guide will take you to the most intimate rooms of the chateau, like the parent's bedroom, the kids’ corner, the family kitchen and even the bathroom! You may even get the chance to meet the owners who will share with their daily life in this house! A unique souvenir!
After the visit, have a lovely lunch with your group, near the river in the park of the chateau. Enjoy a glass of local wine with tasty food from the region…This moment will definitey be one of the highlights of your day!
Then, you're off to Vouvray to discover this beautiful wine area and its elegant sparkling wines and white wines. During the afternoon, you will visit a family wine estate and a grand wine house situated just along the Loire River.
All along the visits, your guide will help you understand better the diversity of Loire wines and its terroir. You will learn the different steps of wine-tasting and train your nose to identify many wine aromas, to do so, you will aslo taste wines from the other wine Appellations of the region. After this experience, the Loire wine-area will have no secrets left for you.
Before saying goodbye, share an aperitif made of local products like cheese, rillettes and fresh bread - the perfect match to Loire wines!
6.00pm:Return toTours Tourist Office.