The castles of the Loire
Day 1 Arrival in Freiburg
During the journey to Germany we will have enough breaks and you can get in the mood for the coming days. The late afternoon is at your leisure in Freiburg im Breisgau to stroll through the medieval city. In the evening we will have dinner together and look forward to the days to come.
Day 2 Continue to the Loire
After breakfast we will travel by bus to the “Garden of France”, as the Loire Valley is also called. The capital of Touraine, Tours, just invites you to take an evening stroll and explore the many traces of the past that are still visible. For us as visitors, Tours is the ideal starting point for visiting the Loire castles.
The common dinner will be served in the nearby restaurant.
Day 3 Tours – Château de Bourdaisière – Bourré Cave Villages – Wine Tasting
We start this day with a guided tour of Tours, the city of St. Martin. Let yourself be enchanted by the numerous sights of this city. Afterwards we will visit by bus the Bourdaisière Castle, also called “Tomato Castle”. Almost 700 tomato varieties from all over the world now thrive in the gigantic vegetable gardens on site. In the afternoon we discover the mysterious underworld of the cave villages of Bourré. A wine tasting will round off this day. Return to Tours for dinner together.
Day 4 Richelieu – Château de Rivau – Château Rigny-Ussé
During dinner we will have enough time to talk about this impressive day.
Day 5 Basket weaving in Villaines-les-Rochers -Honoré de Balzac in Saché – Loches
Today’s excursion takes us first to Villaines-les-Rochers, where life has always been dominated by the craft of basket weaving. From here we reach Saché. There we will visit the home of the famous French writer Honoré de Balzac. Afterwards we will drive to Loches. This city enchants its visitors especially with the castle complex and the botanical garden below the keep. Return to the Tours area. The joint dinner rounds off this exciting day.
Day 6 Return journey to Mulhouse
Today we leave the Loire Valley again and head to Beaune, where we will stop for lunch and you will have some free time. The small town is located in the heart of the wine-growing region in Burgundy and is characterized above all by its cobbled streets, special heritage sites, inviting wine bars and its charming stores. The subsequent onward journey finally brings us to Mulhouse, where we spend the last night of our trip.
Day 7 Return home after breakfast
After a hearty breakfast we will start our journey home with enough breaks.
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Services:
- Bus ride with a modern coach from the company Plössnig
- All tolls, parking and entrance fees
- All excursions and entrance fees on site
- 2x overnight stay in a good middle class hotel
- 4x overnight stay in a good middle class hotel in the Tours area
- 6x breakfast buffet and 3-course menu for dinner
- 1x wine tasting
- 1x full day excursion Tours – Chateau de la Bourdaisiere – cave villages
- from Bourré with local tour guide
- 1x full day excursion Richelieu – Chateau de Rivau – Rigny-Ussé with local guide
- 1x full day excursion Villaines les Rochers – Saché – Loches with local guide
- 1x visit to a basketry in Villaines-les-Rochers
€ 1.250,00 p. p.
Single supplement: € 200,00
Travel insurance
We offer you the opportunity to take out travel insurance for multi-day trips through Europäische Reiseversicherung AG. You can choose between 2 insurances that we provide online so that you can get an idea of the respective advantages. Please do not hesitate to contact us at any time if you have any questions.
General information
- All trips are made with modern coaches from the company. Plössnig Reisen carried out.
- You will be accompanied on all trips by our friendly and competent drivers.
- Depending on the route, we offer you boarding options on the different routes and shuttle taxis on request.
- All trips require a minimum participation of 20 people.
- We reserve the right to change the program due to unforeseeable events.
- Our seats will be allocated upon receipt of the booking. You are welcome to let us know your wishes, we will try to take them into account.
