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Be guided through Tours’ intense and rich culture and enjoy its exquisite art-de-vivre!
The tours programme and conditions are indicated below.
• All tours will be conducted in English.
• Lunch and entrance fees are not included.
• The organisers reserve the right to cancel tours with less than 20 participants.
Registration will be available soon.
| Monday 23/08/10 Trip #1 |
V23A Walking tour in the city of Tours |
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14:00 - 17:00
Price per person: € 18
Meeting point: Congress venue.
Transportation by walk with an English speaking guide.
Lunch and entrance fees not included.
Tours is a real experience, a city with a lively student
atmosphere that complements its cultured heritage.
Stopping off for a drink in the famous Place Plumereau,
you are surrounded by history and part of this friendly,
vibrant city at the same time. Exploring the squares
and back streets of the renowned historical district of
Plumereau to the square by Saint Gatian's Cathedral,
you will spend your time drifting between today and yesteryear
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| Monday 23/08/10 Trip #2 |
V23B Half day tour to Azay le Rideau & Villandry |
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14:00 - 17:00
Price per person: € 25
Meeting point: Congress venue.
Transportation by coach with an English speaking guide.
Lunch and entrance fees not included.
Château d'Azay-le-Rideau. This magnificent building
was built during the reign of Francis I. It is surrounded
by grounds designed to form a haven of greenery
around this Renaissance gem, the facades of which
are reflected in the still waters of the Indre.
The château is in the centre of Azay-le-Rideau,
offering visitors the opportunity for a pleasant stroll
around the streets of the town. Throughout the
summer, the night-time "Imaginaires" show lights
up the château in a myriad different colours.
Extra cost to be paid at the entrance of each château for an
optional inside visit : Azay le Rideau entrance fees : 8,00 € - Villandry
Entrance fees : 9 € or 6 € for gardens only
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| Tuesday 24/08/10 Trip #1 |
V24A Walking tour in the city of Tours |
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09:00 - 12:00
Price per person: € 18
Meeting point: Congress venue.
Transportation by walk with an English speaking guide.
Lunch and entrance fees not included.
Tours is a real experience, a city with a lively
student atmosphere that complements its cultured heritage.
Stopping off for a drink in the famous Place Plumereau,
you are surrounded by history and part of this friendly,
vibrant city at the same time. Exploring the squares
and back streets of the renowned historical district
of Plumereau to the square by Saint Gatian's Cathedral,
you will spend your time drifting between today and yesteryear.
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| Tuesday 24/08/10 Trip #2 |
V24B Half day tour to Cheverny & Chambord |
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13:30 - 18:30
Price per person: € 35
Meeting point: Congress venue.
Transportation by coach with an English speaking guide.
Lunch and entrance fees not included.
The present Château de Cheverny is an original
jewel among the more famous monuments
that stretch along the Loire Valley. Cheverny has
maintained the same exterior for the last 350 years,
without gaining the smallest wrinkle!
Extra cost to be paid at the entrance of each château
for an optional inside visit : Cheverny entrance
fees : 7,50 € - Chambord entrance fees : 9,50 €
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| Wednesday 25/08/10 Trip #1 |
V25A Renaissance Tours |
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09:00 - 12:00
Price per person: 18 €
Meeting point: Congress venue.
Transportation by walk with an English speaking guide.
Lunch and entrance fees not included.
While fighting for the kingdom of Naples,
Louis XII discovered Renaissance Art.
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| Wednesday 25/08/10 Trip #2 |
V25B Half day tour to Chenonceau & Clos Luce |
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13:30 - 18:45
Price per person: € 35
Meeting point: Congress venue.
Transportation by coach with an English speaking guide. Lunch and entrance fees not included.
Château de Chenonceau / Like Amboise,
Azay-le-Rideau and Villandry, Chenonceau
is one of the classic Loire Valley châteaux. Built astride
the river Cher, its famous gallery is one of its finest features,
as are the gardens created by Diane of Poitiers and
Catherine de Medici. In the outbuildings there is a
plant nursery which supplies the flowers used to
decorate the château interior, where you can buy
a floral souvenir of your visit.
Extra cost to be paid at the entrance of each château
for an optional inside visit : Chenonceau entrance
fees : 10,00 € - Clos Luce entrance fees : 12,50 €
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| Thursday 26/08/10 Trip #1 |
V26A Visit Rigny-Usse castle |
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14:00 - 17:00
Price per person: € 25
Meeting point: Congress venue
Transportation by coach with an English speaking guide.
Entrance fees not included.
At the edge of the forest of Chinon the striking white silhouette
of Chateau d'Usse overlooks the Indre Valley. It was
here that Perrault was inspired to write his famous fairy-tale
Sleeping Beauty. After the initial foundations were laid during
the XIth century the major construction work took place during
the XVth and XVIth centuries. Successive owners of the
Chateau all brought there own personal touch thus
bestowing a very unique charm upon it. Today the
Chateau is home to the Duke of Blacas and his family.
Extra cost to be paid at the entrance of the château for an
optional inside visit :Rigny-Usse entrance fees : 13,00 €
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| Thursday 26/08/10 Trip #2 |
V26B Half day Tour to Langeais |
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14:00 - 18:00
Price per person: € 25
Meeting point: Congress venue.
Transportation by coach with an English speaking guide.
Entrance fees not included.
Langeais has got the charm of Touraine’s royal towns,
which have made the Val de Loire’s reputation.
Extra cost to be paid at the entrance of the château for an
optional inside visit :Langeais entrance fees : 8,50 €
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