Day 1
- Guided tour of the Magnanerie de Bourré
A unique site dug into the rock, where silkworms are bred, troglodyte life is lived and tufa stone is extracted for the châteaux of the Loire Valley.
Lunch at leisure - Guided tour of underground galleries and wine tasting with local produce.
- Accommodation in a double room hotel
Dinner on your own
Day 2
- Breakfast
Sunday morning stroll through the Amboise market - Self-guided tour of the Château Royal d’Amboise with a Histopad tablet, a Renaissance-style fortress castle
Lunch at leisure - Free visit of Château Gaillard in Amboise, restored Renaissance gardens and refined château
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Château royal d’Amboise
Looking like a fortress overlooking the Loire, this château conceals delicate architecture and Italianate gardens. Leonardo da Vinci is buried here in the chapel.
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Tuffeau cellar and wine tasting
immerse yourself in the underground world and discover 1000 years of history and the flavors of the Terroir.
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Château Gaillard estate
n a marvellous 15-hectare green setting, the jewel and cradle of the Renaissance is rediscovered for the first time in 500 years.
The royal estate of Château Gaillard was the site of the first Italian Renaissance gardens in France, known as “Les Jardins du Roi”.
