Wine and Châteaux Galore in the Loire Valley

Rolling hills covered with wineries and orchards and the stunning summer homes of Renaissance-era nobility, the Loire Valley is a sight to behold. Over the course of 8 days, it’s also yours to explore with this vacation from go-today. You’ll use the city of Tours as your home base, while using your rental car to travel the region at your leisure. This vacation includes:

• Round-trip airfare from New York
• 6 nights of standard accommodations in a double room at Kyriad Tours Centre in Tours
• 7-day economy manual car rental including unlimited mileage and CDW (upgrade to a compact automatic car from $75/person, to a standard manual car from $100/person, or to a premium automatic car from $125/person)
• Daily breakfast

Hotel at a Glance: Kyriad Tours Centre

Kyriad Tours Centre’s convenient location in the heart of Tours makes reaching its major attractions a snap. Hop into your included rental car and in less than 10 minutes you can reach the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours, the Château de Tours, and the banks of both the Loire and Cher Rivers. At the end of a day of exploring, retire to your comfortable room or grab a drink at the bar.

• Distance from Parc de Honoré de Balzac: 1 mile (2 km)
• Breakfast buffet: croissants, meat, fruit, cheese, yogurt, and coffee
• Stay connected with free WiFi.

Loire Valley

The Loire Valley’s proximity to Paris makes it a popular day trip for visitors to the City of Light, but it’s truly a world apart. Considered “The Garden of France,” its countrysides are a bounty, dotted with vineyards, cherry orchards, and fields of artichokes and asparagus. Amid all that natural beauty, you’ll also find more than 300 châteaux showcasing some of the most stunning Renaissance and Enlightenment-era architecture in France. During your stay you’ll be posted in Tours, the largest city in the region, and able to use your rental car to explore the rest of the valley. Read on for a few easy day trips:

• Château de Chambord: Built for Francis I in the 16th century by 1,600 workers and stonemasons, the palace is the Loire Valley’s largest residence. Lonely Planet says, “For full-blown château splendour, you can’t top Chambord, one of the crowning examples of French Renaissance architecture.” (Driving time: 1 hour 15 minutes)
• See the world’s oldest medieval tapestry in Angers—it originally depicted 90 scenes from Revelation’s description of the apocalypse, and over 300 feet of it is currently on display. (Driving time: 1 hour 17 minutes)
• Distillerie Combier: Though the wines of Saumur are renowned, spice things up with a trip to this distillery that’s the original home of triple sec; the bar staple was invented here in 1834 and behind-the-scenes tours are fascinating (and delicious). (Driving time: 52 minutes)

Know Before You Go

• Official language: French
• Currency: Euro
• Drive on the right side of the road.

Frequently Asked Questions

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