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Chartres:
The Cathederal
Partly built starting in 1145, and then reconstructed over a 26-year period after the fire of 1194, Chartres Cathedral marks the high point of French Gothic art. The vast nave, in pure ogival style, the porches adorned with fine sculptures from the middle of the 12th century, and the magnificent 12th- and 13th-century stained-glass windows , all in remarkable condition, combine to make it a masterpiece.
The City
With its medieval splendour, the cathedral is quickly the focus of everyone's attention. The heart of the old town beats in the shade of its flying buttresses. Ancient houses line higgledy-piggledy little streets with delightful names, and stairways tumble down towards the lower town, the reflection of which is clearly visible in the waters of the Eure... The lively hum of the market stalls, the charm of a little hump-backed bridge straddling the river, the elegance of the houses' facades, the sparkle of the stained-glass windows in an ancient church, the wealth of the museums with their 1,000 treasures, the magic of a concert which inflames the town, the passion of a skilled craftsman, the freshness of a terrace near a water mill.
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Stained Glass Windows
Forming 106 picture windows in its entirety, 3 rose windows among them, the windows of the cathedral of Chartres cover a surface of 3,150 m2. With the exception of eight windows in the choir, installed during the 18th century, and the four windows of the transept destroyed in 1791, all of the windows of Chartres have been made during the Middle Ages.
Chartres and Cathederal
Reach Chartres in less than one hour from Paris by minibus. Discover French Gothic art, the most famous stained glass windows in the world, the Cathederal, and their famous macaroons.
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Chartres & Rambouillet
In Rambouillet you will visit a chateau whose royal destiny was followed by a republican career! Charles X abdicated here; Napoleon spent his last night here before his exile to St. Helena.
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Chartres + Rambouillet Castle + Chevreuse Valley
The City of Chartres is less than one hour by minibus. You will begin your discovery tour of the city by a visit with audio-guide of the Cathedral. It marks the high point of French Gothic art. Then onto the "International Centre of the Stained Glass". This museum raises the history of the stained glass from the Middle Age to nowadays.
Lunch (drinks included) will be taken just in front of the Cathedral in a restaurant with a medieval atmosphere before continuing to Rambouillet.
At Rambouillet you will visit a chateau whose royal destiny was followed by a republican career! Charles X abdicated here; Napoleon spent his last night here before his exile to St. Helena.
Come back to Paris via the Chevreuse valley: a plateau shaped by number of small rivers presents various landscapes of meadows, fields and woodland .
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Private Tour
Let our private guide show you the Biblical stories depicted in stained glass in Chartres the textbook example of High Gothic Architecture, and dont forget to try the famous macaroons
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Chartres Cathederal
The City of Chartres is less than one hour by minibus. You will begin your discovery tour of the city by a visit with audio-guide of the Cathedral. It marks the high point of French Gothic art. Then onto the "International Centre of the Stained Glass". This museum raises the history of the stained glass from the Middle Age to nowadays.
Lunch (drinks included) will be taken just in front of the Cathedral in a restaurant with a medieval atmosphere before continuing to Rambouillet.
At Rambouillet you will visit a chateau whose royal destiny was followed by a republican career! Charles X abdicated here; Napoleon spent his last night here before his exile to St. Helena
Come back to Paris via the Chevreuse valley: a plateau shaped by number of small rivers presents various landscapes of meadows, fields and woodland .
