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• French traditional cuisine
• Gourmet cooking lesson with a master Chef
• Renaissance Chateaux visit and wine tasting.
• Château hotel 4* built in the 14th Century.
• Hot Air Balloning (option)
This Prestige Cooking Tour includes:
Cooking sessions, 4 star hotels with dinners, the visit of Chambord
and Chenonceau, the wine visits and tasting of Sancerre, Pouilly
Fumé, Vouvray, Chinon, Bourgueil, lunch in Vouvray and
Blois, transfer in TGV train back to Paris.
This tour does not include:
This tour does not include: wine for dinners except when mentioned
in the program, lunches in Sancerre, Cheverny and eventual corkage
rights.
According to the availability, the hotel may change; in which
case I will propose an accommodation of the same standards.
Chef Florent Houget boasts impressive experience with
such prestigious restaurants as "Le Choiseul and Les Templiers
2* Michelin", he also worked in Saint Bartholomew and in
Lebanon.
He only uses the freshest ingredients.
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| Accommodation |
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Chateau de Chissay
In the shade of the castle of Chenonceau, the castle and surrounding
wood of Chissay, an old royal residence, is an ideal place of
stay.
It has personalized and elegant rooms, with views on the park,
swimming pool or the Rennaissance court.
The gothic vaulted dining room " La Table du Roy ",
offers regional inspirations.
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Loire Valley Cooking and
Wine Tasting Tour
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Itinerary:
Day 1: Wednesday
Arrival in Paris CDG airport in the morning.
Transportation in Mercedes vehicle for the whole of your
tour.
Lunch is at your convenience on the way to Sancerre or in
Sancerre according to the time of arrival.
We spend the beginning of the afternoon visiting
the winery of the Chateau du Nozet, the best Pouilly
Fumé in the world, which, of course, you get
to try (Pouilly La Doucette and Baron L.) Exclusive
Visit!
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In the afternoon, you check in at the Domain
des Forges de la Vache, Mme Muller. This 16th century
master house was built in the forest a few kilometres away
from the Loire River.
At 5 pm you start the cooking lesson. You
participate to the elaboration of French traditional dishes
like "coq au vin, boeuf Bouguignon."
For dinner you try wines especially chosen
to match the dishes
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Day 2: Thursday
We leave Sancerre in the direction of the
“Chateaux region”.
In the morning, you discover a jewel from the Renaissance,
the Chateau of Chambord, listed as a world heritage
by the UNESCO.
Lunch is at your convenience in Cheverny.
Don’t hesitate to ask me for a good value for money
restaurant.
Check in at Chateau de Chissay 4* hotel
built in the 14th century, under Charles VII.
At 4 PM the Head Chef Florent Houget
welcomes you in his kitchen for the cooking session. At
8 pm dinner is served in the gastronomic restaurant with
the appropriated wines.
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Day 3: Friday
We take you to the Domain Marc Brédif,
where you visit the nicest Vouvray cellar, and taste dry,
medium dry, sweet, and sparkling Vouvray.
Lunch is at your leisure in Vouvray.
In the afternoon, we go to Chinon, at the
Domain de la Noblaie. You visit the vineyard, and
try some of the finest Chinon wines, that get even finer
when aged!
You continue your initiation to the Loire
Valley wines with a tasting of Bourgueil. The Domain
de la Lande welcomes us for the last tasting of red
wines. Lovers of strong tannic wines will appreciate the
expertise of the producer. You can purchase some wine for
diner.
Diner and accommodation are at the same
4* Chateau Hotel.
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Day 4: Saturday
At about 10 am we go shopping on the French market of the
royal town of Blois.
Fresh Food Market in Blois
Lunch is at your leisure in the town of Blois.
In the afternoon, we go to Chenonceau for a visit
of the Chateau.
Chenonceau is a master piece of the Renaissance architecture.
It was offered by Henry the 2nd to Dianne de Poitiers his
mistress.
At night fall we can organize for you a hot air balloon
flight over some of the Loire Valley Chateaux, don't
hesitate to contact us for further details. (Additional
price per person 180.00 €).
Diner and accommodation are at the same 4* Chateau Hotel.
Day 5: Sunday. Departure
Your chauffeur drives you to Saint Pierre des Corps (Tours
TGV train station).
The TGV train takes you to Paris within 1 hour or to Parris
CDG airport within 1h30
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Price per person in double room: 1,550.00
€
Price per person in single room: 1,920.00
€
Based on double occupancy
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