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Guided tours with local guides according to the program, e.g. Tours & Blois Sightseeing tours & entrance fees of the castles, gardens and abbeys according to the program worth EUR 100,- CO2 compensation in the travel region (excluding arrival and departure) AND ADDITIONALLY INCLUDED The service for picnic buffets (at noon) and drink breaks (cost allocation) Mineral water on the bike excursions Accruing tourist taxes and bed taxes

Accommodation

7 nights in a double room including breakfast in centrally located 4-star hotels, including two Châteaux hotels Tours: Château Belmont*** This 4-star hotel in Tours, offers a peaceful and quiet setting close to the city centre, easily accessible on foot or by tram. 1 night. Saumur: Hotel St. Pierre**** Lovingly managed and centrally located boutique hotel. Garden and terrace invite you to relax. 2 overnights. Chinon: Hotel de France*** The hotel is located in a venerable building from the 16th century, lovingly designed rooms. 1 night. Azay-le-Rideau: Hotel Le Grand Monarque*** Former post office not far from the castle with individual style, charmingly designed rooms. 1 night. Chenonceaux: Château de Chissay*** Very atmospheric castle hotel. Large rooms with antique furniture. Surrounded by beautiful park with outdoor pool. 1 night. Tours: Château Belmont*** This 4-star hotel in Tours, offers a peaceful and quiet setting close to the city centre, easily accessible on foot or by tram. 1 night.

Meals

6 multi-course dinners in selected restaurants

Transport

terranova E-bike Service station escort bus with luggage transport and transfer possibility and technical support All transfers according to the program

Guide

terranova tour guide on bike on selected and tested bike routes Second tour guide as driver of the terranova escort vehicle

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Insurance

Insurance is not included

Others

Other activities and services are not included

Optional

Additional night in Tours in a double room 110 € Additional night in Tours in a Single room 195 € Departure Transfer to Airport Paris | Train 50 € Arrival transfer | Private transfer from Paris Airport per Person 180 € Departure transfer | Private transfer to Paris Airport per Person 180 € rental-helmet 10 €

Flights

Flights are not included

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Day 1 Arrival In The Episcopal City Of Tours
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Arrival In The Episcopal City Of Tours

In the afternoon, your tour guide will be waiting for you in the hotel lobby for a guided tour of the city. Experience the historic old town and the magnificent town hall. On the “Plumereau” square, you will see 16th century Renaissance-style houses with mansard roofs and winding half-timbered houses. We will show you the impressive Gothic cathedral with its 70-meter-high towers and the richly decorated rose window in the southern nave, which is still the seat of the archbishop today. After the city tour, we will take you to a selected restaurant in the old town of Tours for dinner. One overnight stay at the Chateau Belmont in Tours.
Day 2 Villandry & Ussé | 41 Kilometers By Bike - Easy Stage
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Villandry & Ussé | 41 Kilometers By Bike - Easy Stage

Visit to the artistically designed gardens of the Renaissance castle of Villandry on three levels. We will guide you through the original gardens with their perfect chessboard-like shapes, ornamental boxwood beds and rose bushes, which are constantly tended. The first cycling stage is ideal for getting to know the area. It runs parallel to the river again and again, is flat and almost exclusively reserved for cyclists. The e-bike takes you to Ussé Castle (photo stop). The writer Charles Perrault was inspired by the romantic castle for his work, the French version of Sleeping Beauty. After the visit, a tasty picnic with French specialties awaits you, prepared for you by your tour guides. You will reach Saumur by transfer in the afternoon. 1st overnight stay in the old town of Saumur.
Day 3 Champagne In Saumur | 37 Km By Bike - Very Easy Stage
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Champagne In Saumur | 37 Km By Bike - Very Easy Stage

Sparkling wine and equestrian sports are the passions of this town, which offers one of the most beautiful views of the Loire Valley. After visiting the castle, you cycle along the Loire around Saumur. During a visit to a sparkling wine cellar in the afternoon, we will learn all kinds of interesting facts about the sparkling pleasure. 2nd overnight stay and dinner in a restaurant in the old town.
Day 4 Cycle Tour To The Royal Abbey Of Fontevraud | 44 Km By Bike - Easy Stage
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Cycle Tour To The Royal Abbey Of Fontevraud | 44 Km By Bike - Easy Stage

Today you cycle along tranquil paths past lush green meadows and bright fields to Fontevraud Abbey. Experience the largest monastic site in Europe. Eleanor of Aquitaine and her son Richard the Lionheart are buried here. Let the guided tour explain the significance of this building and its royal management. In St. Martin, you can visit the place where St. Martin died and then, after a tasty lunch break, you will reach Chinon, the home town of the famous humanist and poet Francois Rabelais and a royal seat in the time of Joan of Arc. “Chinon, Chinon - small, famous town - built on ancient rock - high above the forest, with the Vienne at its feet”. With these verses, the poet Francois Rabelais created a literary monument to his home town. You start today with a tour of the town of Chinon, which sits on a mountain spur above the river Vienne. It is crowned by the remains of the castle, which was chosen by Henry of Plantagenet as his preferred residence in the 12th century. The ruins actually consist of three different parts. Narrow alleyways and numerous houses in the town are reminders of the lively court life. Get to know the pretty town on an evening stroll. Dinner and overnight stay in Chinon.
Day 5 From Chinon To The Castle Of Azay-Le-Rideau | 44 Km By Bike - Easy Stage
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

From Chinon To The Castle Of Azay-Le-Rideau | 44 Km By Bike - Easy Stage

At the gates of Chinon, your bike is ready to set off. The first stage takes you along the vineyards of Touraine, full of aromatic grapes. The wines produced here are among the best in France. Famous red wines made from Cabernet-Franc are stored in the wine cellars. The cellars are actually caves carved into the limestone, which provide ideal storage facilities thanks to their even temperatures. The extracted limestone was used to build the mighty castles. In the morning, you will reach Château Le Rivau, whose origins date back to the 13th century. Hidden behind high walls are 12 interesting themed gardens (tour). In the afternoon, you will overcome a hilly section with a transfer to the village of Azay-le-Rideau. The castle of the infamous knight Ridel d’Azay, built in the 16th century, is located in an English park and is a masterful wonder of grace and purity. Outside, it is dominated by small towers and inside it has one of the first straight interior staircases and a richly decorated interior (visit). After the tour, it is only a few meters to your hotel, which is located in the heart of the old town. Overnight stay at the Hotel Le Grand Monarque.
Day 6 River Meadows & Chenonceau Moated Castle | 63 Km By Bike - Very Easy Stage
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

River Meadows & Chenonceau Moated Castle | 63 Km By Bike - Very Easy Stage

From the hotel, you cycle out of the town and along the floodplains of the Indre. The cycle path does not always run directly parallel to the river. Time and again, the route diverge. Then you cycle through the green, hilly landscape. Pretty French villages are on your route. In the afternoon you reach the moated castle of Chenonceau. This building is unique as it was built on a multi-arched bridge over the River Cher. In the 16th century, Catherine de Medici had a three-storey gallery with a banqueting hall built on top. The interior of the castle houses valuable paintings by Rubens and Tintoretto, which you can admire during your visit. It is only a few kilometers to your romantic hotel, the Château de Chissay. 1 overnight stay and dinner at the Château de Chissay hotel.
Day 7 Leonardo Da Vinci & Chateau Chambord | 59 Km - Easy Stage
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Leonardo Da Vinci & Chateau Chambord | 59 Km - Easy Stage

In the morning, a short transfer will take you to Amboise. Leonardo da Vinci was the most famous Italian guest here. A collection of his technical designs can be admired in his residence Clos Lucé. The route continues through gardens and vineyards before soon arriving at the fairytale castle of Chaumont, perched above the banks of the Loire. One of the most beautiful sections of the Loire takes us past Blois to Chambord, the most imposing of all Loire castles. The impression is unforgettable when the multi-towered silhouette of the huge castle complex appears in the middle of the parkland. A transfer takes you to the hotel in Tours in the evening, where you end the day with an exclusive dinner. One overnight stay at the Chateau Belmont in Tours.
Day 8 Au Revoir Loire - Departure
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Au Revoir Loire - Departure

Your trip ends in Tours after breakfast. Choose between departure by train or a transfer (to be booked) back to Tours. We will be happy to book the right train connection or flights for you.

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Loire Guided-Ebiketour | France: Magnificent French Castles

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Itinerary of your trip Loire Guided-Ebiketour | France: Magnificent French Castles

Arrival In The Episcopal City Of Tours

Villandry & Ussé | 41 Kilometers By Bike - Easy Stage

Champagne In Saumur | 37 Km By Bike - Very Easy Stage

Cycle Tour To The Royal Abbey Of Fontevraud | 44 Km By Bike - Easy Stage

From Chinon To The Castle Of Azay-Le-Rideau | 44 Km By Bike - Easy Stage

River Meadows & Chenonceau Moated Castle | 63 Km By Bike - Very Easy Stage

Leonardo Da Vinci & Chateau Chambord | 59 Km - Easy Stage

Au Revoir Loire - Departure

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