THEME TOURS & PACKAGES

You can find below some of our theme tours.
Please don't hesitate to ask for a quote for a customized programme!


CULTURAL & WINE TASTING TOURS 

BORDEAUX

France's vastest area of vineyards of wine is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The oldes fine wine producing region welcomes you with its 57 appellations . You can visit Bordeaux and participate to wine tasting tours in the areas such as St Emilion, Margaux, Médoc.

Bordeaux has about 10.000 wine-producing châteaux. The annual production is over 700 million bottles. It produces some of the most expensive wines in the world. Some of the prestigious growths are Château Lafite-Rothschild, Château Margaux, Château Mouton-Rothschild, Château Latour etc.

BURGUNDY

                                                       

Burgundy is an area where wine is an integral part of life: for over 2000 years, this area combined the generosity of its soil with the ingenuity of man. It bacame a reference throughout the world, it became a "living legend". You can make one of the below routes to explore the wineyards and know about the treasures ot the region heritage and history, nature and landscaptes.

We can also help you to invent your own itinerary to discover the Burgundian art de vivre.

- The Grands Crus Wine Road (Route des Grands Crus) the Côte de Nuits and the Côte de Beaune.
- The Grands Vins Wine Road (Route des Grands Vins) the Côte Chalonnaise.
- The Yonne Wine Road (Route Touristique des Vignobles de l’Yonne) the Yonne department.
- The Mâconnais-Beaujolais Wine Road (Route des Vins Mâconnais-Beaujolais) the Saône et-Loire department.
- The Coteaux de Pouilly-Sancerre Wine Road (Route des Coteaux de Pouilly-Sancerre) the Nièvre department.





LOIRE RIVER VALLEY    


This is a journey through the ages: You can admire the Castles of the Loire Valley, the cradle of the French Renaissance and sample the world famous wines of this region renowned for it’s variety of grapes.


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The history is very rich in that valley : the exploits of Joan of Arc from 1428 during the English champagne in the area , the stay of Leonardo Da Vinci who came at Amboise after the king François 1er has invited him, the meeting of the French and Italian cultures during the renaissance...

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The castles reflect tha architectural beauty and diversity of the valley  : Chambord, Azay-le-Rideau, Chenonceau, Langeais, Le Clos-Lucé, the gardens of Villandry...



But the panorama of the area will be uncompleted without a gastronomically approach and wine tasting : the Loire River Valley produces an excellent range of red, rosé and white wines. Some of the world’s most popular wine grapes such as Sauvignon Blanc, Chenin Blanc, Cabernet Franc are coming from Loire Valley.


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CHAMPAGNE


There is a city, not far away from Paris where French king’s were crowned: REIMS. Founded by the Gauls, it became a major city during Roman Empire. This art and history city has 4 UNESCO World Heritage sites: Notre-Dame Cathedral, Saint-Remi Basilica, Saint-Remi Museum and Palace of Tau.


But a real eminence ot hte city and the region is coming from a mythical sparkling wine called “the champagne”: this most celebrated and festive of wines, once bottled, becomes effervescent. The visit of the monuments and the Champagne Houses is a cultural and culinary privilege.


AROUND & in PARIS

PACKAGES including châteaux visits and Paris stay

Castles & Chateaux around Paris : Fontainebleau, Chantilly and Versailles


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This program allows you to combine relaxed visits to the most historically important castles around Paris with time to explore the capital itself

PARIS DISCOVERY TOURS

Montmartre Area Tour
From Renoir to Amélie Poulain… Montmartre’s name at origin comes from “Mount of Mars”. “Montmartre” at christian period, Mountain of the Martyr Saint Denis decapitated on the hill around 250 AD.

Known for the Basilica of the Sacré Coeur built on the top of the hill from 1876 to 1912, Montmartre became the principal artistic center of Paris in the mid 1800s

The area is full of curiosities and the place is where many artists lived and worked : Place du Tertre, a place full of painters, musicians, caricaturists… le Cabaret “le Lapin Agile”. Picasso, Modigliani, Eric Satie, Utrillo, Renoir were some of the world famous artists from Montmartre. At “Espace Dali” you can see the work of surrealist Salvador Dali.


Le Moulin de la Galette, Auguste Renoir


The movie Amélie (Poulain) shows a picturesque contemporary version of the area.


Paris & Photography visits
You can explore Paris as a curious visitor with its photographic legacy and take pictures in selected areas of the capital.

We will visit the “Maison Européenne de la Photographie” (MEP, www.mep-fr.org ) a major centre for contemporary photographic art situated in the heart of Pari.

Our program includes also a visit to the “Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson” which is housed in an artist’s studio in Montparnasse area. Managing the collection of the great photographer, the foundation is open to other artists.