France - Private Paris Tours - Private Touring in Paris and France

TOURS OUTSIDE OF PARIS AND IN FRANCE

Versaille Castle

Once in your life you should see the 17C Versailles castle, impressive symbol of splendor and power of the French monarchy.
Two hours to visit the royal apartements with audio guides, splendid gardens and Marie-Antoinette's village. UNESCO World Heritage. (Castle closed on Monday)

Vaux-Le-Vicomte Castle

Fouquet's castle from the 17C, inspired by Palladio, admired and envied by Louis XIV. Two hours visit of the castle and its most beautiful gardens. (Daily) During summer season the castle opens every Saturday evening for a candlelight visit: over 2000 candles are lit throughout the château and the gardens. Absolutely fabulous! (Only Saturday at 7 p.m.)

Chantilly castle
This exquisite water-castle is a MUST for everybody who loves ancient paintings, from the Renaissance to the 19th century. Chantilly with more than 1000 paintings has the second most important collection in France after the Louvre. (Castle closed on Tuesday)

Fontainebleau Castle
Built in the early 16C by King François I, this castle became after the French Revolution the favorite place of Napoleon. You'll find paintings, furniture, tapisteries from the 16th century until Napoleon's times. UNESCO World Heritage. (Castle closed on Tuesday)

Chartres
One of the greatest gothic cathedrals in France with the most refined stained glass windows in the world, 13C. UNESCO World Heritage. (Daily)

Champagne/Reims
Discover the charms of the Champaign region.
1: Guided visit of a major champaign cellar (Moet & Chandon).
2: The lovely village of Dom Pérignon in the middle of the vineyards.
3: Reims and its gothic cathedral, 13C. UNESCO World heritage. (Daily except Sunday)

Giverny
3 hours strolling around in the house and gardens of Claude Monet. A lovely summer tour for garden-lovers. (Closed on Monday)

Normandy
The idyllic portal town Honfleur and the elegant city of Deauville with the famous promenade on the wooden planches all along the beaches. (Daily)

Normandy D-day beaches
Utah/Omaha/Gold/Juno/Sword: A voyage back to the battle fields 1944. Pointe du Hoc, American cemetery and memorial, Mulberry Harbour and Museum of Arromanches, fully equipped german guns batteries. Possible visits of the Memorial in Caen or the famous tapestry in Bayeux, showing on a 70m / 203ft long woolen brodery the conquest of England in 1066 by the Duke of Normandy, William the Conqueror.

Mont St-Michel
The mediaeval abbey on top of a rock, a little bit lost in the landscape with always a foot in the tides. Unique jewel. UNESCO World Heritage.

Bruges

« The Venice of the North » got it's city charter in 1128. Surrounded by a ring of canals this belgian town is the best preserved example of medieval Flanders. Fascinating meeting of the Middle-Ages and the 19C neo-gothic style. Have a drink on the Grote Market, be inspired by great northern architecture, visit the numerous churches (romanesque or gothic period), have a boat ride around the channels, au plaisir !

OVERNIGHT TOURS

Normandy 2 days
Day 1: choices: Honfleur, Deauville, WWII Memorial in Caen, Tapestry Bayeux. D-day beaches 1944, American cemetery. Accommodation in Bayeux.
Day 2: Mont-Saint-Michel and back to Paris.

Normandy 3 days
Day 1: Giverny, Honfleur, Deauville, Memorial in Caen. Accomodation in Bayeux
Day 2: Tapestry in Bayeux, D-day beaches 1944, American cemetery. Accomodation in Bayeux
Day 3: Mont-Saint-Michel and back to Paris

Tours mentioned above are part of my basic offer.
All kinds of customized tours are of course available

YOU NAME IT, WE'LL DO IT !