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France, 9 Days · Tailor-made by car

Route through Normandy, Brittany and the Loire Valley

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Departure on 22/03/2025 from Dublin

Soak up the essence of Northern and Central France on an unmissable tour

The "Route through Normandy, Brittany and the Loire Valley" calls at some of the most emblematic places in France. Drive around some of the most beautiful regions of northern and central France. Awaiting you are iconic landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre Museum or the Palace of Versailles; magical places like Mont Saint-Michel (World Heritage Site by UNESCO); vibrant cities such as Paris, Saint-Malo, Nantes, Angers, Tours, Orleans and Chartres; rural villages full of tradition where life is a leisurely affair; landscapes that seem to be plucked from a painter's palette and which make the route linking Normandy, Brittany and the Loire Valley a real treat. Many reasons will encourage you to undertake this fascinating route through a countryside dotted with history, art and palace intrigues. The "Route through Normandy, Brittany and the Loire Valley" tour encompasses some of the most popular itineraries in France. On a single tour, you'll cover legs of itineraries as famous as the "Impressionism Route", where you'll discover some of the most important works of Monet and other leading figures from this school of art; the "Normandy Landings Beaches Route", which will take you back to D-Day (6 June 1944); and the "Châteaux of the Loire Route", where you'll admire the luxury and opulence of the French Renaissance represented in magnificent castles such as Azay-le-Rideau, Villandry, Chenonceau, Amboise, Blois, Cheverny and Chambord. The "Route through Normandy, Brittany and the Loire Valley" tour is also a journey through the heart of France, its exquisite cuisine and fine wines. The ideal excuse to sample delicacies such as oysters, black truffles, cheese or foie gras in typical bistros. Feel the "bon vivant" spirit and enjoy the simple pleasures of life!

Route through Normandy, Brittany and the Loire Valley

Departure date

Departures from November 2024 till October 2025

From

Dublin, Shannon, Cork...

Travel details

  • Travel details

  • Day 1 City of origin - Paris

  • Day 2 Paris - Versailles - Paris

  • Day 3 Paris - Normandy (Giverny - Les Andelys - Lyons-la-Forêt - Rouen - Honfleur - Deauville)

  • Day 4 Deauville - Trouville - "D-Day" Landing Beaches Route (Caen - Arromanches - Longues-sur-Mer - Bayeux - Omaha Beach) - Mont Saint Michel - Saint-Malo

  • Day 5 Brittany (Saint-Malo - Dinan - Rennes - Saint-Nazaire - Nantes)

  • Day 6 Nantes - Angers - Tours

  • Day 7 Tours - Châteaux of the Loire Route (Azay-le-Rideau - Villandry - Chenonceau - Amboise - Le Clos Lucé - Blois

  • Day 8 Châteaux of the Loire Valley Route (Blois - Cheverny - Chambord) - Orleans - Chartres - Paris

  • Day 9 Paris - City of origin

Your trip includes

  • Return flight.

  • Stay in selected hotel in Paris.

  • Selected meal plan in Paris.

  • Stay in selected hotel in Deauville.

  • Selected meal plan in Deauville.

  • Stay in selected hotel in Saint-Malo.

  • Selected meal plan in Saint-Malo.

  • Stay in selected hotel in Nantes.

  • Selected meal plan in Nantes.

  • Stay in selected hotel in Tours.

  • Selected meal plan in Tours.

  • Stay in selected hotel in Blois.

  • Selected meal plan in Blois.

  • Rent-a-car.

Your trip doesn't include

  • Accommodation taxes in France direct payment in facility.

  • Possible toll charges.

  • Insolvency protection.

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Important remarks

- Triple rooms in Europe are generally rooms with twin beds or a double, in which a folding bed is installed to accommodate the third person. Due to the inconvenience this causes, we advise against using this option as far the possible.

- Check-in time at the hotel on the day of arrival depends on each establishment, but in no case will it be before 3:00 p.m., unless otherwise indicated.

- The proposed excursions and tours for each day are purely suggestions, as you can tailor the trip to suit your times, tastes and needs.

- A credit card is considered a guarantee, so sometimes you will need one for check-in at hotels.

- Hotels usually have cots available. Otherwise, babies will have to share a bed with an adult.

- To pick up your rental car, you'll need a credit (not debit) card in the name of the person who made the booking, who must also be the named driver of the vehicle.

- Consult the necessary documentation to enter the destinations visited and for transit in the countries where air stopovers are made.