FrenchCollection.com.au

Address :

Region :

Loire Valley

Host:

Thierry & Karine Micalet

Phone :

+ 33 2 4750 6442

How to get there:

Train: 57 minutes from Paris (Montparnasse) to Tours and change to TGV to Amboise for a further 25 minutes. By car: 190Km south of Paris.   By air: flights from Dublin and London (Standsted).

Website :

www.villaconcorde.com

Open :

Price range:

100 to 260 euros per night depending on apartment and season. Breakfast materials provided for first morning.

Description :

The villa has been renovated between 2008 and 2011, and retains many of the original features. The Loire river is 100 metres away.

Room types

Studio and 3 apartments - for gite type accommodation. Well appointed with modern bathrooms and kitchens.

Languages spoken:

English, French, Italian

Payment options:

Visa, Mastercard

Minimum stay :

4 nights

Cancellation policy:

Check their web site

Things to do:

Amboise lies in the heart of the Loire châteaux region. Opposite the apartments is the Amboise Castle and the Clos Lucé manor, former home of Leonardo de Vinci is about 1 km away; within 20 minutes are Chenonceau, with its gallery across the Cher river; the Montrichard keep; the feudal castle of Chaumont. A little further (30 minutes) away are the châteaux of Azay le Rideau, Villandry with its gardens, Loches, where Joan of Arc met Charles VII, Cheverny with its luxurious furniture, and the royal residences of Chambord with its carved roofs and Blois with its octagonal stairway. You can hire bikes, go hot air ballooning, taste wines:  your hosts can arrange all this plus organise tours.

Restaurants:

Your hosts can advise you on a range of excellent options.  We tried a number of the more casual restaurants in the pedestrian street 3 minutes away.

Parking:

Parking is tight, but your hosts can advise you.

Director’s comment:

Excellent location, right next to the château and in the town. 

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