点评:This review is of the French Castles Tour that I was on in May 2023. What an excellent tour visiting so many sites in seven days. There were only seven of us on the tour and so transportation was in 2 vehicles, a minivan and an SUV. The drivers were very nice young men from Czech Republic whom were friendly and informative. What was nice was only two hotels during the tour, (plus the last night at a CDG airport hotel) so not packing up every day. The owner of the company, Astrid Baur, met us at the airport and had dinner with us the first night. Charming woman who really takes an interest in her guests and wants to ensure an enjoyable tour.
First two nights were in Paris, hotel was just fine, and we got to Versailles Palace, up the Eiffel Tower and a cruise on the Seine. Then it was off to the Loire Valley (with a stop first at Fontainebleu) where we spent four nights at the 15th century Chateau de Razay, a beautiful old Chateau converted to a B&B. This B&B did not have air conditioning and the bathroom only had a tub with nothing to prevent water from going all over the place, so something to be aware of. Good that was not very hot during our stay so no big deal on no AC. They did have picnic tables outside to relax and enjoy a glass of wine at the end of a busy day touring. We ate two dinners at the Chateau de Razay and they were very good, including a wine tasting with a local sommelier.
We toured 8 or 9 different Chateaus during our stay in Loire Valley, and all were incredible in their own way. Adequate time was spent at each in my opinion, and plenty of time for lunch was given. Each one also included audio guides. This was the best part of the tour and so worthwhile to see these places and understand the history behind them.
The last full day was driving back to Paris and visiting the Louvre museum, which is always good to see. Then off to the airport where we spent the last night at Citizen M hotel right in the airport. Very nice hotel, fairly new, and convenient if you want to head back into Paris via the RER train.
Overall this was an excellent tour visiting so many incredible places, well organized, enjoyable and well worth the price. I will probably do another tour that this company offers in the future. Well done Astrid!
翻译:这篇评论是我在 2023 年 5 月参加的法国城堡之旅。在 7 天内参观了这么多景点,这是一次非常棒的旅行。我们这次旅行只有七个人,所以交通是两辆车,一辆小型货车和一辆SUV。司机是来自捷克共和国的非常好的年轻人,他们很友好并且信息丰富。好的一点是旅行期间只有两家酒店(加上最后一晚在戴高乐机场酒店),所以不用每天收拾行李。公司老板阿斯特丽德·鲍尔 (Astrid Baur) 在机场接我们,并在第一晚与我们共进晚餐。迷人的女士真正对她的客人感兴趣并希望确保一次愉快的旅行。
头两晚是在巴黎,酒店很好,我们去了凡尔赛宫,登上了埃菲尔铁塔,还乘坐了塞纳河游船。然后前往卢瓦尔河谷(首先在枫丹白露停留),我们在 15 世纪的拉泽城堡 (Chateau de Razay) 住了四个晚上,这座美丽的古老城堡改建为住宿加早餐旅馆。这家民宿没有空调,浴室只有浴缸,没有任何东西可以防止水流得到处都是,所以需要注意一下。还好,我们住宿期间天气不是很热,所以没有空调也没什么大不了的。他们确实在外面设有野餐桌,可以在忙碌的一天旅行结束后放松身心并享用一杯葡萄酒。我们在拉泽城堡吃了两顿晚餐,味道非常好,包括与当地侍酒师一起品尝葡萄酒。
在卢瓦尔河谷逗留期间,我们参观了八九座不同的城堡,每一座都以自己的方式令人难以置信。我认为每个地方都花了足够的时间,并且给了充足的午餐时间。每一个还包括音频指南。这是这次旅行中最好的部分,非常值得参观这些地方并了解它们背后的历史。
最后一整天是开车返回巴黎并参观卢浮宫博物馆,那里总是很值得参观。然后前往机场,我们在机场内的 Citizen M 酒店度过了最后一晚。非常好的酒店,相当新,如果您想乘坐 RER 火车返回巴黎,这里也很方便。
总的来说,这是一次很棒的旅行,参观了很多令人难以置信的地方,组织良好,令人愉快,而且物有所值。我将来可能还会参加该公司提供的另一次旅行。干得好阿斯特丽德!