Discover two of the most beautiful and historically interesting Chateaux in the Paris region on this small group day trip. You’ll visit the lovely Chateau and gardens of Vaux-le-Vicomte, where the “jardin à la francaise” was born and then explore the regal splendor of Fontainebleau where more than seven centuries of kings and emperors lived and created history.
Vaux-le-Vicomte was built for Nicolas Fouquet, Minister of Finance, of King Louis XIV. Fouquet united the most talented French architect, artist, and gardener of his day in order to create the most splendid castle and gardens in France. This dream team consisted of the renowned architect: Louis Le Vau, the artist and interior designer: Charles Le Brun, and the the father of the French garden: André Le Nôtre. Vaux-le-Vicomte is so lovely that the TV series Versailles if filmed there!
See the Designed by André Le Nôtre these French Gardens which are 100 acres big!
For lunch you will be able to eat at one of the many cafés or bakeries in the town of Fontainebleau. Lunch price not included.
You will make your own way to the meeting points
For the Fontainebleau & Vaux-Le-Vicomte Day Trip you will meet with your driver-guide outside of 6 Avenue de Wagram in Paris, 15 minutes before your tour starts. A café called "La Flamme" is located at that address. Your driver-guide will arrive with a grey minibus about 15min before the scheduled departure time of the tour. Please be there at least 15 min before the official departure time! Tours always start sharp at the appointed starting time. For this tour it is absolutely necessary that you arrive before the tour starts as there is no way of catching up with the group once the tour has started. Cancellation policy and additional info Tours run Rain or Shine! Full refunds are given if the reservation is cancelled more than 24hrs before the scheduled departure time of the tour. No refunds are given for any reasons once 24hrs prior to the scheduled departure time of the tour. The Fontainebleau & Vaux-Le-Vicomte Day Trip will finish around 7PM (depending on traffic) at the same location where it started 6 Avenue de Wagram in Paris.