Paris daytrip advice please
Aug 11th 2004, 10:12 am
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Paris daytrip advice please
We'll be in Paris the last two weeks of April next year. I want to rent a
car & drive into the countryside to show my wife rural Europe. I'd LOVE to
find some of those quaint towns and their nearby castles, but don't know
where to look. I saw several while watching the Tour de France, but can't
locate the actual route.
What is within a couple hour leisurely drive from Paris that might fit the
bill (And maybe go through some hilly terrain)?
Thanks folks!
car & drive into the countryside to show my wife rural Europe. I'd LOVE to
find some of those quaint towns and their nearby castles, but don't know
where to look. I saw several while watching the Tour de France, but can't
locate the actual route.
What is within a couple hour leisurely drive from Paris that might fit the
bill (And maybe go through some hilly terrain)?
Thanks folks!
Aug 11th 2004, 10:40 am
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Re: Paris daytrip advice please
"Jimmy G" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> We'll be in Paris the last two weeks of April next year. I want to
> rent a car & drive into the countryside to show my wife rural Europe.
> I'd LOVE to find some of those quaint towns and their nearby castles,
> but don't know where to look. I saw several while watching the Tour
> de France, but can't locate the actual route.
>
> What is within a couple hour leisurely drive from Paris that might fit
> the bill (And maybe go through some hilly terrain)?
>
> Thanks folks!
>
>
>
Quickest quaint towns probably heading toward Normandy along the Seine.
quickest chateau take the autoroute past Orleans and go to Amboise then
over the hill to Chenonceaux. Stay overnight at the Bon Labourer eat dinner
there charming spot in late April great food.
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> We'll be in Paris the last two weeks of April next year. I want to
> rent a car & drive into the countryside to show my wife rural Europe.
> I'd LOVE to find some of those quaint towns and their nearby castles,
> but don't know where to look. I saw several while watching the Tour
> de France, but can't locate the actual route.
>
> What is within a couple hour leisurely drive from Paris that might fit
> the bill (And maybe go through some hilly terrain)?
>
> Thanks folks!
>
>
>
Quickest quaint towns probably heading toward Normandy along the Seine.
quickest chateau take the autoroute past Orleans and go to Amboise then
over the hill to Chenonceaux. Stay overnight at the Bon Labourer eat dinner
there charming spot in late April great food.
Aug 11th 2004, 10:40 am
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Re: Paris daytrip advice please
"Jimmy G" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le message de news:
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> We'll be in Paris the last two weeks of April next year. I want to rent a
> car & drive into the countryside to show my wife rural Europe. I'd LOVE
to
> find some of those quaint towns and their nearby castles, but don't know
> where to look. I saw several while watching the Tour de France, but can't
> locate the actual route.
> What is within a couple hour leisurely drive from Paris that might fit the
> bill (And maybe go through some hilly terrain)?
> Thanks folks!
Bonjour,
Why not the Loire Valley Castles.
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/guillonniere/loirevalley/
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> We'll be in Paris the last two weeks of April next year. I want to rent a
> car & drive into the countryside to show my wife rural Europe. I'd LOVE
to
> find some of those quaint towns and their nearby castles, but don't know
> where to look. I saw several while watching the Tour de France, but can't
> locate the actual route.
> What is within a couple hour leisurely drive from Paris that might fit the
> bill (And maybe go through some hilly terrain)?
> Thanks folks!
Bonjour,
Why not the Loire Valley Castles.
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/guillonniere/loirevalley/
Aug 11th 2004, 11:12 am
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Re: Paris daytrip advice please
On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 15:12:36 -0700, "Jimmy G"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>We'll be in Paris the last two weeks of April next year. I want to rent a
>car & drive into the countryside to show my wife rural Europe. I'd LOVE to
>find some of those quaint towns and their nearby castles, but don't know
>where to look. I saw several while watching the Tour de France, but can't
>locate the actual route.
>What is within a couple hour leisurely drive from Paris that might fit the
>bill (And maybe go through some hilly terrain)?
Versailles, Fontainbleau ...
<[email protected]> wrote:
>We'll be in Paris the last two weeks of April next year. I want to rent a
>car & drive into the countryside to show my wife rural Europe. I'd LOVE to
>find some of those quaint towns and their nearby castles, but don't know
>where to look. I saw several while watching the Tour de France, but can't
>locate the actual route.
>What is within a couple hour leisurely drive from Paris that might fit the
>bill (And maybe go through some hilly terrain)?
Versailles, Fontainbleau ...
Aug 11th 2004, 11:35 am
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Re: Paris daytrip advice please
On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 15:12:36 -0700, in rec.travel.europe, "Jimmy G"
<[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
... We'll be in Paris the last two weeks of April next year. I want to rent a
... car & drive into the countryside to show my wife rural Europe. I'd LOVE to
... find some of those quaint towns and their nearby castles, but don't know
... where to look. I saw several while watching the Tour de France, but can't
... locate the actual route.
...
... What is within a couple hour leisurely drive from Paris that might fit the
... bill (And maybe go through some hilly terrain)?
Two hours from Paris ? You can visit Vaux-le-Vicomte, but it's not exactly a castle, it's
a palais (and well worth the visit, too). Of course, there is Pierrefonds...
Maybe you could visit the Loire for a couple of days; there is a "route", one castle after
another. I particularly recommend Chenonceaux, Azay-le-Rideau and Ussé.
Oh well, they are *all* beautiful !
<[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
... We'll be in Paris the last two weeks of April next year. I want to rent a
... car & drive into the countryside to show my wife rural Europe. I'd LOVE to
... find some of those quaint towns and their nearby castles, but don't know
... where to look. I saw several while watching the Tour de France, but can't
... locate the actual route.
...
... What is within a couple hour leisurely drive from Paris that might fit the
... bill (And maybe go through some hilly terrain)?
Two hours from Paris ? You can visit Vaux-le-Vicomte, but it's not exactly a castle, it's
a palais (and well worth the visit, too). Of course, there is Pierrefonds...
Maybe you could visit the Loire for a couple of days; there is a "route", one castle after
another. I particularly recommend Chenonceaux, Azay-le-Rideau and Ussé.
Oh well, they are *all* beautiful !
Aug 11th 2004, 11:40 am
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Tanks to all of your for your suggestions.
Now it's off to Google them all.
Now it's off to Google them all.
Aug 11th 2004, 12:00 pm
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jcoulter <[email protected]> wrote:
>Quickest quaint towns probably heading toward Normandy along the Seine.
Mantes-la-Jolie, perhaps? Better might be to try Senlis -- small, but
quite pleasing.
>quickest chateau take the autoroute past Orleans and go to Amboise then
>over the hill to Chenonceaux.
I'd give Amboise a few points for quaint.
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>Quickest quaint towns probably heading toward Normandy along the Seine.
Mantes-la-Jolie, perhaps? Better might be to try Senlis -- small, but
quite pleasing.
>quickest chateau take the autoroute past Orleans and go to Amboise then
>over the hill to Chenonceaux.
I'd give Amboise a few points for quaint.
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Aug 11th 2004, 12:23 pm
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"Jimmy G" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> We'll be in Paris the last two weeks of April next year. I want to rent a
> car & drive into the countryside to show my wife rural Europe. I'd LOVE
to
> find some of those quaint towns and their nearby castles, but don't know
> where to look. I saw several while watching the Tour de France, but can't
> locate the actual route.
> What is within a couple hour leisurely drive from Paris that might fit the
> bill (And maybe go through some hilly terrain)?
> Thanks folks!
The Loire Valley might be a little far for a day-trip drive, but that's
where you'll find wonderful quaint towns and chateaux. The TGV train
departs from, if I recall correctly, Gare de Lyons and is a relatively short
ride at very high speed to Tours, which is a medium-sized city in the heart
of the Loire. You can rent a car right at the station and spend a wonderful
day driving around.
news:nRwSc.31918$Uh.751@fed1read02...
> We'll be in Paris the last two weeks of April next year. I want to rent a
> car & drive into the countryside to show my wife rural Europe. I'd LOVE
to
> find some of those quaint towns and their nearby castles, but don't know
> where to look. I saw several while watching the Tour de France, but can't
> locate the actual route.
> What is within a couple hour leisurely drive from Paris that might fit the
> bill (And maybe go through some hilly terrain)?
> Thanks folks!
The Loire Valley might be a little far for a day-trip drive, but that's
where you'll find wonderful quaint towns and chateaux. The TGV train
departs from, if I recall correctly, Gare de Lyons and is a relatively short
ride at very high speed to Tours, which is a medium-sized city in the heart
of the Loire. You can rent a car right at the station and spend a wonderful
day driving around.
Aug 11th 2004, 12:30 pm
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Re: Paris daytrip advice please
Padraig Breathnach <[email protected]> wrote in
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> jcoulter <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Quickest quaint towns probably heading toward Normandy along the Seine.
> Mantes-la-Jolie, perhaps? Better might be to try Senlis -- small, but
> quite pleasing.
>
>>quickest chateau take the autoroute past Orleans and go to Amboise then
>>over the hill to Chenonceaux.
> I'd give Amboise a few points for quaint.
>
and it is admitedly much more so after 5p.m. I just happen to love the Bon
Laboureur, perhaps the fact that the owner remembered me with a "Monsieur,
I know you!" while I was having coffee after dinner helped.
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> jcoulter <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Quickest quaint towns probably heading toward Normandy along the Seine.
> Mantes-la-Jolie, perhaps? Better might be to try Senlis -- small, but
> quite pleasing.
>
>>quickest chateau take the autoroute past Orleans and go to Amboise then
>>over the hill to Chenonceaux.
> I'd give Amboise a few points for quaint.
>
and it is admitedly much more so after 5p.m. I just happen to love the Bon
Laboureur, perhaps the fact that the owner remembered me with a "Monsieur,
I know you!" while I was having coffee after dinner helped.
Aug 11th 2004, 1:03 pm
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"PTRAVEL" <[email protected]> wrote in
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>
> The Loire Valley might be a little far for a day-trip drive, but
> that's where you'll find wonderful quaint towns and chateaux. The TGV
> train departs from, if I recall correctly, Gare de Lyons
Montparnase actually
> relatively short ride at very high speed to Tours, which is a
> medium-sized city in the heart of the Loire. You can rent a car right
> at the station and spend a wonderful day driving around.
>
>
>
>
>
news:[email protected]:
>
> The Loire Valley might be a little far for a day-trip drive, but
> that's where you'll find wonderful quaint towns and chateaux. The TGV
> train departs from, if I recall correctly, Gare de Lyons
Montparnase actually
> relatively short ride at very high speed to Tours, which is a
> medium-sized city in the heart of the Loire. You can rent a car right
> at the station and spend a wonderful day driving around.
>
>
>
>
>
Aug 11th 2004, 2:25 pm
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Jimmy G wrote:
> We'll be in Paris the last two weeks of April next year. I want to rent a
> car & drive into the countryside to show my wife rural Europe. I'd LOVE to
> find some of those quaint towns and their nearby castles, but don't know
> where to look. I saw several while watching the Tour de France, but can't
> locate the actual route.
> What is within a couple hour leisurely drive from Paris that might fit the
> bill (And maybe go through some hilly terrain)?
Rather than renting a car to tour for the day and return to PAris the same day,
I would suggest doing an overnight. Paris is so much more expensive than
outlying areas that the savings on accommodation would more than pay for the
car rental. Reims is very nice, about 1 1/2 hour drive from Paris. The
countryside was very scenic when we did in in mid May a few years ago.
> We'll be in Paris the last two weeks of April next year. I want to rent a
> car & drive into the countryside to show my wife rural Europe. I'd LOVE to
> find some of those quaint towns and their nearby castles, but don't know
> where to look. I saw several while watching the Tour de France, but can't
> locate the actual route.
> What is within a couple hour leisurely drive from Paris that might fit the
> bill (And maybe go through some hilly terrain)?
Rather than renting a car to tour for the day and return to PAris the same day,
I would suggest doing an overnight. Paris is so much more expensive than
outlying areas that the savings on accommodation would more than pay for the
car rental. Reims is very nice, about 1 1/2 hour drive from Paris. The
countryside was very scenic when we did in in mid May a few years ago.
Aug 11th 2004, 4:52 pm
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Your best guide for driving is the Michelin Green guides...the Paris book
has daytrips from the city and the Ile de France guide covers the region
around Paris. Or you could travel down to the Loire Valley (a seperate
guide), the quintessential "France with castles". You will need the driving
maps as well, Try to get your car outside of Paris, though, as the traffic
in the capital is NOT for beginners!
For info on Le Tour de France (not LA Tour), go to
http://www.letour.fr/2004/us/index.html
"Jimmy G" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> We'll be in Paris the last two weeks of April next year. I want to rent a
> car & drive into the countryside to show my wife rural Europe. I'd LOVE
to
> find some of those quaint towns and their nearby castles, but don't know
> where to look. I saw several while watching the Tour de France, but can't
> locate the actual route.
> What is within a couple hour leisurely drive from Paris that might fit the
> bill (And maybe go through some hilly terrain)?
> Thanks folks!
has daytrips from the city and the Ile de France guide covers the region
around Paris. Or you could travel down to the Loire Valley (a seperate
guide), the quintessential "France with castles". You will need the driving
maps as well, Try to get your car outside of Paris, though, as the traffic
in the capital is NOT for beginners!
For info on Le Tour de France (not LA Tour), go to
http://www.letour.fr/2004/us/index.html
"Jimmy G" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> We'll be in Paris the last two weeks of April next year. I want to rent a
> car & drive into the countryside to show my wife rural Europe. I'd LOVE
to
> find some of those quaint towns and their nearby castles, but don't know
> where to look. I saw several while watching the Tour de France, but can't
> locate the actual route.
> What is within a couple hour leisurely drive from Paris that might fit the
> bill (And maybe go through some hilly terrain)?
> Thanks folks!
