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Christmas
AT THE CHÂTEAUX
AND THE ZOO
www.noelauxchateauxvaldeloire.com
Contents Val de Loire – Loir-et-Cher 3 A magical destination for your Christmas and New Year trips! Château Royal de Blois 5 There will be festivities aplenty this Christmas at the Royal Château of Blois in the heart of the town! Château de Chambord 7 An outstanding château, stunningly decorated for Christmas! Château de Chaumont-sur-Loire 9 Winter at its best Château de Cheverny 11 A larger than life Christmas at Cheverny Beauval Zoo and Hotels 13 Christmas Lights at Beauval! Seasonal Events, Tours & Shopping perfect additions to your itinerary 15 How to get here 17 Here to help as you plan your itinerary 18 Invitation to discover the Chrstmas offer at the castles and zoo 19
Come and experience all the magic of Christmas immerse yourself in the animal kingdom at
at the heart of the Loire Valley, at the châteaux Beauval Zoo. You’ll see some amazing species
of Blois, Chambord, Chaumont-sur-Loire and that have made their mark on the zoo’s history.
Cheverny, and of course Beauval Zoo.
Aglow with warm sparkling lights and Christmas
With these five top attractions all within easy cheer, the châteaux and Beauval Zoo are even
reach, there’s such a variety of things to see and more enchanting than ever.
do. Take a trip through the history of France and
especially the sumptuous Renaissance period at
the Loire Valley’s most beautiful châteaux, then www.noelauxchateauxvaldeloire.com
Perimeter included in Unesco's heritage
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La Loire
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Beauval Zoo Saint-Aignan
Saumur and Hotels
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Val de Loire - Loir-et-Cher Tourism Development Agency (ADT)
Christmas AT THE CHÂTEAUX
AND THE ZOO
A magical destination for your Christmas and New Year trips!
Our greatest châteaux and Beauval Zoo will be At Christmas, Beauval is bathed in lights. Escape
beautifully decorated for the season, ready to to the zoo to explore all the fabulous seasonal
welcome you this Christmas and New Year. decorations and sparkling lights.
And of course, that’s not all. The region offers a
plethora of other places to visit including
smaller châteaux, towns and villages, chocolate
factories and more. They all have some very
special events in store for you this Yuletide!
Photographic credits: Mir Photo, C.A. De Vibraye, D. NGuyen, Éric Sander.
There’s so much festive cheer at Blois,
Chambord, Cheverny and Chaumont-sur-Loire:
dazzling decorations, twinkling Christmas trees,
enchanting activities, tales by the fireside, craft
workshops, and Santa Claus of course!
For full details of our Christmas offers in Loir-et-Cher, please see www.noelauxchateauxvaldeloire.com
Val de Loire - Loir-et-Cher Tourism Development Agency (ADT)
Château Royal de Blois
THERE WILL BE FESTIVITIES APLENTY THIS CHRISTMAS AT THE
ROYAL CHÂTEAU OF BLOIS IN THE HEART OF THE TOWN!
Château Royal de Blois was the favourite
residence of 7 kings and 10 queens of
DID YOU KNOW?
France. This Christmas, it will be dressed The Lyres d’Hiver festival sets the
up to the nines to offer a range of fun, Royal Château of Blois at the centre
surprising and original tours and activities: of the town’s seasonal events.
Experience “la vie de château”! Blois is filled with the Christmas spirit in
Adults and children alike will enjoy this December, with a skating rink, sledge run,
peak into life at the château, with a guide Christmas market, cinema, magic and
who will tell you everything you ever music, not to mention events, decorations
wanted to know about the kings and and Christmas lights. The town is host to
queens who resided here (in French only).
around a hundred events (to find out
Nocturnal Murmurs more, see www.blois.fr)
After darkness falls and the château closes, grab your torch and step
back in time. See the chateau as you’ve never seen it before, visiting the
royal apartments and certain other areas normally closed to the public.
Check out the gloomy dungeon where the Duke of Guise’s brother spent
the night before he was killed and discover the old pantry.
With poetry readings, period beauty secrets and the recipe for
strawberry blond hair, as you stroll around to the unfamiliar notes of
the harpsichord you will feel like you’ve slipped behind the scenes of
the château!
Escape Game
The year is 1588. Your mission, if you accept it, is to unravel the most
famous plot in the château’s history by working out who killed the Duke
of Guise.
www.chateaudeblois.fr
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Château royal de Blois
GROUP DAY VISIT SUGGESTIONS BOOKINGS
contact@chateaudeblois.fr
Itinerary ideas Optional extras +33 (0)2 54 90 33 32
o As you arrive, admire the majestic o Nocturnal Murmurs* tour at 6pm: Sales department:
central courtyard, all decked out for €600 per group (including admission) Aurélie Foucault
Christmas Duration: 2 hours – 25 people aurelie.foucault@blois.fr
o Guided tour: Experience “la vie de maximum www.chateaudeblois.fr
château”!* o Giant escape game*
o Get into the Christmas spirit in the for groups of 8 to 15 people maximum USEFUL
centre of Blois: non-guided visit of (several groups can play at the same INFORMATION
the town and the events organised as time): €300 per group (including
Open all year
part of the Lyres d’Hiver festival admission)
“Christmas at the Château”:
Duration: 1 hour
o 30 November 2019 to 5 January
Lunch is available at the château, rates
2020, every day except 25/12 and
2019-2020 Group rates on request
01/01
Set fee: + €90 per group (max. 25 people)
in addition to the admission fee: Further information o 01/12 to 05/01:
10am to 5pm weekdays
non-guided visit for groups of a Group services are available by
10am to 6pm at weekends and
minimum of 20 paying visitors: reservation, subject to availability
Photographic credits: Y. Boukef, Château Royal de Blois – D. Lépissier
during school holidays
€8 per adult €4 per child *Tours in French only
Standard ticket price:
€12 per adult €6.50 per child
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Château de Chambord
AN OUTSTANDING CHÂTEAU, STUNNINGLY DECORATED FOR CHRISTMAS!
As it celebrates its 500th anniversary, DID YOU KNOW?
Chambord will be sumptuously decked out
for Christmas for the seventh year o New décor for 2019
running, with majestic Christmas trees To celebrate the château’s 500th
and a whole host of other decorations. As anniversary, Jacques Garcia has
visitors make their way around, the designed sumptuous mobile décors
château will sparkle with Yuletide magic, and textiles to recreate the period
from the ground floor right up to the
when the king and his court moved
second floor, including the entrance porch,
constantly from château to château.
the famous double helix staircase and the
chapel. Visitors feel like royal guests.
The outdoor paths will also be set with some one hundred magnificent
Christmas trees, twinkling with lights as dusk falls. o The French-style gardens and
château façades are illuminated
Events in the château:
From 1 December: beautiful decorations inside the château, together
for Christmas
with traditional wooden games (including a Louis XIV pool table and
trou-madame, a type of bagatelle) and board games.
“Sapins de génie”, a Christmas tree exhibition and competition to find
the most dazzling Christmas tree between local businesses, selected
both for their popularity and their expertise. Visitors are invited to vote
for the most beautiful Christmas tree and enter a prize draw!
On the 14 and 15 December and from 21 December to 5 January, there
will be characters in period costume, Renaissance music and dancing,
introductions to dancing and poetry, storytellers, nature-themed events,
creative workshops, a chance to meet Santa Claus, horn concerts and
numerous other surprises.
www.chambord.org
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Val de Loire - Loir-et-Cher Tourism Development Agency (ADT)
Château de Chambord
GROUP DAY VISIT SUGGESTIONS BOOKINGS
+33 (0)2 54 50 50 40
Itinerary ideas Optional extras reservations@chambord.org
o Non-guided visit of the château and o Guided tour of the château (1 hr 30): Tourism development department:
gardens (1 hr 30) €140 per guide + 33 (0)2 54 50 40 10
o Buffet lunch at the château or nearby o Château tour with HistoPad: devtour@chambord.org
o Free time to enjoy the decorations and €5 per person www.chambord.org
events o Wine tasting at the château
o Gourmet Christmas afternoon tea (45 mins): €11 per person (2019 rate) USEFUL
o Shopping in the boutique (the largest €12 per person (2020 rate) INFORMATION
of the Loire château boutiques)
Further information Open all year
Group rates o Subject to availability, reservation “Christmas at the Château”:
required o 1 December to 20 December 2019,
Minimum 20 people.
o Services also available individually 9am to 5pm and 21 December 2019
Set rate for 2019/2020 - to include all
o Buffet menu includes one starter, one to 5 January 2020, 9am to 6pm.
the services listed in the “itinerary ideas”
main course, one cheese course, one o Last admission 30 minutes before
day visit:
dessert, wine (250ml) and one coffee closing
€52 per adult €26 per child under 13
o The château is closed
Photographic credits: Léonard de Serres, Alexandre Leboutet, Remi Angeli.
per person
on 25 December and 1 January
o The château closes at 4pm
on 24 and 31 December
For full details of our Christmas offers in Loir-et-Cher, please see www.noelauxchateauxvaldeloire.com
Val de Loire - Loir-et-Cher Tourism Development Agency (ADT)
Château de
Chaumont-sur-Loire WINTER AT ITS BEST
Deck the halls! DID YOU KNOW?
The château is festive and
welcoming at Christmas. Many of Chaumont-Photo-sur-Loire Photo
the rooms, including the grand Exhibition
staircase, the Grand Salon, Every year, the winter exhibitions organised
library and dining room sparkle by the Centre for Arts and Nature are given
with lights and seasonal over to photography. Set around the château
decorations. and the farm courtyard, works by well-
Every afternoon during the known photographers paint a very special
Christmas holidays, the estate portrait of the countryside and nature.
staff invite children to join them November 2019 to February 2020.
for a craft workshop and make a
beautiful mobile, or listen to
captivating Christmas tales.
Winter gardens
For anyone with an interest in plants and gardening, the
Chaumont-sur-Loire estate offers three winter gardens in
greenhouses. They are the ideal place to wander, protected
from the cold, among tree ferns, camphor trees, palm trees,
cacti, papyrus plants and other exotic species that thrive
under glass.
December 2019 and January 2020
www.domaine-chaumont.fr
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Château de
Chaumont-sur-Loire
GROUP DAY VISIT SUGGESTIONS BOOKINGS
Sales Department
Itinerary ideas o Lunch supplement:
Sandrine Goudeau and Emily Leclerc
€40 per person (2019-2020)
o Guided tour of the château and Standard ticket price (non-guided visit): +33 (0)2 54 20 99 20
stables €14 per person (2019-2020) commercial@domaine-chaumont.fr
o Visit the Chaumont-Photos-sur-Loire www.domaine-chaumont.fr
exhibition and explore the winter
gardens
Optional extras
Multimedia self-guided tour of the USEFUL
o Lunch from Le Grand Velum culinary INFORMATION
château:
and gastronomic creation workshop:
o “Discovery visit” (45 minutes) Open all year
enjoy Le Grand Velum’s menu in a
or “Christmas at the Château”:
private lounge
o “Devotees’ visit” (1 hr 15 mins) o November 2019 to January 2020
Group rates Supplement: €4 per person (2019-2020) o 10am to 5.30pm
o The château is closed on 25
(minimum of 20 people) Further information December and 1 January
Season “November 2019 to March 2020”: o Group services are available by
o Admission (non-guided visit of the reservation
château): o Lunch includes one starter, one main
From €11.20 per adult (2019-2020) course, one dessert, wine pairings
o Guided tour supplement and one coffee per person
(1 hr 15 mins):
€90 per group (2019)
Photographic credits: Mir Photo, Eric Sander.
€105 per group (2020)
For full details of our Christmas offers in Loir-et-Cher, please see www.noelauxchateauxvaldeloire.com
Val de Loire - Loir-et-Cher Tourism Development Agency (ADT)Château de Cheverny A LARGER THAN LIFE CHRISTMAS AT CHEVERNY
Adults and children alike will be DID YOU KNOW?
enchanted by the Christmas
decorations at the Château de The Renaissance! History in Lego®
Cheverny. The château takes on a bricks
delectable festive atmosphere with so This breathtaking new exhibition at the
much to see and discover. Don’t miss Château de Cheverny recreates all the most
the mouth-watering table laden with beautiful objects from the Renaissance
seasonal specialities in the main period on display in the château: admire
dining room.
reproductions of a host of objects including
Special programme a Renaissance chair, chest and table, and
On Sunday 1 December, learn about even a bust of Henry IV!
“The art of hospitality and French
etiquette” , with workshops such as
“The art of hospitality in Renaissance
times”. Every hour from 10am to 12pm and 2pm to 5pm in the
château dining room.
A Christmas afternoon tea will be held on the second Sunday in
December, with free access for château visitors. In addition to the
afternoon tea itself, there will also be Christmas storytelling and of
course a visit from Santa Claus!
On the third Sunday, (15 December), a Christmas food and drink
event will be held in the Orangerie at the Château de Cheverny.
www.chateau-cheverny.fr
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Val de Loire - Loir-et-Cher Tourism Development Agency (ADT)Château de Cheverny
GROUP HALF-DAY VISIT SUGGESTIONS BOOKINGS
Groups department
Itinerary ideas Optional extras Raphaëlle Allouin
o 10.15am: as soon as you arrive at the Château, o Guided tours of the château available by +33 (0)2 54 79 79 01
the giant advent calendar, enormous Christmas reservation: + €2 per adult.*, except school domainedecheverny@
tree and colossal advent wreath will transport holidays chateau-cheverny.com
you to a winter wonderland. Take photos in o 12pm: lunch is available in the Trophy Room www.chateau-cheverny.com
Santa’s sleigh. café. Set menus for groups, €22 to €32 per
o Non-guided visit of the château in all its person* (30 people maximum) USEFUL
Christmas finery (including the Lego® exhibition) o 2pm: non-guided visit of the “Secrets of INFORMATION
o 11.30am: hunting dog feeding (except Tuesdays, Moulinsart” exhibition. Open all year
Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays). Watch Step into the world of Tintin and Captain “Christmas at the
the château’s hounds being fed. Haddock. Adult groups: €4 per person Château”:
o 11.45am: the visit continues with a walk around School groups: €3 per child 1 December 2019 to
the two Christmas gardens. A spellbinding stroll This itinerary can be organised as an afternoon 13 January 2020
among the snow-covered Christmas trees. visit: arrive at 11.30am to watch the hounds being Open every day, including
fed, have lunch at 12.30pm, visit the château and 25 December and 1 January.
Group rates gardens at 2pm and then enjoy a non-guided visit Ticket office open all day,
(minimum of 20 people) to the Secrets of Moulinsart exhibition. Or arrive 10am to 5pm
after lunch and finish the afternoon with a snack: (The château closes 30
Adults (non-guided visit): €7.50 per adult (2019)
Photographic credits: M. Martin, C.A. De Vibraye, D. NGuyen.
coffee or Cheverny hot chocolate, orange juice and minutes after the ticket
Children 7-14 years (guided or non-guided visit):
cakes, €10 per person* (*2019 group rates) office.)
€4.50 per child (2019)
Standard individual rate - château and gardens (non-guided The château is heated in
visit): €12 per adult (2019) Further information winter.
Group services are available by reservation
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Val de Loire - Loir-et-Cher Tourism Development Agency (ADT)Beauval Zoo and Hotels CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AT BEAUVAL!
DID YOU KNOW?
There are three hotels just a stone’s throw from the
zoo. Stay in an exceptional setting that will transport
you from Indonesia to Africa and on to China. The
Jardins de Beauval (open 23 March to 10 November),
Hauts de Beauval and Pagodes de Beauval (open all
year round) offer a total of 360 rooms.
Pure escapism!
New for 2019: Le Nuage de Beauval cable car
Already home to species found nowhere else in
From 23 November 2019 to 5 January 2020, Beauval Zoo France, Beauval is now the only zoo in the country
will sparkle with magical Christmas lights. Follow the with a cable car. Climb board and soar to a height of
numerous light trails along the paths, under strings and 35 metres to see the animals like you’ve never
curtains of lights, to discover the 600 fabulous different seen them before!
species that have made their homes at Beauval.
And to ensure that the magical atmosphere covers the
whole of Destination Beauval, both the restaurants inside
the zoo, the Tropical and the Kilimandjaro, and the Pagodes
de Beauval and Hauts de Beauval hotels, will also glitter
with decorations and thousands of Christmas lights.
www.zoobeauval.com
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Val de Loire - Loir-et-Cher Tourism Development Agency (ADT)Beauval Zoo and Hotels
OUR SUGGESTIONS FOR A 2 DAY/1 NIGHT GROUP STAY BOOKINGS
Sales department/hotel
Itinerary ideas Group package rates group reservations
Beauval Zoo and Hotels offer a half-board o From €85 per adult for 2 days/1 night half +33 (0)2 54 71 17 37
two-day/one-night package (including drinks board, based on two sharing a double room groupes@leshotelsdebeauval.com
packages and tourist tax) so you can spend two The package includes a stay pass, dinner, including drinks www.hotelsbeauval.com
unforgettable days discovering 10,000 animals (unlimited still and sparkling water, 250ml of wine, and
one hot drink from a selection per person), buffet www.zoobeauval.com
from every continent in the world, with France’s breakfast, overnight accommodation and tourist tax.
most diverse animal collection. Beauval is listed as Price according to availability based on the USEFUL
one of the world’s ten most beautiful zoos and your 2019/2020 year – From 20 paying visitors INFORMATION
visit is guaranteed to be a unique experience! (adults and children). Open all year
As well as the Christmas lights, the holiday • Up to 3 children and teenagers aged under 15 “Christmas at the Zoo”:
season also brings Yuletide tales to the stay free when sharing their parents’ bedroom. 23 November 2019
Pagodes de Beauval hotel, with a special • Accommodation supplement from the third adult to 5 January 2020
venue where children can enjoy the stories of in a room: €10 Open every day,
a professional storyteller. o Educational activities: including 25/12 and 01/01.
• Guided tour, €6 per person
Optional extras • Educational workshop (groups of children),
o Delve deeper into the world of Beauval by set fee of €75 - for a group of 35 children
adding an educational activity (guided tour, maximum. Further information
workshop, leisure tour, etc. subject to o Beauval Zoo catering: o Offers subject to conditions.
availability). Spend two hours getting to know • Meal tickets, from €12 per person Reservation required for all
the animals and seeing everything that a • Set meal (lunch only), services, subject to availability.
modern zoo has to offer €10.50 (children aged 3 to 10) o Coach drivers receive all
o Enjoy lunch at the zoo either in the form of and €22 (adults and children 11 and over) services pre-booked by the
meal tickets, or with a set menu (table service) • Christmas afternoon snack at the zoo: group free of charge.
o Extend your visit with a Christmas afternoon from €6 per person.
snack either in the magical atmosphere of the • Christmas afternoon snack at your hotel:
zoo or at your hotel. €14 (adults and children 11 and over)
Photographic credits: ©ZooParc de Beauval
For booking requests, please contact the sales and €9 (children aged 3 to 10)
department/hotel group reservations on • On request: a visit from Santa Claus, a magician
+33 (0)2 54 71 17 37 or by emailing or a DJ (karaoke, music quiz and evening disco).
groupes@leshotelsdebeauval.com
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Val de Loire - Loir-et-Cher Tourism Development Agency (ADT)Seasonal Events, Tours & Shopping
PERFECT ADDITIONS TO YOUR ITINERARY
Family-size Collectors’ traditional and herbal
madeleines and teas from Maison Émile Auté. Unique
biscuits from organic teas from Émile Auté, made
St Michel in Loir-et-Cher, make great gifts.
Atelier St Michel is These teas will add a touch of
located in Contres, elegance to your festive entertaining.
just a few kilometres Options range from “Thés des
from Cheverny. Visit Châteaux” to herbal teas for the whole family, such as “Neus & les
the workshop to see Enfants Sauvages”.
how the products are made - everyone will www.emileaute.com
recognise the famous madeleines of course, but
there are 1001 other treats to delight your family CHRISTMAS EVENTS IN LOCAL TOWNS
and friends.
The magic of Christmas comes to
www.atelierstmichel.fr
Blois with the Lyres d’Hiver winter
festival!
Great gift ideas
Blois is filled with the Christmas spirit
100% “Made in Loir-
in December, with a skating rink,
et-Cher”
sledge run, Christmas market,
Why not choose some
cinema, magic and music, not to
original, locally
mention events, decorations and Christmas lights.
produced presents
The town is host to around a hundred events.
for friends and family
www.blois.fr
this year?
The Maison des Abbaye On Ice: immerse yourself in the magic of Christmas in
Parapluies in Blois is packed with hand-made Vendôme!
umbrellas in a range of bright and colourful A rich programme of events and activities runs right across the
styles. Just the thing to liven up a rainy day! city, including an ice rink, performances, a Christmas market,
www.lamaisondesparapluies.com concerts, carriage rides, the Nuit Givrée ice show and a lantern
release.
www.vendome-tourisme.fr or www.vendome.eu
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Val de Loire - Loir-et-Cher Tourism Development Agency (ADT)Photographic credits: Des Lyres-d’Hiver, Maison Emile Auté-©Florence Fouché, Atelier Saint-Michel, La Maison du Parapluie, Cyril-Chigot-Conseil-Departemental 41, Max Vauché, La Grange aux Savoir Faire, Les Ateliers de Catherine, Domaine Régional Chaumont-sur-Loire
Seasonal Events, Tours & Shopping
PERFECT ADDITIONS TO YOUR ITINERARY
Make your festive meals Learn to create your own
sparkle with Loire Valley stunning festive table
wines centrepieces
A visit to the Monmousseau Take part in a floristry
cellars in Montrichard is an workshop at Mur-de-Sologne
excellent way to get to know to learn how to make stunning
the wines of our terroir. Loir- bouquets, or to hone your
et-Cher in the Loire Valley is existing skills. It’s a fun and
home to no less than nine different way to get into the
wine AOCs, and you will find some of the finest at the Christmas spirit!
Monmousseau cellars. www.atelier-catherine.fr
www.monmousseau.com
Christmas without chocolate
La Grange aux Savoir-faire is like Chambord without
Here’s a great gift idea: François I - unthinkable!
cookery workshops based Head for the Max Vauché
around Loire Valley produce. chocolate workshop at
Discover the real flavours of Bracieux, just a few minutes
local ingredients and learn from the Chateau of
recipes to bring out the best Chambord.
in them. La Grange aux You can tour the workshop or
Savoir-faire in Vallières-les- simply draw up a chair in the Choco’Bar and sample the
Grandes will guide you step-by-step as you learn recipes delicious products. You’re sure to find plenty of treats to
to wow family and friends this festive season. pop under the Christmas tree for chocoholics of all ages!
www.lagrangeauxsavoirfaire.fr www.maxvauche-chocolatier.com
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Val de Loire - Loir-et-Cher Tourism Development Agency (ADT)How to get here
To Blois, via the motorway:
o Paris: 185km - 2 hrs 10 mins
o Nantes: 285km - 3 hrs
o Rennes: 300km - 2 hrs 50 mins
o Dijon: 370km - 3 hrs 25 mins
o Lille: 400km - 4 hrs 15 mins
o Bordeaux: 410km - 4hrs
o Lyon: 440km - 4 hrs 25 mins
Vendôme, by TGV:
o From Paris-Montparnasse: 45 mins
Blois, by train (TER or Intercités):
o from Paris-Austerlitz: 1 hr 25 mins
o from Nantes: 2 hrs 20 mins
o from Lyon: 4 hrs
o from Bordeaux: 2 hrs 35 mins
o Paris-Orly airport > Blois: 175km
o Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle airport > Blois: 209km
o Nantes Atlantique airport > Blois: 290km
+ Shuttle from the airport or a train from Paris or Nantes
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Val de Loire - Loir-et-Cher Tourism Development Agency (ADT)Here to help AS YOU PLAN YOUR ITINERARY
Let our local tourism specialists suggest a complete itinerary for your group
Blois-Chambord Tourist Office Vendôme Tourist Office Cheverny Voyages
23 Place du Château Hôtel du Saillant - 47-49 rue Poterie 7 Place de la République
41000 Blois 41100 Vendôme 41700 Cour-Cheverny
+33 (0)2 54 90 41 41 +33 (0)2 54 77 05 07 +33 (0)2 54 74 57 05
resa@bloischambord.com ot.vendome@wanadoo.fr contact@cheverny-voyages.com
www.bloischambord.com www.vendome-tourisme.fr www.cheverny-voyages.com
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Val de Loire - Loir-et-Cher Tourism Development Agency (ADT)THE CHÂTEAUX OF BLOIS, CHAMBORD, CHEVERNY AND
CHAUMONT-SUR-LOIRE AND BEAUVAL ZOO
Invitation FOR TWO PEOPLE
At Christmas and New Year the châteaux of Blois, Chambord, Cheverny,
Chaumont-sur-Loire and Beauval Zoo are stunningly decorated to look their best.
With seasonal decorations, twinkling Christmas trees, festive visitors and Yuletide tales, there’s
something for everyone.
So join us to experience the magic of Christmas in the Loire Valley between 1 December
2019 and 5 January 2020.
Sophie Duperron
Val de Loire - Loir-et-Cher Tourism Development Agency (ADT)
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Val de Loire - Loir-et-Cher Tourism Development Agency (ADT)Registration form SPECIAL INVITATION FOR TOURIST INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS
CHRISTMAS AT THE CHÂTEAUX AND THE ZOO – 1 DECEMBER 2019 TO 5 JANUARY 2020*
Please return by 15 November at the latest to sophie.duperron@adt41.com
Mr/Ms:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Agency: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Role: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Planned visit date(s): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
* Sites are open every day from 01/12/19 to 05/01/20, except 25/12 and 01/01 for the châteaux of Blois, Chambord and Chaumont-sur-Loire
Alone or with a guest
Would like to visit one or more sites:
Photographic credits: Léonard de Serres, D. NGuyen, R. Pradeau, ZooParc de Beauval, Domaine régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire, Château royal de Blois
Château Royal de Blois: enjoy Château de Chambord: an Chateau de Chaumont-sur- Château de Cheverny: a Beauval Zoo: with its
festivities aplenty this outstanding château, Loire: winter at its best larger-than-life Christmas stunning Christmas lights
Christmas at the royal château stunningly decorated for
in the heart of the town Christmas!
Please post invitations to:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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If you would like to spend two days exploring the sites and stay overnight during your visit to Loire Valley –
Loir-et-Cher, please let us know so that we can send you special accommodation offers:
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Val de Loire - Loir-et-Cher Tourism Development Agency (ADT) - Pôle Tourisme Val de Loire 41 – 2-4 rue du Limousin - 41000 Blois - France - Tel: +33 (0)2 54 57 00 52 – sophie.duperron@adt41.com
For full details of our Christmas offers in Loir-et-Cher, please see www.noelauxchateauxvaldeloire.com
Val de Loire - Loir-et-Cher Tourism Development Agency (ADT)Design > www.enola-creation.fr – Photographic credits: ©Léonard de Serres ; Château Royal de Blois ; ZooParc de Beauval ; Domaine Régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire ; M. Martin ; Eric Sander
Val de Loire - Loir-et-Cher
Tourism Development Agency
Tel: +33 (0)2 54 57 00 41 - infos@adt41.com
2/4 rue du Limousin
41000 BLOIS
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