Tours, sightseeing tours, activities & things to do | Viator.comBarbizon and Fontainebleau and Vaux le Vicomte Chateaux Day Trip by Minivan
based on Leave Paris for the day and take a small group day tour by minivan to visit the celebrated artists' village of Barbizon and two magnificent chateaux: Fontainebleau and Vaux le Vicomte. You'll be picked up and dropped off at your centrally located Paris hotel by air-conditioned minivan, which holds a maximum of only eight passengers and ensures you'll receive individual attention from your expert tour guide.
Your first stop on the edge of Fontainebleau Forest is the village of Barbizon, whose forest landscapes inspired a group of 19th-century landscape artists known as the Barbizon school (1830–70). The group of artists influenced the Impressionists and included famous painters such as Corot, Millet, Daubigny and Rousseau.
Your tour continues into the Fontainebleau Forest to reach the Castle of Fontainebleau, a favored residence of French kings for eight centuries. The audio-guided tour inside the castle is followed by free time in the castle's gardens.
Then it's off to Vaux le Vicomte, Nicolas Fouquet's masterpiece which inspired Louis XIV to build the Palace of Versailles and launched the careers of landscape gardener Andre le Notre and decorator Charles le Brun. After lunch at Vaux le Vicomte you'll take an audio-guided tour of the chateau's main rooms. Your small group full-day trip from Paris by minivan ends with time to stroll through the castle's gardens and visit the carriage museum.
Barbizon, Fontainebleau and Vaux Le Vicomte by Minivan
Seasonal
April 01 to October 31
Monday and Friday
Tour departs from your centrally located Paris hotel (Zip codes 75001-75020)
Departure Time:8:30am
Return details:Tour returns to original point of departure at approximately 5:30pm
Hotel Pickup:Hotel pickup is available from all Paris centrally located hotels. Please advise your full hotel name and address at time of booking. The hotel address post code (zip code) must begin with 75, i.e. 75001 through to 75020.
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- Infants aged 2 years and under are free of charge.
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- Entrance fees
- Lunch with drinks
- Hotel pickup and drop off
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
- Conducted by a qualified guide-interpreter
- Optional gratuities
- Food and drink, unless specified
- This tour must be booked at least 48 hours in advance of your travel date
- Confirmation for this tour will be received at time of booking
- Tour is operated in English unless otherwise stated
- All guests will seated at tables of 6 - 8 people, a table for two is not available
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Driver was on time and helpful in explaining our trip and both Fontainebleau and Vaux le Vicomte. It ... Read more ›
Anonymous, United States, September 2008
