🏨 Fontainebleau and Vaux le Vicomte Chateaux Day Trip from Paris Activity

Fontainebleau and Vaux le Vicomte Chateaux Day Trip from Paris

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 9 hours

Departs: Paris, Paris

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

See two magnificent French castles – Vaux le Vicomte and Château Fontainebleau – on a day trip from Paris! Audio-guided tours at each site are included, so you’ll learn about the castles’ history and art, as well as the eccentric royals who once called the places home. Enjoy free time to explore the castles’ gardens, seeing the grandiose fountains, lakes and monuments that characterized palace grounds during the Renaissance and Baroque eras.

What's Included

Access to the dome of the Vaux-le-Vicomte Castle & free Time in the French Gardens

Air-conditioned vehicle

Audioguides at both castles

Period costume rentals for children to transport them back to the 17th centur

What's Not Included

Food and drinks

Gratuities

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Traveler Information

INFANT: Age: 0 - 2
CHILD: Age: 3 - 11
ADULT: Age: 12 - 99

Additional Info

Costume rentals for children at the entrance of the Vaux-le-Vicomte Castle
Departure from Vaux-le-Vicomte to Fontainebleau: 1.30 pm
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
The access to the dome of the Vaux-le-Vicomte Castle is reserved to people over 1.35 m
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Arrival in Paris around 6:15 pm
Departure from Fontainebleau: 5.00 pm
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

What To Expect

Le Styx, Riviere des Enfers

On board a luxury coach, you will drive to southeast and reach Vaux le Vicomte ( approx,35-miles (55-km))

• Admission Ticket Free

Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte

Its star attraction is the Vaux le Vicomte Castle – the impressive Baroque chateau that allegedly inspired the Palace of Versailles – so hop off your coach and head inside for your audio-guided tour.When you arrive, you are free to explore independently using your provided audio guide. See elaborate interiors and vaulted cellars, and learn about the man behind this massive home, Nicholas Fouquet, who was King Louis XIV’s minister of finance. After Fouquet commissioned Vaux le Vicomte to be designed by a top architect, the king felt upstaged and threw the minister in jail. When you’re finished inside, walk outside to discover the castle’s 99 acres (40 hectares) of grounds made up of fountains, flowerbeds and sprawling lawns. If you’re hungry, grab some lunch from the onsite café (own expense) before returning to the coach.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Fontainebleau Forest (Foret de Fontainebleau)

Then at 1.15/1.30pm,make your way south to Château de Fontainebleau, the only royal castle in France to be continuously inhabited for more than 700 years.

• Admission Ticket Free

Tourist Fontainebleau

With its Renaissance architecture, ceiling frescos, 15th-century furniture and detailed wood carvings, this World Heritage site is a great alternative to visiting Versailles. Tour the building independently via the audio guide, listening to tales about the French royalty who once lived here.

• Admission Ticket Free

Chateau de Fontainebleau

Château Fontainebleau. The only royal castle to be continuously inhabited for over seven centuries, Fontainebleau is one of the country’s more exceptional palaces – deservedly taking a place on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list

Tour the building independently via the audio guide, listening to tales about the French royalty who once lived here. Château de Fontainebleau is also home to extensive gardens and lakes, so take time to wander the grounds

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

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