About 28 miles south-east of Paris on the way to Burgundy, the Chateau de Vaux le Vicomte is a magnificent castle of architectural symmetry and balance.

It's construction was ordered by Nicolas Fouquet, superintendent of the finances of King Louis XIV. The Chateau de Vaux le Vicomte is an harmonious blend of Baroque architecture, interior and landscape design.

The castle was an immense cost for the State and the extravagant parties organized for the upper-class showed the instability of the glorious French realm.

Vaux le Vicomte is difficult to reach from Paris by public transportation, so we recommend hiring a car, or if you're on one of our self-drive tours, we can include a stop there on the way to Burgundy.

Better to visit on a self-drive itinerary towards Burgundy

Our Travelers’ Reviews

Teresa & Garry
Laura and Emilie started working with us to develop a trip in July of 2020, but the trip had to be postponed because of COVID. Nonetheless they kept everything in place and made some modifications so that the trip could take place this October and November. They were always responsive and helpful with our questions and concerns. All of the …
Michael
My wife and I are fairly seasoned travelers so when we decided to include a trip to France in our year long 50th Anniversary Celebration we wanted to do something different. We looked at group travel companies including those who specialize in "small" groups. None of them had the flavor we were looking for. In my search for somethin new I happened …
Kim, Eric & Family
We had a great vacation thanks to you. Your arrangements and attention to detail were unsurpassed. We got to enjoy such a wonderful experience of France because of your little details and suggestions; things we did and saw we would never had been aware of or done if we traveled on our own itinerary or had a canned tour. Thanks so much for all of …

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Ginette, Craig, Bev & Dan
from the US
Visiting a winery in Provence
Catherine, Chee Keong & Kate
From Malaysia
In Caen, Normandy, during the June commemorations of D-Day
Sharon & Maroun
from the US
in Burgundy
Karen & Tony
From Australia
In Villandry Gardens, in the Loire Valley
Sue & Chris
Romantic night in Montecarlo
Ashish, Kaushiki & Kailash
From the US
In Paris, across the Seine river from the Louvre Museum
Ron & Don
From Canada
In Burgundy
Colleen & Russell
from New Zealand
Having Breakfast at the B&B
Naz & Mounir
On a side-car tour in the Loire Valley
Jim
From Australia
At the top of the Rhune mount in the Basque Country
Diana & Michael
A glass of wine in the Provence vineyards, what else ?
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