You'll love this tour if you like:
- Fine wine and cognac
- Elegant, historic cities - Bordeaux boasts a wealth of sights
- Ancient harbours - La Rochelle and Rochefort
- Quirky museums - with themes such as cognac, the slave trade shipbuilding & ropemaking, perfume and natural history
- Eating out at local restaurants - Cognac has a wealth to choose from
This wonderful new tour, based in the west of France, visits some of the wonderful towns of this beautiful region made famous but its two principle exports: wine and brandy.
There is also a rich legacy to discover with each of the towns offering up its own delights to explore - Cognac (our base), with its old cobbled streets and brandy warehouses; elegant 18th century Bordeaux with its World Heritage historic quarter; maritime history old and new in La Rochelle and Rochefort; and the Roman, medieval and classical heritage of Saintes.
You will stay in the heart of Cognac, close to all the restaurants and the medieval quarter, which is perfect for an evening stroll. You will of course also be close to the world famous brandy houses, where you will be able to enjoy a tasting!
LUGGAGE TO YOUR HOTEL
Travel Editions recommends a luggage delivery service called Carry My Luggage, where your suitcase can be picked up from your home before departure and delivered straight to your hotel; therefore removing the worry about carrying your cases onto and off the trains. Please click here for more information and a 20% discount exclusive to Travel Editions clients off the Carry My Luggage service.
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