Fontainebleau
& Barbizon - 8 hrs
Personal
tours with your own expert driver-guide
Your guide will drive you to the magnificent Renaissance
Castle of Fontainebleau (pictured), set amid one of
the largest French forests full of beautiful old oak and
pine trees with the River Seine running close by. The
chateau was the residence of the French Kings from
François I (who bought the Mona Lisa from Leonardo Da
Vinci) to Napoleon III. Popular with French Kings as a
perfect location for Royal hunting expeditions it was a
favourite residence of Emperor Napoleon I. You will visit
the wonderfully furnished apartments and wander through the
luscious French and English gardens. On return you will make
a stop at the old idyllic village of Barbizon, the
name is derived from the Barbizon school of painters, a
group of pre-Impressionist painters including Corot, Millet,
Daumier and Theodore Rousseau inspired by the village. Time
permitting you can visit Millet's studio and the
Musée de l'Ecole de Barbizon has wonderful
works by Rousseau depicting the history of the town.
Your
tour guide will collect you from your Paris
hotel.