LE MOULIN DU ROC RESTAURANT

Le Moulin du Roc restaurant near the Village of Brantome is a Michelin * restaurant. We dine lunchtime here on our Dordogne Easter, Dordogne Summer and Angouleme tours.

http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/classiccartoursinternational/MoulinDuRoc

http://www.moulinduroc.com/

Cadiot Gardens (Les Jardins de Cadiot)

Featured on our Dordogne and Angouleme tours, Les Jardins de Cadiot are just outside the village of Carlux, about 20 minutes from the historic town of Sarlat.

Photos of Cadiot Gardens , please click on the link below. http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/classiccartoursinternational/CadiotGardensLesJardinsDeCadiot

Cadiot Gardens website please click on the link below
http://www.lesjardinsdecadiot.com

Oradour-sur-Glane

Featured on our Dordogne and Angouleme tours, Oradour-sur-Glane was destroyed on 10 June 1944, when 642 of its inhabitants, including women and children, were massacred by a German Waffen-SS company.

Photos of Oradour-sur-Glane, please click on the link below. http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/classiccartoursinternational/OradourSurGlane

For more about Oradour-sur-Glane please click on the link below
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oradour-sur-Glane

Eyrignac Gardens (Les Jardins d' Eyrignac)

Featured on our Dordogne and Angouleme tours, Les Jardins d' Eyrignac near Sarlat are regarded as the most beauiful gardens in the Dordogne.

Photos of Eyrignac Gardens, please click on the link below. http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/classiccartoursinternational/EyrignacGardensLesJardinsDEyrignac
Eyrignac Gardens website please click on the link below
http://www.eyrignac.com

ANGOULÊME CIRCUIT DES REMPARTS RACES / DORDOGNE TOUR

8-day tour, ( with a 5 day tour option), incorporating a visit to the exciting Circuit des Remparts classic car races in Angoulême,with 4 days in the Dordogne visiting beautiful villages. Our tour starts with an overnight ferry from Portsmouth to St.Malo and then on scenic back roads takes us to the Dordogne with an overnight stop at a sumptuous 4-star chateau hotel in the Loire Valley. Our main hotel for the next 3 nights is in the pretty medieval village of Bourdeilles, just 5 miles down river from Brantome, one of France's prettiest towns but, due to the popularity of this tour, we will also be using other local hotels too.On Saturday morning we visit Brantome and then drive to nearby Champagnac de Belair where we treat you to a wonderful gourmet lunch in the Moulin du Roc a stunning Michelin * restaurant and converted 16th century water mill that never fails to impress.After lunch we drive to Angoulême to watch the preparation for Sunday's street race which uses the same circuit along the old streets of this walled town that it did in 1939 when the "Circuit des Remparts" first started.We also drive a couple of laps around the circuit on saturday evening and visit the paddock to look at the cars.On Sunday we drive back up to Angouleme to watch the nostalgic and exciting classic and vintage car races.On Monday our 5 day tour returns to Caen to catch the afternoon ferry back to Portsmouth.Our 8 day tour participants leave our hotel and drive down to enjoy a leisurely lunch in Sarlat, Europe's best preserved medieval town, stopping off on route to visit the beautiful gardens at Eyrignac Manoir.After lunch we visit two more of France's most beautiful villages; Beynac and La Roque Gageac both of which overlook the river Dordogne,before arriving at our overnight hotel perched on a cliff top in nearby Domme, another "beau village".The following day we visit the stunning gardens at Chateau Marqueyssac where the views over the river Dordogne are quite breathtaking.We then visit nearby Chateau Castelnaud an impressive fortified medieval chateau followed by lunch at Chateau des Milandes the former home of the American singer and dancer, Josephine Baker.On our return back to Bourdeilles we stop off at another of France's most beautiful villages, St Leon sur Vezere, for a coffee before arriving back at our hotels in Bourdeilles for our final night in the Dordogne.On Wednesday our return trip takes us back through the Vienne Valley to the Loire Valley via Oradour Sur Glane and Chinon to our final overnight stop,where once again we stay at the magnificent Chateau de Rochecotte.On Thursday,our final day, we leave the Loire Valley and drive up to Caen where we catch the afternoon ferry back to Portsmouth.

5-day version of the above tour available

Photos from our 2010 tour, please click on the link below. http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/classiccartoursinternational/ANGOULEMECIRCUITDESREMPARTSRACESDORDOGNETOUR

ITALIAN GRAND PRIX / STELVIO PASS / ITALIAN LAKES TOUR

10 day tour, (with 5 day tour option), to watch the Italian Grand Prix in northern Italy's Monza with a stunning route through Luxembourg, France's Alsace region, ( where we visit the Schlumpf auto museum), Germany's Black Forest and Switzerland where we visit Lake Lucerne and other Swiss lakes before arriving in Italy. Here we spend 6 nights in the Italian Lakes visiting four major lakes including; Lakes Orta, Maggiore, Lugano,and Lake Como where we spend 5 nights.We also drive twice over the Stelvio Pass,( in both directions), first from Davos on the road described on "Top Gear" as the best driving road in the world and then from Bormio at the southern foot of the Stelvio where we stay overnight.


Photos from our 2010 tour, please click on the link below.

http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/classiccartoursinternational/ItalianGPTour2010

LOIRE VALLEY SUMMER TOUR 2010

7-day tour of the beautiful Loire Valley with accommodation throughout in a sumptuous 4 star Chateau hotel.We start with an overnight ferry crossing to St. Malo and travel down to the Loire Valley via Vitre a charming medieval town and the Le Mans motor museum which is next to the Le Mans 24 hours race circuit.We then continue south to the Loire valley where our hotel for the next 6 nights, a stunning four star chateau hotel, formerly the home of Prince Talleyrand, is based, less than a mile from the river Loire itself.Over the next 6 days we visit impressive chateaux, fascinating museums,beautiful gardens, atmospheric wine caves and other places of interest driving on scenic backroads in this beautiful region.Our return afternoon ferry is via Caen to Portsmouth.

Photos from our 2010 tour, please click on the link below.

http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/classiccartoursinternational/LoireValleySummerTour2010

PORT MER : BREAKFAST STOP ON ALL OUR FRENCH TOURS

Port Mer Breakfast stop on all our French Tours.

ALPS SUMMER TOUR 2010

9-day tour starting with an 8.00am Saturday morning ferry from Dover to Dunkerque and travelling through France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy back in to France and ending in Monaco.En-route we drive through the spectacular Alps crossing all the famous passes and experiencing some of Europe's most stunning scenery and its best driving roads before arriving a week later on the Mediterranean coast at Menton from where we drive along the scenic coastline through Monaco to Villefranche-sur-Mer where our hotel for the final two nights is based.Our route takes us over 20 mountain passes with a combined height above sea level of over 37,000 metres or 123,500 feet, over four times the height of Mount Everest ! Included in the "cols" or passes we drive over is Europe's highest road, the Col de La Bonnette at 2,802 metres or 9,192 feet !

Photos from our 2010 tour, please click on the link below.

http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/classiccartoursinternational/AlpsSummerTour2010

LE MANS CLASSIC RACES TOUR 2010

Luxury Tour 5-day tour to watch the nostalgic and world famous Le Mans Classic races, combined with a day tour of the beautful Loire Valley. Overnight ferry to St. Malo and then our route takes us via the medieval town of Vitre and the Le Mans auto museum to our sumptuous 4-star chateau hotel in the Loire Valley.On Friday we enjoy a leisurely tour of the Loire valley and on Saturday and Sunday drive up to Le Mans to watch the racing.On Monday we drive up to Caen for our afternoon ferry.

Budget tour 5-day tour to watch the nostalgic and world famous Le Mans Classic races, combined with a day tour of the beautful Loire Valley. Daytime ferry from Dover to Dunkerque on Thursday and then our route takes us via the Le Mans auto museum where we meet up with the luxury tour and then on to our 3* hotel in the Loire Valley.Return to Dunkerque on Monday for late afternoon ferry to Dover.

Photos from our 2010 tour, please click on the link below.

http://picasaweb.google.com/classiccartoursinternational/LeMansClassic2010Tour

SWITZERLAND / STELVIO PASS TOUR

10-day tour starting with a Friday morning ferry from Dover to Dunkerque and travelling through France, Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany to Switzerland where we spend 5 days exploring this beautiful country.Our final two days takes us over the Grand St Bernard pass to Italy and back in to France and ending in Switzerland on Lake Geneva.En-route we drive over 20 spectacular passes with a combined height above sea level in excess of 44,000 metres including the "daddy of them all", the Stelvio Pass at 2,757 metres with its 60 hairpins.Our stunning route allows us to experience some of Europe's most stunning scenery and, arguably, its best driving roads.

Photos from our 2010 tour, please click on the link below.

http://picasaweb.google.com/classiccartoursinternational/SWITZERLANDSTELVIOPASSTOUR2010



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LE MANS 24 HOURS RACE TOUR 2010

5 day tour including a weekend at Le Mans to watch the exciting, world famous Le Mans 24 hour race, incorporating a tour of the beautiful Loire Valley. Accommodation throughout in a sumptuous 4 star chateau hotel.

Photos from our 2010 tour, please click on the link below.

http://picasaweb.google.com/classiccartoursinternational/LeMans24HoursRaceTour2010

FERRARI WEEKEND CIRCUIT DU VAL DE VIENNE

Each year the French motor racing venue Circuit du Val de Vienne hosts a weekend in aid of cancer research. This year 500 Ferrari were on display and touring the circuit.

Next year we shall be visiting this event during our Dordogne Tour.

Click here to see the photos from this event

Click here to visit the Circuit du Val de Vienne website

DORDOGNE SPRING TOUR 2010

The English have had a love affair with the Dordogne and Aquitaine for centuries so here is your chance to find out why and join us on the back roads of this delightful region so full of history and wonderful vistas. The Dordogne is aptly described as “the region of a 1000 chateaux” and we visit a few of these on our tour as well as other places of interest such as gardens and museums.

Photos from our 2010 tour, please click on the link below.

http://picasaweb.google.com/classiccartoursinternational/DordogneSpringTour2010

MILLE MIGLIA 2010 VENICE EXCURSION

On our Mille Migila 2011 tour we offer an option to visit Venice by train.

For photos from this excursion, please click on the link below.

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MILLE MIGLIA / ITALIAN LAKES TOUR 2010

9 day tour with 9 nights' accommodation, (or 5 day tour with 5 nights' accommodation) to watch the 2010 Mille Miglia classic rally "re-run" which starts and finishes in Brescia in northern Italy.The9 day tour incorporates a 3 day scenic route through France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland before arriving in Italy where we spend six days in the Italian lakes with overnight stops on Lake Orta and Lake Como and four nights on Lake Garda ,the largest of the Italian Lakes.The 9 day tour includes visits to the Sclumph classic car collection in Mulhouse and both tours include an option to visit the Ferrari museum in Maranello,( the Galleria Ferrari) and the Lamborghini factory and museum in Sant Agata Bolognese.

Photos from our 2010 tour, please click on the link below.

http://picasaweb.google.com/classiccartoursinternational/MilleMigliaItalianLakesTour2010

BENTLEY DRIVERS CLUB MONACO HISTORIC GP TOUR 2010

In April we organised a 5 day tour from St Malo to Monaco on behalf of the Bentley Drivers Club.

For photos from this event, please click on the link below.

http://picasaweb.google.com/classiccartoursinternational/BentleyDriversClubMonacoHistoricGPTour2010

ANDY'S LOIRE VALLEY TOUR 2010

In April we organised a 3 day private tour of the Loire valley on behalf a client celebrating his 50th birthday. The 5 cars comprised a Bentley Continental GT, 2 x Ferrari 612s, Aston Martin DB9 and a Ferrari 430.

For photos from this event, please click on the link below.

http://picasaweb.google.com/classiccartoursinternational/AndySLoireValleyTour2010