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

Kris & Kristina
Thank you so much Emilie for all your hard work on our anniversary trip to St. Emilion and the Loire Valley! We had such a great time and everything you planned for us was just perfect. Having traveled to Paris and Nice many times, this was our first time exploring the countryside and we had a blast. We cannot thank you enough for everything! Kris …
Grace from the US
A Fabulous Honeymoon ! We found France Just For You (FJFY) while doing a google search of places to honeymoon. After reaching out to Laura and Emilie we were immediately met with professionalism and enthusiasm. This trip was flawless in every way possible, any question we had about traveling to a foreign country had been thought of and answered by …
Judy
This was one of the best trips we have taken to Europe. We have often done our own planning. It was so nice to have Laura help. We were very delighted with accommodations and friendliness of all our hosts and tour guides. As Americans that don't speak much French, we would never have been able to arrange a trip like this ourselves - and we've done …

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John & David
David & John from Canada
Chocolate & Wine tasting in Carcassonne
Alan & Lucelle
From South Africa
In Mont Saint Michel at the border between Brittany & Normandy
Lorelea, Teresa, Diane & Chris
From the US
With their hostess in Lille, Northern France
Kate & Jake
from the US
On their honeymoon in front of Chenonceau castle
Alexis, Stefanie and Paul...with Emilie & Family
from the US
At the B&B in the Loire Valley
The Ko Family
from Korea
on the French Riviera
Phyllis, Gyu & the boys
from Korea
in Nice
Jane
from the US
Canoeing down the Dordogne river
Sandy & Dennis
from the US
In Paris by Notre Dame Cathedral
Jim
From Australia
With his guide in Provence
Nicolas from Australia
Nicolas
from Australia
Enjoying cider in Cancale
The Rimlinger Family
from Australia
Came to find out about their French ancestors

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