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

Jeanne & Michael from Australia
A Great Cultural Experience What we loved most about our wonderful trip was the special activities that FJFY hand picked and tailor made for our interests. We did an awesome cooking experience in Provence, a fun food and wine walking tour with in Nice and a very enjoyable and informative walk in Lagrasse with Carlos. We visited many local markets …
Susan & Richard from the US
This trip was amazing, and Laura did such a fantastic job at planning it for us, with us. Wow, the detail and care the whole team put into our package was astonishing.
Eileen
Thank you, Emilie! This was just the trip that we had envisioned. The B&B's that you booked for us were perfect. The excursions were fabulous. The amazingly detailed books that you prepared for us were our guides and will forever remind us of our trip. You listened to what we wanted and arranged a trip just for us. I cannot imagine how this trip …

Our Travelers’ Photos

Fred
from Canada
Truffle hunting in Burgundy with Thierry
Lorelea, Teresa, Diane & Chris
From the US
With their hostess in Lille, Northern France
..& the Oyster Guy !
in Biarritz Food Market with Maureen & Roy
Karen, Theresa, Mike & Bill
From the US
Dinner with view...
Chris, Diane, Teresa & Lorelea
From the US
In Epernay, in the Champagne region
The Khaw Family
From Malaysia
With their guide Raphaelle in Paris with Notre Dame Cathedral in the background.
Barbara & Gary
from the US
Buying cheese in Rocamadour
Shelley, Andy, Dianne & Bob
from the US
On the Eiffel Tower in Paris
John & David
David & John from Canada
Chocolate & Wine tasting in Carcassonne
Cynthia & Roger
from the US
Wine Tasting in the Loire Valley
Tonia
from Canada
Cycling in the Loire Valley
Bobbi & Andy
from the US
Walking with a private guide in Mont Saint Michel bay

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