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

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Laura from Canada
Words cannot begin to describe how pleased we are with the 22 day trip that the France Just for You team created for us as we celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary. We normally plan our own trips but when we looked at France we became overwhelmed with how much we could do. We found the FJFY team and saw that they had all 5 star reviews. You can …
Steve
Emilie, set up an outstanding itinerary that met all our desired needs, created a wonderful schedule with built in flexibility to handle planned and unplanned changes. Her suggestion for special sites to see and foods to sample were right on and an enhancement from the normal tourist recommendations. The attention to detail was greatly appreciated …
Susan & Richard from the US
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Our Travelers’ Photos

Bruce from Australia
Cooking outdoor in Provence, bon appétit !
Kelsey
from the US
With her hosts at the B&B in the Loire Valley
Kathy & Steve from the US
Having dinner at the B&B in the Loire Valley
Ron & Don
From Canada
In Burgundy
Roy & Maureen
From Australia
In Biarritz Food Market, enjoying some white wine with oysters
Rose & Bryan
from the US
in Chenonceau castle, Loire Valley
Kathie, Brian, Joan & Richard
from the US
In Monet's gardens in Giverny
Darlene & Howard
from the US
At Emilie's parents with Jeanne & Pauline (our daughters)
Jim & Sarah
from the US
in love in Amboise!
Steve & Diana
from California
in Normandy
Karen, Theresa, Mike & Bill
From the US
Dinner with view...
Dennis
from Australia
Hiking in the Dentelles in Provence

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