Stage 2 » 27.May - 9.June 2006
- Paris & France to Spain
s2-00
27.May [Saturday]
EuroStar London »
Paris
Eurostar online (04.03.'06) booking reference: SIFJWI - Tickets received 10.03.'06 12:09 Waterloo Station » 15:59 Gare du Nord
Taxi from Gare du Nord to Hotel Francais near Gare de l'Est
Paris »
28.May - 30.May (Sunday - Tuesday)
REPORTS:
Sight seeing [see Transport Page for l'OpenTour bus info], eating, shopping etc
Hotel Francais : 4 nights at € 89 / 94B +8.5B 13 Rue Du 5 Mai 1945, Cedex 10 Paris
+33 0 4035 9414
hotelfrancais.com
NOTE: Need to organise a hire car for European stages - contact:
Hertz Rent-a-car: Gare de L'Est, 2 Rue Du 5 Mai 1945, Cedex 10 Paris FR
01 42 05 50 43
hertz.com
Hours: Mo-Fr 0800-1300 1400-1900, Sa 0800-1300, Su closed
AU Ph: 13 30 39 Hours: Mon-Fri 0600 - 2130, Sat 0700-2000, Sun 0800-2100 (EST)
s2-01
31.May
~150 km
REPORT:
via N20 / A10 south towards Orleans - N152 to ......
Beaugency »
L'écu de Bretagne : 1 night at € 59 / 82 BB +Dinner Place du Martroi 45190 Beaugency
+33 02 3844 6760
ecudebretagne.fr
s2-02
01.June
~140 km
REPORT:
via N152 & others - view Châteaux map
Châteaux to be considered in the area (sth of Loire): |
Château de Sully-sur-Loire | stheast of Orleans |
Château de Chambord | @ Chambord |
Château de Chaumont | @ Chaumont |
Château d'Amboise | @ Amboise |
Château de Chanonceau | @ Chanonceau-sur-Cher |
Château de Villandry | @ Villandry |
Château de Azay-de-Rideau | @ Azay-de-Rideau |
Château d'Ussé | @ Ussé |
Château de Chinon | @ Chinon |
- go to ......
Fontevraud »
la Croix Blanche : 1 night at € 69 pp +8.5B 7, pl. des Plantagenêts 49590 Fontevraud
+33 02 4151 7111
fontevraud.net
s2-03
02.June
~130 km
REPORT:
via N152 & others - view Châteaux - go to ......
Chateaux to be considered in the Anjou area (sth of Loire/Angers): |
Château de Saumur | @ Saumur |
Château de Breze | @ Breze |
Château de Montsoreau | @ Montsoreau |
Château de Boumois | @ Saint-Martin-de-la-Place |
Château de Martigne-Briand | @ Martigne-Briand |
Château de Montreuil-Bellay | @ Montreuil-Bellay |
Château de Montsabert | @ Coutures |
Château de la Haute Guerche | @ Saint-Aubin-de-Luigne |
Les Jardins du Château du Pin | @ Champtoce-sur-Loire |
see also Map of Anjou Angers Region [PDF 5.3MB]
Monnieres »
Chateau Plessis Brezot : 1 night at € 77 -107 BB [no Restaurant] D76 ( en route to Clisson) 44690 Monnieres
+33 02 4003 2020 / +33 2 40 54 63 24
chateauplessisbrezot.com
?
s2-04
03.June [Saturday]
~160 km
REPORT:
travel south (along coast ?) to ......
La Rochelle »
St Jean d'Acre à La Rochelle : 1 night at € 115pp +9.5B [no Restaurant] 4 Place de la Chaîne - 17000 La Rochelle
+33 05 4641 7333
hotel-la-rochelle.com
?
s2-06
05.June (Saturday)
~220 km
REPORT:
travel south - around Bordaux into Landes - to ......
Hossegor »
Barbary Lane : 1 night at € 50/76 BB [no Restaurant] 156 av de la Côte-d'Argent 40150 Hossegor
+33 05 5843 4600
barbary-lane.com
?
s2-07
06.June (Saturday)
~190 km
REPORT:
travel south along coast across Pyrenees from FR into Spain / España
west along rocky Spanish Atlantic coast to ......
Lekeitio »
Hotel Zubieta : 1 night at € 58 / 70B +8B [no Restaurant] Portal de Atea s/n 48280 Lekeitio (Vizcaya)
+34 0946 843 030
hotelzubieta.com
?
s2-08
07.June
~250 km
REPORT:
travel east to Polperro along Spanish Pyrenees - go to ......
Jaca »
Gran Hotel : 1 night at € 63.1/88.2 BB +18.5D Pº de la Constitución, 1, Jaca (Huesca)
+34 974 360 900
inturmark.es
s2-09
08.June
~240 km
REPORT:
travel east along Pyrenees - go to ......
Tremp »
Hotel Siglo XX : 1 night at € 39/57 BB +10D Plaça de la Creu, 8, 25620 Tremp (Lérida)
+34 973 650 000
hotelsegleXX.info
s2-10
09.June
~270 km
REPORT:
continue east along Spanish Pyrenees to the coast at ......
Empuriabrava »
Mama : Käthe Pilgrim » SEE stage 3 » 10.June - 16.June Montseny 170, Empuriabrava, Gerona E 17487
+34 972451215
27.May - 9.June 2006 = 14 days ... ::...
~1910 km (over 10 days)
[ NOTE: section includes 1day train London - Paris and 3 days in Paris - ie no driving ]
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