FONTAINEBLEAU
VILLAGE
OF BARBIZON
Details:
- 5 hours
half day private tour in a
luxurious sedan (1 to 4 persons) or deluxe air-conditioned mini van (5 to 8 persons)
- Departure
at 9 a.m or 2 p.m
- Price
is per person based on 2 people traveling together
TOUR
DESCRIPTION :
Escorted by your
professional driver/guide discover one of the largest
forest of old oak and pine trees, 50 km south of Paris.
Today we judge our
politicians by their media presence and the contents of their speeches,
while in the Middle Ages, the king had to be a good hunter to win the
respect of the people. This is why the palace of Fountainbleau was
built in the middle of a forest, so the king could be seen as a true
hunter, and so that when he hunted, it would be in the best possible
conditions. In the almost eight centuries of this palace’s existence,
it has often witnessed central events in French history. The coronation
of Louis VII was celebrated here. Francois I enhanced the beauty of the
palace in the Renaissance period. Under Henry VI it became a summer
residence with a special garden added for Diane in which the French and
English garden concepts were harmonized.
On your tour, you will
visit the palace’s interior, the king’s apartment, the Grand Ballroom,
the Francois I gallery and Napoleon’s throne room.
On the return trip to
Paris you will stop in the small village of Barbizon, where in the 19th
Century the local peasants and hunters welcomed the many artists who
had come to paint the landscapes of the Forest of Fountainbleau, among
whom were: Theodore Rousseau, Millet, Monet and Charles Jacques. These
artists became known as the Barbizon School and they prepared the way
for Impressionism.
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