Happy New Year!

A literary journey through the Touraine (1/5)

Chateaux, landscapes, vineyards, yes, but also Descartes, Balzac, Ronsard, Rabelais and Vigny. The Touraine is also the land of writers! Through regular short articles we shall look at each of these famous people and the areas of Touraine important to them and to their work.

On the trail of Honoré de Balzac (1799 - 1850)

"Shame on he who fails to admire my joyful, beautiful, courageous Touraine and her seven valleys which flow with water and wine!"

Honoré de Balzac was born in Tours in 1799, at 25 rue de l’Armée d’Italie (now 47 rue nationale; his birthplace was destroyed during bombing in June 1940). At the age of eight he was sent to the Oratorian College in Vendôme, 50 km north of Tours. In 1814 he moved from the Touraine with his parents to the Marais in Paris. Despite studying law and working as an articled clerk, he frequented the Sorbonne and decided to devote himself to literature.

Château des 7 Tours Christmas Box

With the festive season fast approaching, are you looking for a gift for your loved ones, colleagues or customers? Château des 7 Tours has several gift packages of special experiences for your chosen recipients!

Hotel gift packages for 2 people

• Getaways at the Château: 239€
- One night in a ‘Traditional’ double room
- Set-menu dinners excluding drinks
- American breakfast buffets

• Romance at the Château: 389€
- One night in a ‘De Luxe’ double room
- Champagne aperitif
- Carte Blanche dinners (tasting menu, excluding drinks)
- American breakfast buffets
- Late departure (1400 instead of 1200)

Must-see sites in the Loire valley

Next stage of our quick tour of the castles in the Loire valley. We will now present the Château de Brézé, the Château de Clos Lucé and the Château d'Azay-le-Rideau.

Château de Brézé: The château de Brézé was constructed between the XI and XIX centuries, and provides visitors with the opportunity to discover an elegant home which is still lived in, not to mention an extraordinary underground site! A little known rupestral setting of the Loire castles, unique in the world, is hidden under the castle!

Special offers for September

One week of MADNESS!!!

The reservation service will offer, from 23 to 30 September 2012,

10 rooms at €65*!!

Reserve exclusively at: +33 (0)2 47 24 69 75 and info@7tours.com

*Offer valid for a specific type of room - Excluding breakfast & half-board.

*10 rooms at a rate of €65 each.

Coupe des Gastronomes on Sunday 16 September 2012

The Coupe des Gastronomes will be held on Sunday 16 September 2012 at the Château des Sept Tours.

This two-person scramble golf competition is the 19th to be held thanks to a partnership with restaurant owners and traders in Touraine: players eat every 3 holes, ranging from breakfast to dessert, not forgetting the oysters, cold meats, beef, goats cheese and much much more, all accompanied by regional wines presented by the wine growers.

Reservations and information:

Château des Sept Tours ****

Le Vivier des Landes

37330 Courcelles-De-Touraine

Tel.: +33(0)2 47 24 69 75

Fax: +33(0)2 47 24 23 74

info@7tours.com

www.7tours.com

Our Sundays & Mondays Offers

A half-board stay with a very special rate!

Only on September 2012

The stay, for 2 persons, included:

> One night in a double room (with types available)
> « Menu Carte » diners - without beverages
> American buffet breakfast

Some castles in the Loire Valley worth a visit

We recommend some castles in the Loire Valley that really are worth a visit. Below is a non-exhaustive list of tourist sites not far from the Château des Sept Tours:

Amboise Castle: This legendary monument and its landscaped gardens offer one of the most magnificent views over the Loire Valley. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Each tour of the castle gives you an interesting look at this important place in French history: its political and artistic influence throughout Europe during the Renaissance, the private lives of the sovereigns, everyday life and behind the scenes at Court.

The Château des Sept Tours golf course

An 18-hole golf course in the heart of the Loire Valley

76 of the 78 hectares comprising the castle grounds are taken up by an 18-hole golf course.

The Sept Tours golf course is a 72 par, laid out in two parts. The first is in a naturally wooded environment, which is good for a challenge or two! The greens are surrounded by bunkers. The second part is less wooded but includes water obstacles.

For more information click here

Special Offer: « Sparkling and Delicacies » Stay

From September 10th to October 31st, 2012 (not available on Sunday & Monday)

A personalized welcome, a late departure...

A candlelit diner & a sweet "souvenir" at check out!

The Swimming pool

Facing the Chapel ideally, the outdoor is heated at 78°F once the season permits it. Benefit of the beauty and serinity of the area by swimming lengths of by relaxing in the outdoor jacuzzi. 

Discover the Loire Valley

Registered in the world Patrimony of Unesco the Loire Valley is exceptionnal for its biological diversity as well as for  its cultural and historical treasures.

Discover the Chateaux of the Loire river and famous gardens : the Château of Langeais, Château and gardens of Villandry, Château of Azay-le-Rideau, Clos Lucé Manor and Château of Amboise, Château of Chenanceau, Château of Chambord and many more. Third vine culture region of France, the Loire Valley is also one of the most beautiful wine region of France and of the world. « La Route des Vignobles » invites you to discover a unique patrimony along the Loire river dotted of Château's and country views of a large diversity.

The Reception team will greet and respond to all your needs 24 h/24. The Tourangeau good-manners is known for its professionalism as well as its conviviability : Welcome home! We will guide you to regional visits (Loire Castles, private gardens and homes, vineyards, the Loire river and its patrimon...) as well as your reservations (theatre, shows...).

Golf of the Domaine des Sept Tours

The arrival to the Clubhouse can be misleading. The path of the castle, which leads after several hundreds of metres to the car park, gives an outline of the course and its relief, rather flat actually, what can let augur an easy game, even without big interest.

NO WAY.

If it is effectively little tiring, the course is not as well easy as it appears to it. Drawn in the ancient domain, it presents narrow fairways, often lined with trees, to which are added numerous obstacles of water and the well protected greens. This golf offers more chances to the technicians than to the strikers.

A stay "In any Simplicity"

Your room & your american buffet breakfast, When you want !

The stay for 2 persons include:

> A night in a double room
> American buffet breakfast

At the daily special rate started at: 

> 140€ in "Tradition" room for 2 persons> 162€ in 'Superior" room for 2 persons
> 186€ in Deluxe" for 2 persons

An authentic castle from the Loire Valley

  The Domaine des Sept Tours:

- Golf

- Spa et Well-Being

- Charming accomodation

- Gastronomic restaurant

- Events: Séminar, receptions,Weeding

The rooms all represent a traditional rustic decoration which are characterised by High ceilings, drapery, Damask linen bed covers and ancient white laquered furniture. All have flat screen T.V, Internet connexion, a safe, a mini-bar and Nespresso? coffee machine. The rooms are spacious and romantic with an impregnable view of the golf. They all possess a different atmosphere and style. Some are situated in the towers of the Château.