Play golf all year round with "Snow Golf"!

Fans of "Golf on snow" or "Snow golf" and international competitions have existed now for a number of years to enable golf addicts to continue doing what they love in every season!

The origins of "Snow golf"
The origins of "Snow golf" are quite controversial. They say that it was already being played in the XVIIth century in Scotland, or even that it was in Canada that a handful of golf lovers had the idea to play golf in the snow, equipped with racquets on their feet and improvising a course market out by flags. For others, it was the writer Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936), author of "The Jungle Book", that invented the concept at his American home in Vermont, accompanied by Sir Authur Conan Doyle (Sherlock Holmes), who was also passionate about golf.

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