Signature experience — Chartres
Eure valley and châteaux
Duration
Full day
Price
From €540
Mercedes
Dedicated vehicle & chauffeur
Built from 1683 yet never completed, the Aqueduct of Maintenon still strides across the Eure valley with arches rising roughly 28 meters—an unfinished royal project turned landmark. Just 18 km from Chartres, the route links Maintenon, Nogent-le-Roi, and Épernon along a ribbon of water punctuated by old mills, wet meadows, and Beauce villages. At Maintenon, Achille Duchêne’s formal parterres frame Madame de Maintenon’s château; in Épernon, medieval ramparts and the Maison des Arts et de l’Histoire highlight millstone quarrying and metalwork.
Your driver collects you at your Chartres hotel and keeps the Mercedes on standby so plans can flex with the day. You tour while he drives, you taste while he waits—simple as that. With a private chauffeur in Chartres, start at Maintenon (about 20 minutes), then loop via Épernon and Villiers-le-Morhier; the mill road shadows the Eure on quiet lanes lined with willows, returning to Chartres by late afternoon.
Your itinerary
- I
9:30 am — Pick-up at your Chartres hotel and drive to Château de Maintenon (20 min).
- II
10:00 am–12:00 pm — Tour the apartments, Duchêne gardens, and walk beneath the aqueduct arches.
- III
12:30 pm — Lunch in Nogent-le-Roi, then a photo stop at the mill and Lormaye pond (45 min).
- IV
2:30 pm–4:30 pm — Épernon ramparts and the Maison des Arts et de l’Histoire; return to Chartres around 5:15 pm.
What’s included
- ✓ Dedicated driver all day
- ✓ Late-model Mercedes
- ✓ Hotel pick-up
- ✓ Waiting time and luggage
Your chauffeur’s tip
From April to October, be at Maintenon for the 10:00 opening to enjoy the gardens before groups and soft light on the aqueduct; book lunch in Nogent-le-Roi the day before.
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