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Tour Departement

The team of professionals at the Vienne & Pays Viennois tourist office is available to help you plan your tours, excursions, and holidays.

A single contact person: Alexandre Diaz

tel : +33 (0) 4 74 53 80 32

Fax: +33 (0) 4 74 53 80 31

E-mail: visites@vienne-tourisme.com

Office hours

Monday to Friday

9:00 to 12:00 and 1:30 to 6:00

Annual closures: 1st January, 1st May, 25th and 31st December.

Price and Validity of the service

Price per person:

€40 (valid from 20 to 60 participants)

Rate on mondays to saturdays

Extra charge on sundays and holidays

Valid from 20 to 60

General Terms and Conditions

Reservations are obligatory once availability has been checked by our office.
All prices are understood to be for a departure from, and return to, Vienne.
guide's travel expenses for outside assistance will be invoiced as an extra.
Any cancellation less than 48 hours before the planned service will give rise to payment of the service in full.
General terms of sale are available on request.
All reservations take effect on receipt of the order form by our office. The final number stated 48 hours before the service will be invoiced. For your enjoyment of the visit, we recommend an upper limit of 30 participants per group.

Guided tours

Mediaeval atmospheres

Discover Septème castle, a prestigious historic building, and the Colombier distillery, which produces the famous pear brandy Poire William.

Morning

Guided tour Vienne Holy City

A trip through the history of Holy Vienne: the ancient church of Saint Pierre, the church of our Lady of life (Temple of Augustus and Livie), Abbey of Saint André Le Bas..

Duration: 2 hours

Lunch time

Gastronomic lunch in Vienne (suggested menu)

Drinks included

Kir and toasts + "Cuvée du patron (25cl)

Assiette hors d'oeuvre "starters"

or

Country salad (salad, tomatoes, lardons, potatoes, onions

+

Roast prik "à la Dijonaise"+ French beans

or

Forested Chicken supreme + "Gratin Dauphinois"

+

Fruits tart

or

Fruits salad

+ Coffee

Afternoon

Guided tour of Septème castle, an historic monument (10th to 16th centuries)

In ancient Roman times, the 'seventh military post' of the road connecting Vienne to Aosta (Italy) was located at the site of Septème. A castle, whose ruins are still there today, was built during the 10th and 11 centuries.

Duration: 2 hours