Paris Royal Châteaux Loop Cycling Tour

Day 1: Arrival in Paris
You will arrive at your hotel in the heart of Paris and receive your route guide with the full itinerary.
Night and breakfast in a 3\* hotel.

Day 2: Paris – Le Coudray-Montceau along the Scandibérique (50 km; +85 m)
You will leave Paris following the Seine southwards, past Notre-Dame, the National Library of France and the striking contrasts between historic heritage and modern architecture. Beyond the confluence of the Seine and the Marne, the city slowly gives way to former quarries turned into lakes, rich in birdlife, and to greener surroundings as you approach Corbeil-Essonnes.
Night and breakfast in a 4\* hotel.

Day 3: Le Coudray-Montceau – Fontainebleau along the Scandibérique (47 km; +190 m)
The Scandibérique follows the peaceful meanders of the Seine along wooded, often shaded banks, past elegant 19th- and 20th-century villas towards Melun. An optional detour (+10 km) takes you to the Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte and its French formal gardens, a perfect lunch stop, and to the medieval fortress of Blandy. Through Samois-sur-Seine, the village of the Django Reinhardt festival, you will reach Fontainebleau and its royal and imperial château, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Night and breakfast in a 3\* hotel.

Day 4: Fontainebleau Forest and the villages of the Paris countryside (55 km; +300 m)
Today you will ride through the vast Forest of Fontainebleau, a paradise for nature lovers. You will discover Barbizon, the cradle of Impressionist painting, and quiet villages such as Dannemois, before a cycle path leads you to Étampes, a royal town and the only "Town of Art and History" in the Essonne, with its collegiate church and medieval keep.
Night and breakfast in a 3\* hotel.

Day 5: Royal towns and the Rambouillet Forest (55 km; +300 m)
From Étampes, a cycle path along a little river and narrow country lanes lead you to Dourdan, a royal town and the gateway to the Haute Vallée de Chevreuse Regional Nature Park, with its château and ramparts. The day ends in the heart of the Rambouillet Forest, facing the château where kings, emperors and presidents once stayed.
Night and breakfast in a 4\* hotel.

Day 6: The Chevreuse Valley – Versailles (50 km; +250 m)
You will ride into the Chevreuse Valley, where churches, abbeys, manor houses and old wash houses dot the countryside and woods. Picturesque villages lead you to Versailles, where you can explore the palace of Louis XIV, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and cycle through its grounds and gardens.
Night and breakfast in a 3\* hotel.

Day 7: Versailles – Paris along the Véloscénie (40 km; +170 m)
The Véloscénie takes you through the surprisingly rural Bièvre valley, with wooded hillsides, streams and meadows, then along the Vallons de la Bièvre, a traffic-free green corridor. Take a break in the Domaine de Sceaux or the Vallée-aux-Loups, once dear to Chateaubriand, before the cycle path along the Seine brings you back into Paris for a grand finale at the foot of the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre.
Night and breakfast in a 3\* hotel.

Day 8: Departure
Departure after breakfast.