Visit Loire Valley For Just £399 by Eurostar

If you are planning a holiday in coming October, Eurostar has an exciting offer for you. You can plan a trip to Loire Valley. This is an amazing tourist place and Eurostar is offering £399 6 days trip. The organizing Travel Mall has tied up with Virgin Trains,National Express Trains, East Midlands Trains and First Great Western to offer these fascinating tours by Eurostar.

The Loire Valley is known as 'the Garden of France' and is one of the country's most beautiful regions. A traditional land of sleepy towns full of narrow streets, old-fashioned shops, markets, imposing cathedrals and opulent châteaux. Once the playground of royalty, now rural France in its purest form. Combine this with a visit to the house and garden of impressionist artist, Claude Monet and you have a lovely destination for a tour.
Price includes:

* includes return rail connections on selected dates from over thirty regional stations* including Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool, Birmingham, Nottingham, Bristol, Cardiff
* return standard class reserved seat on Eurostar from London St.Pancras or Ebbsfleet to Paris - journey time only 2 hours 15 minutes;
* five nights bed & breakfast at excellent quality 3* hotels;
* three dinners;
* visit to Claude Monet's home and garden Magnificent châteaux;
* visit to Chartres;
* visit to Amboise and Leonardo da Vinci's house;
* services of an experienced French speaking tour manager.

Rail fares Will Increase by 10% Due To Inflation

Rail fares in United Kingdom will increase by 10% in next year. This is only due to the inflation in market. The retail prices index ( RPI) which is used to set rail prices is only 4.8% last year. It is hoped to increase to 5.8% but not to the required level.

All Unions hope that government will soon take necessary actions and will hep the rail service providers. Transport secretary Philip Hammond has inflamed the row by refusing to confirm that the current RPI plus 1% rule will be implemented as usual, and there are fears that tickets could be allowed to rise by as much as 3% above inflation.

There is huge demand of trains in UK and France and  Eurostar is the leader for trains between London to Paris. You can travel under sea by Eurostar and reach Paris in 2 hours 15 minutes. Few trains have started increasing fares and Southeastern Trains, though, is already allowed to raise prices by 3% more than RPI to pay for improvements such as the new Javelin train. Its passengers, who travel between London and Kent or East Sussex, can already expect fares to go up by 7.8% in 2011.

Amsterdam - A beautiful Hotspot Destination

Amsterdam is a beautiful place in France. All around there are attractive sightseeing from canals to museum and historical places are amazing to see. Museums are the main tourist attraction in Amsterdam. Everyone knows the Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum and Stedelijk Museum, but there is much more. Amsterdam has over fifty museums which attract millions of visitors each year. See our suggested itineraries to explore these attractions.


Hot Spots In Amsterdam


As described above Amsterdam is full of tourists attractions. There are many hot spots in the city.


Blijburg aan Zee: This is a place situated near IJburg island and it is along beach of 250 meters and approx 40 meter wide. There are beautiful beach bar and restaurants on this beach. You can take a bus to come back from the beach.


Strand Zuid


This is a beautiful place at Rai Convention Center. There is a beautiful restaurant on the beach. You can enjoy food and drinks while your holidays. You can take a tour by bus to the place from Central Station.

Where to stay in Aix-en-Provence

A tour of Aix en Provence is a chance to travel in time. Its architectural and cultural heritage is accessible to everyone, treasures that you will discover simply by walking around the town. But you can get great hotels to stay. you can choose from. budget hotels ( Unlisted hotels) to 5 star hotels as per your budget. Some of the popular hotels are as below:

               CEZANNE:

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  This is one of the best hotels in Aix-en Provence. Fully renovated in 2008 and suit to your needs. the special features are , suite, king size bed, unlimited wifi and business centre to use. As soon your booking will be confirmed, hotel concierge will contact you.
  

   

Agen - A beautiful Place in France

Agen is known as prunes and it is located on the half way between Bordeaux and Toulouse. The city is very beautiful and covered by Canal and a river.Interestingly, the world-famous Agen prunes are not actually from Agen, but from nearby villages. They came to be connected with Agen because they were distributed from this city. If you are traveling to Agen, you will surely visit the city’s covered market. Also visit the historic Place des Laitiers on Saturdays for the organic market.

La Musée Pruneau Gourmand is the prime destination for those interested in Agen’s most famous crop. The museum traces the colorful history of the area’s prunes. There is a prune maze open July through September. The shop presents prunes prepared almost every way imaginable. 

Where to Stay in Agen

• You can enjoy your stay at Agen. Château des Jacobins is a four-star hotel and it was originally built for a count in the 19th century, and the castle remains divinely appointed today. The rooms are among the finest in this region of France.
• Château de Lassalle has 17 inviting and comfortably elegant rooms. The common areas continue that theme, including a warm billiards and game room. The hotel’s restaurant is its best allure of all, featuring premium examples of regional cuisine

City Break Deals on Eurostar

Eurostar is the only high speed train connecting France with United Kingdom. This is a chunnel train which drive under the sea and carry people from London to Paris (France). Latest Deals on Eurostar are as below:

City break deals

Lille	from £96 pp
Paris	from £104 pp
Brussels	from £106 pp
Bruges	from £114 pp

Hotel deals

Luxury	from £91
Golf & Spa	from £77
Boutique	from £63
Budget	from £46

Weekly train + hotel specials

Brussels 4*	from £139 pp
Antwerp 4*	from £146 pp
Bruges 4*	from £154 pp
Paris 3* - Moulin Rouge	from £181 pp