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Auberge de Launay « le Haut Chantier » 37530 Limeray Amboise - France. Please click on the picture to see the map. If you wish to come... BY CAR, for advises and calculation of your
trip, click here : BY TRAIN OR TGV, We are situated at 30km/18miles from
Tours railway station! For your train reservation : Car hire at the station : or other companies After your booking, you can click on to have the best way to come to the Auberge! BY EUROSTAR, arrival
Tours railway station (we are at 30km/18 miles from the station!) : BY PLANE,
Tours international
airport is at 30km/18 miles from the Auberge! For more details, please click on. for « low cost » rates from London : Car hire at the
airport : or other companies - Car hire after a « Ryanair »
trip : After your booking, you can click on. Paris Orly international
airport is not so far from us! (190 km/118 miles). For;low cost; rates. Paris Charles de Gaulle
airport is at 1h45mn away from
Tours by TGV!. For;low cost; rates
All our
15 bedrooms have been redecorated in 2005 and 2006! Three types of
rooms are available : -
Superior room on Road side, 15m² -
Superior room with
garden view, 15m² -
Superior room. All the
rooms offer
gardens direct access,
television with foreign
channel, direct
telephone line,
modem line,
private bathroom with
bath. Auberge de Launay « le Haut Chantier », 37530 Limeray Amboise - France
Tel +33 (0)2.47.30.16.82 -
Fax +33 (0)2.47.30.15.16 Email
Room only (2 persons). Half board (per person). 16/01/2008 - 13/12/2008 except high season - Half board min 3 nights.
Superior room, Road side.
Superior room,
Garden view.
Deluxe room,
Garden side high season 01/05/2008 until 30/09/2008 - Half board min 3 nights. Continental
Breakfast (per person). English
Breakfast (per person).
Extra bed (
deluxe rooms only). Please note that the arrivals are made between 5.30pm and 7pm. Thank you for advising us if you plan to arrive after 7pm. *Note:Tarifs in English Pounds US dollars are appromative and for information only. The exchange rate used is not a garanted rate. You invoice will be presented in Euros. Conditions of reservation / cancellation : - Our
room rates include taxes and service charge - Children under 2 stay for free in their parents'
room - Complimentary private car park
In winter we serve our meals beside the fire place in the
restaurant and in the warmer weather we serve food on the
veranda or outside on the shaded
terrace. The 2007 Michelin guide has awarded the
restaurant with Two Forks. Closing days for 2008: Wednesday
lunch and saturday
lunch + Sunday evening from november until middle of february.
Two private rooms are available for your
business meals or family
meetings : The petit Salon completly refurbished in january 2006, with exposed beams, can accomodate from 6 up to 12 persons. - The
Veranda, overlooking the
garden can accomodate up to 28 persons. In both
rooms you will take advantage of a private service and you will have a choice of menu from 19 to 45 Euros per person. The
room hire for the meals is complimentary.
Our
kitchen offers delicious food using local ingredients and regional dishes to suit all budgets.
Formule ( plat + dessert ) 19 euros. Formule ( entree + plat ) 21 euros. Formule entree + plat + dessert 24 euros. Formule entree + poisson + viande + dessert 37 euros. Plateau de fromages 6,50 euros. Ces tarifs s’entendent taxes et service inclus. Cannelloni de courgettes au chevre frais et poisson fume, Sauce tomatee et huile d’olive. Tomate-ananas farcie d’une brunoise de rillons et tomate, Sauce curcuma, amandes et aneth. Meli-melo de pousses de legumes. Asperges blanches du Val de Loire gratinees au parmesan,* sur Carpaccio de betteraves a l’huile de noix et xeres. Saumon Label Rouge marine par nos soins a l’anis et au Pastis d’Antan,*. Emince de fenouil aux agrumes. Filet de Fletan « comme un sandwich » a l’huile de coriandre, Fine ratatouille, pistou et reduction de vinaigre balsamique. Dos de sandre roti, jus a la gousse de vanille, Boulghour et compotee de rhubarbe (suppl. 5 €). Unilateral de mulet de Loire aux legumes printaniers, Jus a l’estragon du jardin. (Poisson peche entre Chaumont et Montlouis par Philippe Boisneau)*. Filet de canette roti, Tatin de legumes de saison. Sauce vin rouge au poivre Maniguette « graine de Paradis ». Medaillon de mignon de veau poele a la graine de carvi, Pommes de terre nouvelles et courgettes farcies (suppl. 6€). Filet de volaille fermiere d’Ancenis (44) aux abricots secs*. Semoule aux fruits secs et coriandre du jardin. Jus au parfum de cacahuetes et xeres. Piece de bœuf poelee, Sauce et legumes du moment. Plateau de fromages *. Nos fromages sont affines a La Croix en Touraine par Rodolphe Le Meunier. Meilleur Ouvrier de France. Biscuit moelleux aux pomelos et son sorbet au pamplemousse. Coulis d’agrumes a la menthe fraiche. Assiette autour de la pomme : Mousse et sorbet pomme verte sur sable au the des Indes. Quartiers tiedes de pommes roties a la manzana verde*. Souffle glace a la fraise. Tartare de fraises du Val de Loire a la menthe fraiche*. Tendre biscuit chocolat, reduction de caramel Toffee d’Angers. Glace au lait d’amandes. * Plats confectionnes avec au moins un produit du Terroir
At the;Auberge de Launay;, you are in the middle of all the Loire valley castles! At less than 60 kilometers / 37 miles, you can visit : East side of the River : - Chateau de Chenonceau (18 km / 11 miles) - Chateau Royal de Blois (30 km / 18 miles) - Chateau de Chaumont sur Loire (15 km / 9 miles) - Chateau de Cheverny (40 km / 24 miles) - Chateau de Chambord (46 km / 28 miles). West side of the river : - Chateau d;Amboise (6 km / 3 miles) - Manoir du clos Luce, Leonard de Vinci (8 km / 5 miles) - Chateau de la Bourdaisiere (21 km / 13 miles) - Chateau de Villandry (48 km / 30 miles) - Chateau d;Azay le Rideau (59 km / 37 miles) - Chateau de Sache (56 km / 35 miles) - Chateau Royal de Langeais (58 km / 36 miles). Between 50 and 150 kilometers / 31 to 93 miles : East side of the River : - Chateau de Beaugency (71 km / 44 miles) - Chateau de Meung sur Loire (79 km / 49 miles) - Basilique de Clery Saint Andre (84 km / 52 miles) - Oratoire de Germigny des pres (134 km / 83 miles) - Basilique de St Benoit sur Loire (140 km / 86 miles) - Chateau de Sully sur Loire (150 km / 93 miles) - Pont-Canal de Briare (180 km / 111 miles). West side of the river : - Chateau des Reaux (78 km / 48 miles) - Chateau de Chinon (80 km / 49 miles) - Abbaye Royale de Fontevraud (91 km / 56 miles) - Chateau de Saumur (95 km / 59 miles) - Chateau de Breze (99 km / 61 miles) - Chateau de Montreuil Bellay (110 km / 68 miles) - Chateau d;Angers (138 km / 85 miles) - Chateau de Serrant (154 km / 95 miles)
A l;Auberge de Launay, vous etes au milieu des chateaux de la Loire! A moins de 60 kilometres de l;Auberge, vous pourrez visiter : A l;Est : - Chateau de Chenonceau (18 km) - Chateau Royal de Blois (30 km) - Chateau de Chaumont sur Loire (15 km) - Chateau de Cheverny (40 km) - Chateau de Chambord (46 km). A l;Ouest : - Chateau d;Amboise (6 km) - Manoir du clos Luce, Leonard de Vinci (8 km) - Chateau de la Bourdaisiere (21 km) - Chateau de Villandry (48 km) - Chateau d;Azay le Rideau (61 km) - Chateau de Sache (56 km) - Chateau Royal de Langeais (58 km). Entre 50 et 150 kilometres : A l;Est : - Chateau de Beaugency (71 km) - Chateau de Meung sur Loire (79 km) - Basilique de Clery Saint Andre (84 km) - Oratoire de Germigny des pres (134 km) - Basilique de St Benoit sur Loire (140 km) - Chateau de Sully sur Loire (150 km) - Pont-Canal de Briare (180 km). A l;Ouest : - Chateau des Reaux (78 km) - Chateau de Chinon (80 km) - Abbaye Royale de Fontevraud (91 km) - Chateau de Saumur (95 km) - Chateau de Breze (99 km) - Chateau de Montreuil Bellay (110 km) - Chateau d;Angers (138 km) - Chateau de Serrant (154 km). Read opinions and compare prices on. A la cour du Roy Francois -