Would welcome any suggestions arranging a day trip for Paris to Chartres.

Hello, <BR> There are trains often to Chartres <BR>from Paris, or if you want a quiet, <BR>small town place to stay it's a good <BR>choice..There are tours of the church <BR>or you can hire a guide of your own <BR>right there..Rita <BR>

Trains to Chartres run regularly from Gare Montparnasse. There have been several threads over the past year concerning this trip -- I'd recommend doing a search -- they are full of good information.

Chartres - a pretty town with a magnificent cathedral. Take the train from Gare Montparnasse . A British gentlemen by the name of Malcolm Miller gives gives tours twice a day - at 10:30 and 2:30 when he is there - he sometimes travels. He charges a modest amount for each person in the group. Morning and afternoon tours are different - studying different stained glass windows, for example. Bring small binoculars. Then walk to the square, buy a baguette, cheese, ham, and have lunch outside. Or take them for a picnic on the train back to Paris. About $28 round trip. For more Paris information e-mail me at [email protected] <BR>

Go to website <BR> www.raileurope.com to get train schedules to and from <BR> Chartres as well as fares. Or, also <BR>for train service, go to : http://voyages.sncf.fr/ <BR> <BR>For bus tours: www.parisvision.com and <BR>www.cityrama.com <BR> <BR>At the Cathedral, Englishman Malcolm Miller gives his wonderful tours at 12 and again at 2:45 daily excepting Sundays, or on days a special event is taking place in the cathedral (like a wedding). <BR>The noon tour is different from the afternoon presentation. Each is about an hour and a quarter, and starts near the gift shop in the cathedral. If you want to check to make certain he will be there, the telephone number is 02 37 28 15 58. <BR> <BR>A pair of binoculars is very useful for seeing the detail in the windows.. <BR> <BR>information on Chartres, including hotels and restaurants: www.1heart.com/chartresadvice <BR>also, www.ville-chartres.fr/ <BR> <BR>not such a good website except that you can see a map of the town: <BR>www.chartres.com/va/bienvenu.htm <BR> <BR>info on the labyrinth that is set into the floor of the cathedral: www.lessons4living.com/ <BR>chartres_labyrinth.htm <BR> <BR>basic info, with links: <BR>www.gofrance.about.com/travel/gofrance/ <BR>library/blpages/blchartre.htm <BR>

oops, for some reason I ignored the information that was already posted. <BR>sorry <BR> <BR>Mr Miller apparently may have changed his tour schedule, so you'd better check <BR>because perhaps the schedule I indicated is no longer current

I was in Paris in Dec, 1996 and took a lovely train ride from Paris to Chartre. Malcolm Miller was not in residence, but I rented one of those little tape tours. Not the greatest, but helpful! If you don't mind a somewhat heavy (but wonderful) book, read Henry James' Mont St. Michel & Chartres as preparation for your visit.

I think the book is by that equally ponderous Victorian American, Henry Adams.