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  • Monday, June 2 – Tuesday, June 10 – France’s Loire Valley: Majestic Royal Châteaux & Gardens

    In France’s Loire Valley, experience the riverscapes that have inspired artists and writers for generations. Join The Royal Oak Foundation on an exclusive, 7-night journey through this region, known as the “Garden of France.” You’re invited to experience a lavish world where French royalty spared no expense, going behind the scenes of truly impressive châteaux they built amid the Loire Valley’s fertile landscapes, popular among nobility as a hunting ground. The trip takes place June 2 – 10. 2025. Questions? Contact Branwynne Kennedy at BKennedy@Royal-Oak.org Read the itinerary at https://www.royal-oak.org//srv/htdocs/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ROF_Loire_250602_Brochure.pdf

  • Friday, April 12, 5:00 pm – “Le Poète Lucide”

    Come join the fun with Berkshire International Film Festival (BIFF) and Berkshire Botanical Garden for a film screening, Q&A, wine tasting, and nibbles on Friday, April 12, at 5 p.m., at BBG in West Stockbridge. This film is “Le Poète Lucide,” directed by Keith Aumont.  This screening is part of the Environmental Film Focus with BIFF.

    Nicolas Joly is one of the founding fathers of the natural wine movement known as biodynamics. Set upon the stage of his Loire Valley vineyard, “The Lucid Poet” illuminates the wisdom, warmth and passion of this winemaking legend.

    Mary and Ben of Dare Bottleshop and Provisions in Lenox and Great Barrington, will be pouring the wine.

    Sponsored by the Roaring Brook Family Foundation.

    Tickets are $35 for BBG members and $40 for the general public.

    Click here for tickets.

  • May 5 – May 14 – The Loire Valley and the Festival of the Domaine de Courson

    Explore the beautiful and storied Loire Valley in northwestern France in springtime, May 5 – 14, 2011. This exclusive American Horticultural Society tour will provide entree to some of the finest privately-owned historic chateaus and gardens, including Chateau de Cheverny (below, also called the Chateau of Tintin,)  Chateau de Chenonceau, and the inspirational ornamental potager at Villandry.  For the grand finale, you will enjoy the international “Journees des Plantes” festival at the Domaine de Courson, south of Paris.  For complete information, contact AHS travel planner MacNair Travel at 866-627-6621, or email ahs@macnairtravel.com.