Day Trip from Paris - French Food Experience in a Country House

About this tour

Trade the Paris metro for a 17th-century riverside farmhouse just under an hour away. Spend six hours with Frédéric, a retired researcher, and Cosima, an artist, in their stone hamlet home. You'll explore war-scarred interiors, wander bamboo gardens, and sit down to an unscripted French lunch—wine, cheese, local fare—followed by a riverside walk past medieval remnants. No slick hospitality here; just genuine locals sharing their corner of the countryside.

Highlights

• 17th-century stone house with WWI and WWII historical marks
• 50-species bamboo garden and artist's atelier studio visit
• Unplanned French meal with wine pairing from your hosts
• River walk past medieval ruins with Frédéric and Cosima
• Easy train access: €2.50 from Paris Gare de l'Est
• Welcome aperitif and homemade cheese, bread, coffee included

What to expect

You'll arrive at a quiet village where two ordinary people—not tour operators—greet you. The house interior holds traces of war, quirky corners, and lived-in character. The bamboo garden is their private growing space, dense and peaceful. Lunch appears ungrand but generous: homemade dishes, local cheese, a glass of wine, no menu dictating what comes next. Conversation flows alongside food. Afterwards, you stroll the hamlet and riverbank at a leisurely pace, stopping to view tumbled medieval stonework. This is intimate, unpretentious, the opposite of a restaurant experience.

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