Nicole G is so knowledgeable and fun to be with. We so enjoyed our time with her and learned so much. With her deep knowledge of the subject, she answered all of our multitudinous questions with ease. Cannot recommend this tour enough for anyone who is interested in Chartres Cathedral and its construction during the late Middle Ages.

The Chartres tour was really exceptional - Elaine P was so knowledgeable, giving us a full hour of info on the train trip - about cathedrals, the Middle Ages in general, so many things. And that was before we got to the cathedral where she had all the specifics of the stories in the stained glass, the statuary, the architecture, etc. The one thing that I would suggest is that you warn participants to dress very warmly for Chartres since it was quite cold and damp as we stood outside the cathedral looking at the carvings and architecture and the inside was cold as well. Also, you could mention that binoculars are useful at Chartres for a close look at the stained glass since most of it is up so high.

Elaine P is a walking Wikipedia, she is such a wealth of knowledge and I've learnt so much from her. She came prepared, asked us for our goals and had a ton of notes, timeline and images to share during our train ride so by the time we got to Chartres we knew what symbols/structure to look out for.

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