Loire tour in spring - pre-tour question

Doesn't the Loire tour start in Chartes?
So I would want to be in Chartres, the day before the tour starts, so Day 4 would be traveling from Paris to Chartres and staying overnight in Chartres.

I would spend the remaining three days in Paris.

And if you really think you've seen it all in Paris, (you haven't) but OK, that's your opinion. I would take day trips. have you been To Versailles? To giverny? To fountainbleu?

The D'Orsay takes a minimum of half day. Notre Dame takes a couple hours (you're going inside? or just doing a drive by?)
Eiffel tour (going up or just doing a walk by?)

The train from Deauville to Paris takes 3 hours, so it would hard to do Rick's 2 days in Paris itinerary unless all you do is look as you go by.

Lots to do in Paris.

Hi!

I’ll echo derek here: Chartres for your last night is ideal. His notes on timing are also spot on.

And: 4 days in Paris is too much? Ummmm… :-)

Have you been to the Centre Pompidou and then checked out the Stravinsky Fountain? L’Orangerie? The amazing Musee Carnavalet? The Picasso-Paris museum in le Marais? The Rodin museum - and its wonderful gardens? The Palais de Tokyo? Have you explored the Passy neighborhood and had a coffee, then walked down to the Seine and crossed over to the Eiffel Tower? Have you explored the museum of fashion? Walked around le Moulin de la Galette and checked out the street art there? Have you taken in a concert at St. Chappelle? Have you gone up the Tour St.-Jacques for the wonderful views, and or just taken a picnic to the park below to enjoy the sun and the fun, family vibe?

I could go on. ;-)

If none of those are of interest, then yes, there are also day trips to Versailles, Giverny, etc.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/france/paris/articles/best-things-to-do-in-paris/

https://www.atlasobscura.com/things-to-do/paris-france/art