13 Nights / 14 Days
Check into your hotel. Tonight, meet your Tour Director and fellow travelers.
Drive first to the fine old city of Rouen and walk through its center, rich in gothic architecture. Next, stop in lovely HONFLEUR before reaching Caen for an overnight.
Time to see Caen before a visit to the legendary beaches where the Allied troops landed more than 70 years ago. The highlights are Arromanches, St. Laurant, and the AMERICAN CEMETERY at Omaha. Next, journey to Bayeux, where you can admire the famous TAPESTRY (entrance fee extra). Then, southwards to the unique beauty of Mont St. Michel, which stands on an island reached by a causeway.
Time this morning to enjoy a visit of MONT ST. MICHEL before a mid-morning departure to Angers to visit its CATHEDRAL. Then, along the banks of the Loire River to reach your hotel for two overnights. A chance this evening to join an optional dinner at a local restaurant.
Time at leisure or join the optional excursion to see some of the most spectacular castles of the Loire, steeped in the history of noblemen and kings since the 11th century. Gothic spires, medieval turrets, great fortresses, and beautiful ch芒teaux make for splendid panoramas.
Travel on the comfortable Autoroute L鈥橝quitaine. Next stop is the picturesque town of La Rochelle, situated on the Atlantic coast. Continue eastwards into the world-famous Cognac region to visit the HENNESSY MUSEUM in Cognac. Then, journey to Bordeaux for an orientation walk.
Today drive into the heart of one of France鈥檚 most scenic regions, the Dordogne. Stop in the dramatically located medieval town of Rocamadour, perched high upon a cliff. Southwards by way of Cahors to Toulouse for an overnight.
Drive this morning along the Autoroute des Deux Mers for an orientation walk in Carcassonne. Then, continue eastwards to N卯mes, an elegant city famed for its busy boulevards shaded by lotus trees. Get a view of the Maison Carr茅e, one of the bestpreserved Roman temples in the whole of France. Short picture stop at the famous PONT DU GARD, before reaching Avignon for an overnight.
South this morning to visit Arles, the most famous of all the Provence towns, known the world over by the paintings of Van Gogh. Visit the famous Roman AMPHITHEATER. Stop in Aix-en-Provence to see its main street, the COURS MIRABEAU, lined with plane trees and its 17th-century palace, houses, and fountains. Finally, to the French Riviera on the shores of the Mediterranean. Don鈥檛 miss the optional evening excursion.
Take the opportunity today to enjoy all the amenities of the French Riviera.
First to Grasse for a visit to a PERFUME WORKSHOP. See more of Provence and follow one of France鈥檚 great panoramic routes, the one Napoleon took on his return from Elba in 1815. From Grenoble, join the expressway to the Lyon area.
Travel through the picturesque vineyards and fields of Burgundy to medieval Beaune, the region's wine capital since Roman times, where you visit the famous H脭TEL-DIEU before returning to the French capital and 鈥淐ity of Light,鈥 Paris. Don't miss the optional evening cabaret show, a real Parisian spectacle.
In the included sightseeing with a local expert are many of the best-known Parisian sights: Notre Dame Cathedral, La Sorbonne, Arc de Triomphe, Op茅ra, Madeleine, the Eiffel Tower, the Pyramid near the Louvre, the Invalides, and Champs Elys茅es. Optional excursions are also available to the Palace and Gardens of Versailles and, to celebrate the success of your tour, a French farewell dinner might be just the ticket.
Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning.
PARIS | Kyriad Bercy (ST) or Novotel Defense (F) |
CAEN | Mercure C么te de Nacre (ST) at Herouville |
MONT ST | MICHEL Hotel Vert (ST) or Ibis Avranches Baie du Mont St. Michel (ST) at St Quentin sur le Homme |
LOIRE VALLEY | Novotel (F) at Amboise or Villa Bellagio (ST) at Blois |
BORDEAUX | Mercure Centre Meriadeck (ST) |
TOULOUSE | Radisson Toulouse Airport (F) |
AVIGNON | Ibis Pont de l'Europe (ST) or Ibis Styles Sud (ST) |
FRENCH RIVIERA | Park Inn (ST) at Nice or Quality Mediterranee (ST) at Menton or Ibis Styles (ST) Nice Vieux Port |
LYON AREA | Lyon Ouest (ST) or Parkest (ST) |
PARIS | Kyriad Bercy (ST) or Mercure Porte de Versailles Expo (F) or Ibis Styles Fontenay (ST) |
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