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Day 1 |
Departure from the USA bound for
France!
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Day 2 |
Paris
We are met by
our European Institute Tour Director and accompanied to
our centrally located hotel, before we begin exploring
this incredible city.
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Day 3 |
Paris
Today our local guide introduces us to Napoleon's grand
Arc de Triomphe, the famous Champs Elysιes,
Place de la Concorde steeped in France's
turbulent history, magnificent Place Vendome and
finish our tour with a visit to one of Europe's most
beautiful cathedrals, Notre Dame.
After lunch a
visit is included to the Louvre Museum. This
evening we take we to top of the Eiffel Tower for
a 'bird's eye view' of the city!
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Day 4 |
Paris
Our day commences with a visit to a palace that truly
illustrates the wealth of pre-revolutionary France,
Louis XIV's Versailles. Our tour takes us through
the 250 foot long hall of mirrors and the royal
apartments to the magnificent gardens and Marie
Antoinette's Petit Hameau.
Continue to Chartres Cathedral with its famed
stained glass windows (guided by the celebrated
Malcolm Miller when available).
This evening a romantic Seine river cruise is
included.
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Day 5 |
Normandy This morning we
head north to the Normandy, and the D-Day beaches
where the fight for Europe's freedom took place in WWII.
We will visit the museum at Arromanches as well
as the moving American War Cemetery.
Overnight in
the medieval port of St. Malo.
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Day 6 |
Tours It is a short
distance today to the majestic 8th century
Benedictine Abbey of Mont St. Michel. Perched
on a rocky isle in the gulf of Saint Malo, its
awesome fortifications were attacked many times during
the Hundred Years' War, but it was fortunately
never captured.
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Continue to medieval Tours.
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Day 7 |
Tours
Today we visit three of the most impressive Loire
Valley chateaux: Amboise, Chenonceau
and the moated Azay-le-Rideau whose Renaissance
exterior is a sight to behold.
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Day 8 |
Geneva
Area
Your TGV from Paris
takes you through the beautiful countryside to the Swiss
city of Geneva nestling among the majestic
Alps.
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Day 9 |
Geneva
Area
This morning we visit the romantic Castle of Chillon
before returning to explore the charming city of
Geneva.
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Day 10 |
Return to the USA. |
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