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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 to explore this incredible city.
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Day 3 |
Paris
Today on our city sightseeing tour, our local guide
shows us Napoleon's grand Arc de Triomphe , the
famous Champs Elysιes, la Place de la Concorde,
, the magnificent Place Vendome and we visit one
of Europe's most beautiful cathedrals, Notre Dame.
After lunch a visit is included to the Louvre
Museum to see Da Vinci's masterpiece the Mona
Lisa.
This evening
we go to the 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.
This evening a romantic
Seine river cruise is included.
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Day 5 |
Tours
On our journey to the Loire Valley, we first stop
to visit Chartres Cathedral
(*with celebrated Chartres expert Malcolm Miller
tour when available). Continue on to medieval
Tours.
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Day 6 |
Tours The Loire
Valley is justly famed for its incredible chateaux
and today you will visit three of the most impressive.
The town of Amboise sits on the bank of the river
Loire and is dominated by the medieval castle.
Chenonceau, once home to Catherine de Medici,
is the most charming of the chateaux. We also include
the moated Azay-le-Rideau whose Renaissance
exterior is a sight to behold.
Tonight you will enjoy a Highlight Dinner in the
Loire Valley.
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Day 7 |
Normandy Area This morning
travel 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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Day 8 |
Paris Today we visit the
D-Day beaches and the thought provoking
American Military Cemetery. Next we stop for an
included visit to see the Bayeux Tapestry which
chronicled a far earlier battle, the Norman conquest
of Britain.
Return this
afternoon to Paris and to bid France 'au
revoir'!
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Day 9 |
Return to the USA. |
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