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Mon. BOARD YOUR OVERNIGHT TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT. Day 2: Tue. ARRIVAL IN PARIS, FRANCE. Check into your hotel. Tonight, meet your Tour Director and fellow travelers. Day 3: Wed. PARIS-ROUEN-CAEN. Drive first to the fine old city of Rouen to see its cathedral. Next, a stop in lovely Honfleur and then a second stop in the world-famous seaside resort of Deauville. Overnight in Caen. (B,D) Day 4: Thu. CAEN-NORMANDY LANDING BEACHES-MONT ST. MICHEL. Time to see Caen before a visit to the legendary beaches where the Allied troops landed more than 60 years ago. The highlights are Arromanches, St. Laurant, and the American Cemetery at Omaha. Next, journey to Bayeux, where the famous tapestry is located (entrance fee extra). Then southwards to the unique beauty of Mont St. Michel, which stands on an island reached by a causeway, for an overnight. (B) Day 5: Fri. MONT ST. MICHEL-ANGERS-TOURS. 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 to Tours for two overnights. A chance this evening to join an optional dinner at a typical local restaurant. (B) Day 6: Sat. CHÂTEAUX COUNTRY. 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 châteaux make for splendid panoramas. (B,D) Day 7: Sun. TOURS-POITIERS-LA ROCHELLE-BORDEAUX. Travel on the comfortable Autoroute L’Aquitaine as far as Poitiers. Next stop is the picturesque town of La Rochelle, situated on the Atlantic Coast. Continue westwards into the world-famous Cognac region to visit a museum in Cognac. Then journey to Bordeaux for an overnight. (B,D) Day 8: Mon. BORDEAUX-DORDOGNE-ROCAMADOUR-TOULOUSE. Time for an orientation tour in Bordeaux, then drive into the heart of one of France’s 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. (B) Day 9: Tue. TOULOUSE-AVIGNON. Drive this morning along the Autoroute des Deux Mers for an orientation drive in Carcassonne. Then continue westwards to Nîmes, an elegant city famed for its busy boulevards shaded by lotus trees. Get a view of the Maison Carrée, one of the best-preserved Roman temples in the whole of France. Overnight in nearby Avignon. (B,D) Day 10: Wed. AVIGNON-ARLES-AIX-EN-PROVENCE-FRENCH RIVIERA. South this morning to visit the Roman amphitheater in Arles, the most famous of all the Provence towns, known the world over by the paintings of Van Gogh. 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’t miss the optional evening excursion. (B) Day 11: Thu. FRENCH RIVIERA. Take the opportunity today to enjoy all the amenities of the French Riviera. (B) Day 12: Fri. FRENCH RIVIERA-GRASSE-LYON. First to Grasse for a visit to a perfume workshop. See more of Provence and follow one of France’s great panoramic routes, the one Napoleon took on his return from Elba in 1815. From Grenoble join the expressway to Lyon, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. (B,D) Day 13: Sat. LYON-PARIS. Make a first stop this morning in Beaune, famed for its medieval hospital and its Bourgogne wine. Here enjoy some wine tasting. In the afternoon continue by motorway and reach Paris well in time to enjoy the optional cabaret show. (B) Day 14: Sun. PARIS. Included sightseeing with a local expert starts with an inside visit to Notre Dame Cathedral. Then, many of the best-known Parisian sights: La Sorbonne, Arc de Triomphe, Opéra, Madeleine, the Eiffel Tower, the Pyramid near the Louvre, the Invalides, and Champs Elysées. 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. (B) Day 15: Mon. YOUR HOMEBOUND FLIGHT ARRIVES THE SAME DAY. (B)
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