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- Day 1 Bonjour Paris You begin in Paris, where past and present weave through Haussmann boulevards, cafe terraces, museum doors and the quays of the Seine. After check-in, there is time to head into the city, where cafe conversations spill out onto the sidewalk and quieter corners wait just beyond the main avenues. You might catch the scent of a croque monsieur warming on the grill or glimpse your first view of the monuments that shape the capital. Today’s Optional Experience will pair a cruise along the Seine with a scenic drive taking in many of the city’s main sights from the sculpture lined Pont Alexandre III to the towering ironwork of the Eiffel Tower. Locations Visited: Paris FR.
- Day 2 From the Arc de Triomphe to the Champs-Élysées Today, your Travel Director guides you along Paris’s grand boulevards, through the heart of the city towards the Arc de Triomphe and Champs-Élysées. The sidewalk stretches before grand avenues open out from the Arc like the points of a star. You may choose an Optional Experience to Montmartre, where you may catch the sweet buttery scent of crêpes wafting down cobbled streets and in Artist’s Square you explore neighborhood once walked by Picasso and Dalí. An Optional Experience dinner will give you time to ease into the evening over food and conversation with your fellow travelers. Locations Visited: Paris FR.
- Day 3 Burgundy Color and Lyon Flavor With Paris behind you, your route turns towards Beaune, a medieval town known for local wine, patterned roof tiles and centuries-old walls. You have time to explore the 15th-century Hôtel-Dieu, where patterned roof tiles echo the autumn colors of Burgundy vines and stone courtyards carry the sound of your footsteps between centuries-old walls. From Beaune, the focus will shift to Lyon, moving from local wine to a city known for classical French cuisine. An orientation tour with your Travel Director will help you get your bearings, with an Optional Experience offering the chance to follow Lyon through the flavors and traditions that helped make it famous. Locations Visited: Paris FR, Beaune FR, Lyon FR.
- Day 4 Through the Rhône Valley, onto the Côte d’Azur South through the Rhône Valley, Aix-en-Provence awaits you with worn stone streets, shaded corners and town squares laid over natural hot springs first known to the Romans. During free time, you can follow the town through gold-toned stone, shaded squares and the low murmur of fountains, with the thought of warm springs still flowing beneath the Roman foundations. The road stretches beyond inland Provence towards the Mediterranean coast as Aix-en-Provence’s golden squares give way to Monaco’s elegant boulevards and the Côte d’Azur. Locations Visited: Lyon FR, Aix-en-Provence FR, Monaco City MC, French Riviera FR.
- Day 5 Relax on the Riviera With a free day on the French Riviera, you could breathe in the fresh sea air with a stroll along the beach or join an Optional Experience to Saint-Paul-de-Vence. In this walled hill town, stone streets, old façades and a quieter hillside setting contrast with the Riviera’s sleek cars, private yachts and waterfront life. It’s another side of the coast, felt through old walls, narrow streets and a softer sense of style. Locations Visited: French Riviera FR.
- Day 6 Brushstrokes of Arles and the Stone of Avignon In Arles, Roman heritage lingers in the stonework around you, from streets and squares to riverside places that helped inspire Van Gogh’s paintings. You may choose an Optional Experience that follows the artist’s time in Arles more closely, moving through the scenes that helped shape his bold brushstrokes. Avignon brings you into the heart of Provence, where the Palais des Papes stands in pale fortress stone. The old city circled by chapels, thick walls and medieval ramparts. At the Pont du Gard, stones placed 2,000 years ago tower over you as you take in the arches of this first-century aqueduct. Locations Visited: French Riviera FR, Arles FR, Avignon FR, Pont du Gard FR, Nimes FR.
- Day 7 Journey From Carcassonne To Candlelit Lourdes Ahead of you, the hillside hardens into Carcassonne’s fortified stone walls, 12th-century architecture and turreted medieval castle. From there, the foothills of the Pyrénées carry you towards Lourdes. Your visit follows in the footsteps of millions of pilgrims who have traveled here to honor St Bernadette and visit the basilica above the Grotto, where she is said to have seen visions of the Virgin Mary. You may also have the opportunity to join a torchlight procession with the pilgrims, warm candlelight flickering through the crowd around you. Locations Visited: Nimes FR, Carcassonne FR, Lourdes FR.
- Day 8 Biarritz’s coastal elegance to Bordeaux’s hilly green On the Atlantic coast, Biarritz sets you beside the ocean, with a resort-town elegance that has drawn European royalty since the 1800s. From the seafront, you might watch waves fold towards the shore or catch a glimpse of a local surfer gliding across the water. An Optional Experience into Basque Country takes you beyond sandy beaches towards lofty peaks. On the road to Bordeaux, the seaside gives way to rolling countryside as you travel through Les Landes. Locations Visited: Lourdes FR, Biarritz FR, Bordeaux FR.
- Day 9 Discover Châteaux across Saint-Émilion And Loire At hilltop Saint-Émilion, château country spreads across the landscape below, with vineyards patterning the slopes beyond the village. You can choose an Optional Experience wine tasting at a French chateau, velvety tannins painting your palate while you hear the history of the vineyard. Later, you'll continue towards the Loire Valley, finishing at your hotel near Tours. Locations Visited: Bordeaux FR, Saint-Émilion FR, Tours FR.
- Day 10 Following the Loire Through Château Country At Château de Chenonceau, the Cher River passes beneath you, lapping softly against the stone as your Local Specialist guides you across the checkered floor of the Long Gallery, crossed by royalty and resistance alike. Inside the Château, tapestries, paintings and Renaissance furniture fill the spaces with fabric, wood and the sense of lives once lived within these walls. Outside, the landscaped gardens draw you down garden paths and into the open air. In Amboise, Leonardo da Vinci’s presumed final resting place, you can wander through the town's beautiful Château grounds or simply gaze out at the Loire Valley unfolding before you. The final Chateau of the day is one of the world's most remarkable. Chateau de Chambord's scale and detail are made to be taken in slowly. Back in Tours, you may choose an Optional Experience: a final evening in the Old Town over Touraine cuisine in a traditional restaurant. Locations Visited: Tours FR, Chenonceaux FR, Amboise FR, Chambord FR, Tours FR.
- Day 11 Normandy Shores: Mont Saint-Michel To Deauville Mont Saint-Michel meets you in salt air and stone, its medieval town rising from a rocky outcrop above the sea. Here, you can hear how the Archangel inspired the Bishop of Avranches to build a church at the summit, a story that still feels woven into the abbey walls and narrow streets. At the D-Day beaches, the sea breeze mingles with whispers of history at the spot where Allied soldiers first landed on the French shore. At the Normandy American Cemetery above Omaha Beach, white marble headstones stand in long rows across the grass, with the sea stirring quietly beyond the bluff. Later, Deauville offers another face of Normandy, with its harbor, racecourse and long association with international film. Locations Visited: Tours FR, Mont-Saint-Michel FR, Omaha Beach FR, Deauville FR.
- Day 12 Artists And Cathedrals: Honfleur To Paris In Honfleur, you can follow the harbor’s edge past moored boats and water brushing the quay, catching the color, reflections and harbor light Monet and other artists returned to on canvas. In Rouen, the place where Joan of Arc was burned at the stake, your path runs through cobbled streets between Gothic churches and the carved stone of its cathedral, with rough walls, pointed arches and old city corners. Paris waits at the end of the day. You may choose an Optional Experience dinner and cabaret performance, with food, music and a sense of celebration. Locations Visited: Deauville FR, Honfleur FR, Rouen FR, Paris FR.
- Day 13 Au Revoir Paris This morning, your journey through France comes to an end. You’ll say a fond au revoir to your Travel Director and fellow travelers, taking the memories of the past 13 days with you as you begin the journey home. Locations Visited: Paris FR.
Name: Highlights of France
Brand: Trafalgar
Quality: Tourist Class
Tour Type: Escorted
Start City: Paris
End City: Paris
Location Summary: Paris, FR
Beaune, FR
Lyon, FR
Aix-en-Provence, FR
Monaco City, MC
French Riviera, FR
Arles, FR
Avignon, FR
Pont du Gard, FR
Nimes, FR
Carcassonne, FR
Lourdes, FR
Biarritz, FR
Bordeaux, FR
Saint-Émilion, FR
Tours, FR
Chenonceaux, FR
Amboise, FR
Chambord, FR
Mont-Saint-Michel, FR
Omaha Beach, FR
Deauville, FR
Honfleur, FR
Rouen, FR
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Highlights
- Dining Summary - 12 Breakfast (B). 3 Dinner (D).
- Essentials - See the Champs-Élysées, Arc de Triomphe and Eiffel Tower. Visit this charming town. Orientation of this gastronomic city. Visit the Principality. Visit an artist's paradise. View the Palace of the Popes and the Pont d'Avignon. Explore the walled city. View St. Bernadette's Grotto. Visit this seaside resort. Orientation tour. Visit the famous wine village. Visit the Château de Chenonceau with your Local Specialist. Visit this iconic UNESCO World Heritage Site and view its famous abbey. Hear about D-Day . Visit this picturesque port. View the cathedral. Visit this elegant Provençal town.
- How You'll Travel - Deluxe coach travel. Selected hotel dinners, with optional meals to purchase. 3-star stays.
- Iconic Experience - Paris: With your Travel Director, you’ll wander through the heart of Paris along its grand boulevards, ornate balconies overhead as cream-stone buildings and tree-lined avenues stretch towards the Arc de Triomphe and Champs-Élysées.. Beaune: Join your Travel Director for an orientation walk through Beaune’s medieval center. Pass wine shops, timber-framed buildings and lively market squares as you get a feel for this historic Burgundy town. Along the way, hear how wine, trade and tradition have shaped daily life in one of France’s best-loved wine capitals.. Lyon: Take in panoramic views of Lyon from Fourvière Hill and explore the city's cobblestone streets on a sightseeing orientation. . Monaco City: Bask in the stunning views on your Monaco Orientation.. Arles: Get your bearings in Arles, a Provençal city shaped by Roman history and artistic spirit. See its honey-stone streets, lively squares and ancient landmarks as you discover why this atmospheric city inspired Vincent van Gogh. From its amphitheater to its cafe culture, Arles offers a vivid introduction to southern France’s rich heritage.. Pont du Gard: See the ancient Roman aqueduct bridge of Pont du Gard, spanning the Gardon River.. Avignon: View the Pont d'Avignon and walk the medieval narrow streets of the Old Town to the Palais des Papes.. Lourdes: Explore Lourdes, globally renowned as a Roman Catholic pilgrimage site and attracting over three million faithful visitors every year. . Bordeaux: See Bordeaux’s boulevards, squares and 18th-century architecture on an orientation drive through the city. Set on the Garonne River, Bordeaux has long been shaped by trade and winemaking, with a historic center that reflects its place as one of France’s best-known wine capitals.. Chateau Chenonceau: Visit Château de Chenonceau or commonly known as 'Ladies Castle' which got its name from the many women who influenced its construction.. Mont-Saint-Michel: Savor your first sight of the fortified island of Mont Saint-Michel and cross the causeway to explore the tidal island town.. Omaha Beach: Join an emotive journey tracing the story of the D-Day landings and visit Omaha Beach. . Honfleur: Admire the harbor town of Honfleur and its beautiful colorful storefronts. .
