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Whether you are one for the bustling cities like Paris and Marseille, or prefer to relax in quiet countryside areas such as Loire Valley and Provence, spoil yourself for choice in France, a country brimming with food, culture, art and history that is bound to entice you.
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FOCUSED MONT ST. MICHEL, FRANCE PHOTO: PHOTO: HIGHLIGHTS Mont St. Michel
FRANCE CARCASSONNE 1 1 Paris Saint-Malo MONACO • Medieval historic • St. Nicholas town LOURDES Cathedral 2 Loire Valley • Opéra de • Basilica of the Monte-Carlo Immaculate • Prince’s Palace of Concep on Flight path FRANCE Monaco BORDEAUX Traverse by coach • St. Emilion Featured destinations MARSEILLE Dordogne Valley vineyards & wine Overnight stays 1 2 • Vieux Port 1 • Notre-Dame de la tas ng Bordeaux Garde LOIRE VALLEY Carcassonne Provence Milan • Palais Longchamp • Chateau d’Amboise Biarrtiz Avignon • Chapel of Saint- 1 1 • Le Panier Lourdes 2 Monaco CANNES Hubert 1 Arles • Pastry-making ST-MALO Cannes Marseille experience • Château de Saint- PROVENCE Malo • Lavender field and MONT ST-MICHEL dis llery • Norman EXCLUSIVES AVIGNON Benedic ne • French pastry making • Palais des Papes • Abbey of St-Michel • Exclusive visit to lavender field (seasonal) • Pont d’Avignon PARIS • Lavender disࢼllery ARLES • Champs-Élysées • St Emilion wine tasࢼng • Arles Amphitheatre • Arc de Triomphe • Mont St Michel • Gallo-Roman • Place de la theatre Concorde • Louvre Museum • Baths of DAY 1 such as the Notre-Dame de la Garde, the Constan ne • Louvre Pyramid HOME MILAN majestic complex of Palais Longchamp • The cryptopor cus • Eiffel Tower Meals on Board and Le Panier, the glorious old town of • Barbegal aqueduct • Galeries Lafaye e Assemble at the airport and get ready to Marseille. Next, proceed to Cannes for a and mill depart to the Milan. brief orientation tour of the city, followed by a novel hands-on experience as you DAY 2 apprentice with a professional chef to MILAN MONACO PROVENCE learn how to make two traditional French DELICACIES Dinner - Local Fare pastries on your own. Enjoy a short tea- Depart for a scenic drive along the time break with the fruits of your labour, Meal Plan Mediterranean Coast to reach Monte- and travel back to Provence to stay for the 10 Breakfasts, 1 High Tea with Snack Carlo in Monaco. See the St. Nicholas night. Before you leave, you may wish to 7 Dinners Cathedral and the Opéra de Monte-Carlo, take up an optional 45-minute cruise at the an opera house built in a similar style to the Calanques National Park to visit the three Palais Garnier opera house in Paris under Cassis calanques – Port Miou, Port Pin and the same architect, Charles Garnier. Indulge En Vau. 4★ HOTELS in a panoramic view of the port and the Optional: Calanques National Park Mediterranean from the Prince’s Palace NICE B4 Plaza of Monaco – the official residence of the DAY 4 AIX-EN-PROVENCE Radisson Blu Monaco royal family for 700 years. Travel to PROVENCE AVIGNON CARCASSONNE Trois Couronnes Provence and retire for the night. Breakfast, Dinner - Local Fare BIARRITZ Holiday Inn A trip to the south of France is not complete BORDEAUX Quality Suites DAY 3 without enjoying the lavender fields of LOIRE VALLEY Novotel PROVENCE MARSEILLE Provence. These purple blossoms come SAINT-MALO Quality Hotel CANNES PROVENCE into bloom during the summer months, PARIS Novotel Breakfast, High tea with self-prepared pastries forming a stunning picture that lasts in *Note: Hotels subject to final confirma on. Kick off your day in the oldest city in France, your memory for a lifetime. Bask in the Should there be changes, customers will be Marseille. Be enthralled by the Vieux Port, fragrant lavender scent as you pay a visit offered similar accommoda ons as stated in also known as the Old Port of Marseille, to a lavender distillery and watch how this list. and the lulling view of the boats swaying these flowers are processed into products along to the rhythm of the waves. Drop like essential oils, perfumes and soap. by other iconic attractions of Marseille, Thereafter, we shall visit a special city –
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Avignon, whose historic centre has been encompassing the castle and surrounding DAY 7 crowned a UNESCO World Heritage site. buildings. Due to its exceptionally lengthy BIARRITZ BORDEAUX A professional guide will bring you on a restoration works done by famous Breakfast, Dinner - Chinese Fare tour of Avignon, which covers the Palais architect Viollet-le-Duc, the historic town Proceed to Bordeaux and enjoy an des Papes, the cathedral and the Pont of Carcassonne has been listed as a orientation tour of the ‘City of art and history’, d’Avignon. During the tour you will enter UNESCO World Heritage Site and a place renowned for its Gothic Cathédrale St- the Palais des Papes, one of the largest and of significant importance. If you are still André, art museums, 18th-century mansions most important medieval Gothic buildings in up for more, you may wish to go on an and urban vineyards. This city was voted the Europe. Before the end of day, you may wish optional tour of the city of Montpellier. 2015 European best destination by travellers. to take up an optional tour to Provence Optional: Montpellier Factory Outlet to do some shopping. DAY 8 Note: The lavender field tour is only available during DAY 6 BORDEAUX DORDOGNE the lavender period (approximately mid-June to CARCASSONNE VALLEY LOIRE VALLEY August). LOURDES BIARRTIZ Breakfast, Dinner-Local Fare Optional: Provence Factory Outlet Breakfast Travel to Dordogne Valley and enjoy the Head to the Corbières region and wander passing countryside scenery as you head to DAY 5 through the winding acres of hills and the vineyards in St. Emilion, the oldest and PROVENCE ARLES landscapes of this quaint countryside. Trek largest wine producing region renowned for CARCASSONNE past the ancient ruined Cathar castles their wine. Embark on a wine-tasting tour of Breakfast, Dinner-Local Fare as you move towards the Pyrenees and this UNESCO World Heritage Site and learn Head to Arles this morning and embark arrive in Lourdes. Visit the Basilica of the more about their wine-making procedures. on a sightseeing tour of this ancient city’s Immaculate Conception, a church erected Then, journey on to Loire Valley for your treasured remnants from the Roman directly above the grotto of the Sanctuary night’s stay. Empire, which include the imposing of Our Lady of Lourdes, a popular holy Arles Amphitheatre, the Gallo-Roman pilgrimage site due the reputed healing DAY 9 theatre, the Baths of Constantine, powers of the Lourdes water. Continue on LOIRE VALLEY the cryptoporticus and the Barbegal to Biarritz, a famous seaside destination Breakfast aqueduct and mill. Then, travel back where you can enjoy a relaxing walk along Begin with a visit to the magnificent to the past in the historic town of the coastline and fall asleep to the sounds of Chateau d’Amboise, yet another UNESCO Carcassonne, a medieval fortified crashing waves. Word Heritage Site which offers a settlement with massive defence walls panoramic view over Loire Valley. Once a
50 Central Europe | EU Holidays favourite of the French kings, the royal residence along with its gardens and collections of art, furniture and musical instruments are open for visitors’ viewing. You can also get an inside look at Leonardo da Vinci’s life through his apartments here, as well as visit the Chapel of Saint-Hubert where he has been laid to rest. You may also wish to take an optional tour of one of the many castles in Loire Valley.
DAY 10 LOIRE VALLEY MONT ST. MICHEL SAINT- MALO Breakfast, Dinner - Local Fare Make a trip to Mont St. Michel in the morning, a small UNESCO World Heritage site located in an island off the coast of the Lower Normandy region in northern France. Visit the spectacular Norman Benedictine Abbey of St. Michel located at the peak of the island, which is surrounded by winding streets and ABBEY OF SENANQUE AND BLOOMING ROWS monastic buildings. Then, continue on LAVENDER FLOWERS, PROVENCE to the ancient walled city of Saint-Malo, a port city that was once home to many interesting characters such as pirates and Travel south for your long awaited Paris shopping (subject to store’s operating explorers and famous for its butter cookies. adventure. First, set out on a guided tour hours). Get a look at the Saint-Malo Cathedral of the city – take in the sights of Champs- Note: The Galleries Lafaye e closed on and the Château de Saint-Malo, originally Élysées, Place de la Concorde, Louvre Christmas & New Year's Day. a symbol of ducal and royal power which Museum and its iconic Louvre Pyramid, DAY 12 now houses a museum covering the long and the Palais Garnier Paris Opera House. PARIS HOME maritime history of Saint-Malo, the WWII Stop at the Arc de Triomphe for a photo Breakfast Occupation as well as the destruction and with the famed monument erected in Enjoy the rest of the day at leisure till it is time reconstruction of the town. honour of the soldiers who fought in the to transfer to the airport for your flight home. Napoleonic Wars. View the cultural icon DAY 11 of Paris – the Eiffel Tower and lastly, head DAY 13 SAINT-MALO PARIS over to the Galeries Lafayette – the biggest HOME SWEET HOME Breakfast, Dinner-Chinese Fare department store in Paris for some souvenir We hope you enjoyed your trip with our company and we look forward to seeing you again for your next trip.
Suggested Excursions: Addi onal ac vi es that complement your holidays will be at your own discre on and is en rely op onal. *minimum group size may apply • Calanques Na onal Park: €49 • Provence Factory Outlet: €25 • Montpellier: €25 • Seine River Cruise: €25
Tipping Guideline: (based on 13D10N) • €91 per person
Note: • A minimum group size of 15 passengers is required for a confirmed departure. • The sequence of the i nerary, flight schedules and hotels are subject to change without prior no ce in the event of unforeseen circumstances. • Ac vi es are subject to weather condi ons. • During major events, accommoda on may be CHATEAU COMTAL BRIDGE LOCATED AT CARCASSONNE re-located to outside of the city or in another city without prior no ce.
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