Highlights of Fr nce YOUR HOLIDAY Day 5 FRENCH RIVERIA FREE DAY American cemetery at Omaha Beach before • Rest and relaxation are the order of the day on arriving in Deauville. (B, D) Hotel: Ibis Centre INCLUSIONS the French Riviera, but when you're ready to Day 12 DEAUVILLE – HONFLEUR – ROUEN – 13 DAYS pull yourself away from the sun-lounger, opt for • PARIS 1 12 Nights accommodation a visit to the pretty hill-top town of Saint-Paul- • de-Vence and Nice. (B) It's easy to see why the colourful port town of Honfl eur was immortalised on canvas by many 2 COUNTRIES 12 Breakfasts • Day 6 FRENCH RIVIERA – PONT DU GARD – of the world's greatest artists. Next head to • NÎMES 1 Rouen then return to the French capital for a FROM US$141 5 Three-course dinners There's not a stone out of place as you'll night on your own. (B) Hotel: Novotel Pont de * • Sevres PER DAY City orientation tours discover yourself when you view the • magnifi cent Pont du Gard. Continue to Nîmes to Day 13 DEPART PARIS Start: Paris see how the Roman Empire left its magic touch • • on its architecture. During your afternoon you And just like that, you've seen all the highlights could choose to delve into the secret stories of France. From Paris and beyond, you'll be
End: Paris and life of Vincent van Gogh. (B, D) Hotel: C fi nishing your trip this morning with a lifetime's • Suites Nîmes supply of memories. Say a fond au revoir to Trip code: FHIG your Travel Director and newfound friends. If • Day 7 NÎMES – CARCASSONNE – LOURDES you are leaving today, transfers are available to • 1 Charles de Gaulle Airport. Conditions apply. (B) Up fi rst today is an orientation tour of FROM Carcassonne, a medieval town set behind fortifi ed stone walls. Your next stop is the US$1825 pilgrimage town of Lourdes. Explore the YOUR OPTIONS Basilica perched atop St. Bernadette's Grotto *PER PERSON then join devoted pilgrims for an optional HERE ARE SOME OPTIONS THAT YOU CAN TWIN SHARE torchlight procession. (B, D) Hotel: Mercure PURCHASE ON TOUR TO MAKE YOUR TRIP AS Imperial UNIQUE AS YOU ARE: Day 8 LOURDES – BIARRITZ – BORDEAUX KICK UP YOUR FEET AT THE CABARET • 1 Have some fun amidst the feathers and frills of a Parisian cabaret – an unforgettable dinner Take your cue from the European royals who and performance at one of Paris's most famous • Day 1 ARRIVE PARIS 2 have been visiting Biarritz since the 1800s cabaret venues. This is one capital city that doesn't hold back and fi nd your new favourite spot on a wicker ST-PAUL-DE-VENCE AND NICE and doesn't expect you to either. You might like chair in the sun. You could choose an Optional Visit Saint-Paul-de-Vence and Nice with a Local to get a head start on your sightseeing and join Experience into the Pyrénées instead before Specialist who will reveal why both are popular an Optional Experience this evening, including your journey continues to Bordeaux. (B) haunts for celebrities seeking the warmth and dinner and a scenic drive. Hotel: Novotel 14 Hotel: Ibis Centre Meriadeck privacy of a Mediterranean retreat. Porte d’Orléans WINE TASTING IN A FRENCH CHÂTEAU Day 9 BORDEAUX – ST. ÉMILION – TOURS Explore the fl avours of the world's most famous Day 2 PARIS SIGHTSEEING AND FREE TIME • 2 wine region when you visit a historic French château and vineyard, where you'll explore the • Hit its grand boulevards on a city sightseeing Today's scenic drive takes you past St. Émilion and the unusual buildings of Futuroscope, the underground cellars and learn how the local tour conducted by your Travel Director in the Bordeaux wine is made. heart of Paris, including the Arc de Triomphe amusement and science theme park at Poitiers. and Champs Élysées. Don't resist the urge This is château country and there's no better Check online for a range of crafted optional to join an optional visit to Montmartre this way to explore it than joining an optional wine experiences to customise your trip: afternoon, followed by an optional dinner and tasting at a UNESCO-listed vineyard. Later costsavertour.com/tours/highlights-of-france cabaret performance. (B) arrive in the city of Tours. (B, D) Hotel: Ibis Styles Sud Day 3 PARIS – BEAUNE – LYON 1 Day 10 LOIRE VALLEY AND CHÂTEAU • Au revoir Paris. Our sights are set on medieval • EXCURSION Beaune where the o cial joie de vivre is the local wine. In Lyon, consider joining Indulge your inner king or queen on a whimsical an Optional Experience which will deliver tour to the fairy-tale Chenonceau Château with France's gastronomic capital on a plate. (B) a Local Specialist. Continue to the Château Hotel: Campanile Berge Du Rhone d'Amboise where Leonardo da Vinci is said to be buried then head to the splendid Château de Day 4 LYON – AVIGNON – MONACO – Chambord. (B) • FRENCH RIVIERA 2 Day 11 TOURS – MONT ST. MICHEL – D-DAY Honfleur A brief brush with the Papacy in the 14 th century Rouen • LANDING BEACHES (OMAHA) – has gifted Avignon with some of the world's 1 DEAUVILLE 1 DEAUVILLE most incredible religious architectural legacies. Omaha Beach View its Palace of the Popes and St. Bénezet Only the epic sight of a medieval town rising D-Day Landing 1 2 PARIS out of the sea could compete with the beauty of Beaches Bridge before your journey southwards to the the Loire Valley and your visit to Mont St. Michel Mont Principality of Monaco and the Côte d'Azur. St. Michel (B, D) Hotel: Zenitude Le Cannet will certainly not disappoint. Continue to the iconic D-Day landing beaches and visit the
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