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In private car with English speaking guide-driver,
departure from PARIS
Prices are valid until October 31, 2008
If you are interested by this "2-days Excursion-Tour to Mont Saint Michel and Saint Malo", please, fill in this form.
-TWO DAYS EXCURSION-TOUR to MONT SAINT MICHEL and SAINT MALO
Day 1. PARIS/ LISIEUX/ MONT SAINT MICHEL/ SAINT MALO.
LISIEUX. Typical city of the Normandy region and important pilgrimage site because it is where lived Saint Therese de Lisieux. Visit of the basilica and the House of the Saint.
MONT SAINT MICHEL. The "Marvel of the Western World", as it's called nowadays, was an important centre of pilgrimage during the Middle-Ages and lived its greatest apogee in the 15th century. Visit of the abbey, its extraordinary situation and its remarkable architecture made of it the most splendid abbey in France. The Mont Saint Michel is a jutting rock of about 900 mts round and 80 mts high, covered by surprising constructions of Romanesque and Gothic style which were built during the 10th and 13th centuries. It is attached to the continent by a dyke built in 1877. According to a manuscript dating from the 10th century, Aubert, archbishop of Avranches, dreamed that Saint Michel archangel asked him to built a church on the top ot the "mont Tombe". As soon as the church was built, the "mont Tombe" became "mont Saint Michel". During the Middle Ages, it was the most important pilgrimage place of the Christianity in France welcoming local, regional and European pilgrims who came there to pray the fighter against the Devil, the soldier of God.
The mont Saint Michel is surrounded by walls built in the 15th century, they give a particular aspect to the town and can be crossed during low tide. The abbey is formed by 2 superposed churches and monastic buildings. The Unesco has classified the mont Saint Michel as "World Heritage Site".
SAINT MALO. The surprising and famous "city of pirates" was built on a rocky area at the middle of calm beaches, and into ramparts that surround high buildings with inclined roofs and lofty belfries.
Saint Malo is one of the most fine fortified ensembles in France and a great crucible of celebrities: Jaques Cartier; explorer, Robert Surcouf; sailor, pirate and ship-owner, René Duguay-Trouin; pirate, François de Chateaubriand; writer, Félicité de Lamennais -writer and philosopher-, and so on. Its ramparts at the South face ship-owners' mansions built during the 18th century, which were destroyed during the Second World War and rebuilt in 1945. They are testimonies of the rich splendour obtained thanks to the maritime trade. During the visit, you will see the ramparts and the statues of some of its celebrities, the Quic-en-Croigne tower, the castle that is now the museum of Saint Malo's History, the National fort, the Saint Vincent cathedral with its stained-glasses and so on.
Overnight at the Hotel Central or Hotel Oceania.
Day 2. SAINT MALO/ LE MANS/ CHARTRES/ PARIS
LE MANS. Known for the «Grand Prix»: the 24 hours automobile race, Le Mans owns ancient defensive wall dating from the gallo-roman period, which surround Renaissance houses and also the St Julien's cathedral; testimony of the transition from Roman to Gothic style.
CHARTRES. It is the capital of the Beauce, agricultural region. Since the ancient times, Chartres has been an important religious place, where the worship to the water was practised and where several activities linked to the Eure River were developed. The most important place to visit in Chartres is its Gothic cathedral which towers can be seen from miles away. At the middle of both belfries, the one to the south of Romanesque style and the other to the north of Gothic style, there is the 3 portals of the façade where all the statues represent the life of Jesus. Its interior is gradually illuminated by several colours created by the wonderful stain-glasses windows; some of them date from the 12th and 13th centuries. In its nave, there is the labyrinth; it is the best conserved in France. Ancient houses and narrow streets can be seen around the cathedral. Chartres, for its cathedral, is one of the most important pilgrimage cities in France.
PARIS. Arrival at the end of the day and end of our services.
RATES per PERSON in DOUBLE BEDDED-ROOM and in "EUROS"
Validity until October 31, 2008 (**)
| Number of participants | November/March+ October | April/September |
| 2 pers. | 1 186 | 1 201 |
| 3 pers. | 815 | 830 |
| 4 pers. | 660 | 675 |
| 5 pers. | 543 | 558 |
| 6 pers. | 464 | 479 |
| Supplement for single room | 36 | 44 |
| Reduction per triple room | 10 | 12 |
| (**) Minimum of participants: 2 persons. | ||
SERVICES INCLUDED:
- One night stay in on half-board basis: dinner without drinks and buffet breakfast.
- Two days private car at disposal service, 10 hours per day, with English speaking
guide-driver.
- Hotel and meals driver's expences during the excursion-tour.
- Entrance fees to the abbey of Mont Saint Michel.
HOTELS of MONT SAINT MICHEL and SAINT MALO EXCURSION-TOUR
HOTEL CENTRAL - 3*
6, Grande Rue -- 35400 Saint Malo -- FRANCE -- Phone 02 99 40 87 70
The hotel Central is situated in the heart of Sait-Malo Intra Muros, near the pleasure port, the harbour station, the Conference Hall and the Exhibition Park.
You will appreciate the comfort of a *** hotel with our 52 rooms equipped with bathroom, toilet, phone, Tv, satellite, Canal+, mini-bar, hair-dryer and private car-park.
HOTEL OCEANIA - 4*
2, rue Joseph Loth -- 35400 Saint Malo -- FRANCE -- Tél. 02 99 56 84 84
A stay in St Malo, on the waterfront in a hotel completely renovated in 2008 and ideally located facing the Sillon Beach, few steps from the famous walled town, from the Casino and train station : welcome to Oceania St Malo!
Everything has been thought for your well-being : a bar lounge, a breakfast room and a terrace made in teak with an open view of the sea, an open-air Jacuzzi located in a pleasant patio hedged with a vertical garden!
PAYMENT and CANCELLATION CONDITIONS
PAYMENT.
Pre-payment must be received at least 30 days before the beginning of the excursion-tour.
CANCELLATION.
In case of cancellation, we will apply the following fees:
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