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- REIMS CHAMPAGNE, Champagne: the wine of celebrations: 102 €
From April 1st to October 31st, 2008: On Tuesday, Friday and Sunday.
From November 1st, 2008 to March 21st, 2009: On Friday during all winter season. On Tuesday also, except in January and Friday 2009).
Departure at 8.00 AM. Return to Paris at around 6.30 PM.
Licensed multilingual guide.
Visit the cathedral and taste the famous chmapgne wine!
The sacred city of Reims is the capital of the Champagne region
and known throughout the world for its sparkling wine: champagne. Reims is also the city of coronations, most of the French Kings were crowned there.
Our morning orientation tour of Reims includes a guided visit of the Gothic Cathedral. At the superb Mumm champagne cellars, created in 1827, keeping 25 million bottles, we complete the visit with a tasting of the famous Cordon Rouge Champagne wine. Free time for lunch.
In the afternoon, enjoy the picturesque landscape of vines between Reims and Epernay. At Epernay, we visit the prestigious wines cellars of Moet & Chandon* and we taste their reputed wine.
* Or Mercier Champagne cellars
Important: The temperature is rather low in the wine-cellars.
- BURGUNDY, Wine and spirituality in Chablis and Vezelay: 139 €
From April 21st to October 30th, 2008: On Mondays and Thursdays.
Departure at 7.45 AM. Return to Paris at around 7.45 PM.
Licensed guide in English and Spanish.
Lunch included, except drinks.
In Chablis, the rich land of Burgundy, savour the fruit of its wine growers' know-how, and admire Vezelay, recognized as a World heritage site by Unesco.
The Burgundy region offers a natural heritage, rich in both history and specially in art. Since ancient times, its geographical position brought great prosperity as its famous wines magnified during the Middle Ages. Region of famous abbeys, departure point for the crusades and pilgrimage centre, Burgundy has attracted the crowds and political figureheads throughout the centuries. We are going to discover two aspects:
After leaving the Southern highway, we reach the Serein valley at Chablis, surrounded by vineyards: visit to the Michel Laroche cellar and taste the white wine, one of the world's best.
Lunch in the « Bistrot des Grands Crus », drinks are not included.
Continue to Vezelay, the « eternal hill », village classified by UNESCO as one of its cultural world heritage site.
Guided visit to the basilica dedicated to Saint Mary Madeleine, centre of Romanesque architecture and sculpture, which keeps some relics of the Saint.
Free time to browse around the village and opportunity of tasting some red wines of Burgundy before returning to Paris.
- CHATEAUX COUNTRY, The best of the Loire Valley
(a) From April 1st to October 31st, 2008: Daily. Lunch not included: 142 €
(b) From November 1st, 2008 to March 31st, 2009: On Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturday and Sunday, except on December 25 and January 1. Lunch included, except drinks: 161 €
Departure at 7.15 AM. Return to Paris at around 8.00 PM.
With licensed multilingual guide.
Discover the « garden of france » and three of its elegant castles.
During the Renaissance period, the Loire valley was the favourite place of the kings of France and their courtiers. They left us many castles of amazing architectural elegance. Art and history mingle with a certain sweetness of life in this country called « The Garden of France ».
(a) From April 1st to October 31st, 2008:
Chambord*: visit to the royal castle, the largest one in the middle of a vast park.
Chenonceau: guided visit of this elegant Renaissance castle thanks to its bridge-gallery spanning the Cher river.
Lunch on your own in Amboise or Chenonceaux.
Cheverny*: guided visit to the furnished castle still nhabited.
(b) From November 1st, 2008 to March 31st, 2009:
During the winter, this tour includes: In the morning, visit of the castle of Chambord and and the castle of Cheverny. Lunch at hotel Saint Hubert. In the afternoon, visit of the castle of Chenonceau.
* On Saturday:
- From April to September, visit to the castles of Amboise, Chenonceau and
Chambord.
- In October, visit to the castles of Amboise, Chenonceau and Cheverny.
- LANDING BEACHES of NORMANDY, Remember the D-Day: 159 €
From April 1st to October 31st, 2008: On Monday, Wednesday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday.
From November 1th 2008 to March 31st, 2009: On Wednesday
and Saturday, except December 24 and 31 and from January 4th to February 20th, 2009.
Departure at 7.15 AM. Return to Paris at around 9.00 PM.
With licensed guide in English and French.
Visit to the Memorail of Caen and lunch included
Relive the battle of Normandy when visiting some of the famous Landing beaches.
It will be with strong feelings that you will visit some of the areas where the Allies fought to recover freedom in 1944.
This tour includes:
Caen: visit to the Memorial-Peace Museum. Lunch with drinks included. Pointe du Hoc -stop-, Omaha Beach: Saint Laurent -visit of around one hour of the American Cemetery, Arromanches -stop-. On the way back stop before arrival to Paris.
- MOUNT SAINT MICHEL , A bay, a rock and an abbey: 158 €
From April 1st to October 31st, 2008: Daily, except on Sunday and May 1st.
From November 1st, 2008 to March 31st, 2009: On Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, except on December 24 and 31, 2008.
Departure at 7.15 AM. Return at around 10.00 PM.
With licensed multilingual guide.
Lunch with drinks and guided visit included.
A day to remember: visit « the Marvel of the Western World «.
Rocky island located in the biggest bay in Europe, the Mont Saint Michel Abbey, rightly named « the Marvel of the Western World » is still one of the most famous pilgrimage centres since the Middle Ages and reconignized as a World Herirage site by Unesco.
Drive through the green landscapes of the Normandy region.
Around 12.00 AM, lunch with drinks included at the restaurant « Relais Saint Michel » facing the mount.
Guided visit to the Mont Saint Michel Abbey. Free time to stroll around the village.
Departure at 4.30 PM. On the way back, stop on the motor highway.
- ONE DAY IN PROVENCE, With TGV Mediterranee: 272 €
Supplement First class waggon: 75 €.
From April 15th to October 17th, 2008: On Tuesday and Friday
Departure at 07.00 AM. Return to Paris at around 10.30 PM.
With licensed guide in English and Spanish.
With the TGV train, enjoy the Provence region: its brigh light, its picturesque villages and its old monuments.
Over the centuries, Provence was the chosen home of many. First, the Romans, then the Popes followed by many artists and now, living there is quite fashionable. Today thanks to the TGV, world's fastest train, you can easily discover this delightful region, the brightness of its light, the vividness of its colours and the charms of its traditions.
Transfer from the Cityrama terminal to the Gare de Lyon. Board the TGV train. on 2nd class waggon. After covering 700 km -440 miles-
in 2h40 through Burgundy and Rhone Valley, arrive to Avignon to first visit the Pope's Palace -entrance and audioguide included-.
Free time to stroll around the town and have a drink or lunch at a sidewalk café.
Then with your guide, you will leave the banks of the Rhone and the famous Bridge of Avignon and drive to the lovely village of Saint Remi de Provence -stop for photos-. Guided tour of the perched village of Les Baux de Provence: free time for shopping of local products -perfumes, lavender or Provençal fabrics-.
Cross the Rhone River between Tarascon and Beaucaire to reach, in the well kept natural site, the « POnt du Gard », famous Roman aqueduct dating back to the 1st century -guided visit and free time-.
Transfer to the Avignon TGV station to catch the train departing at 8.05 PM. to arrive to Paris-Gare de Lyon at 10.45 PM. End of services.
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