Updated on 09/07/2011
REGIONAL, CULTURAL and TOURIST TOUR
in ILE de FRANCE, BURGUNDY, ALSACE and CHAMPAGNE - 6 DAYS
In private car service with English speaking driver
PRICES are in « Euros » and valid until February 28th, 2012
Tour in Ile de France, Burgundy, Alsace and Champagne, 6 days
Day 1. PARIS/ PROVINS/ TROYES/ DIJON
PROVINS. Overhung by the Cesar tower, surrounded by ramparts, the high city makes us remember what was Provins before, an important site which quickly became a commercial city. TROYES.
This former capital of Champagne, designed in an Italian style, is particularly popular for its shops and for its houses of « champenoise » architecture. DIJON. Of its former splendour when it was the capital of one of the most important kingdoms in Europe, it still preserves an exceptional cultural patrimony, such as the Palace of Dukes and of the States of Burgundy, which is nowadays a part of the Fine Arts Museum.
Accomodation.
Day 2. DIJON. Excursion to the ROAD of the BURGUNDY WINES.
NUITS ST GEORGES. It has given its name to one of the most famous wines of « la Côte d´Or ». BEAUNE. Surrounded by walls and towers of the XIV century. The dukes of Burgundy left there wonderful treasures, such as « l´Hôtel Dieu », that is well-known for its coloured roof-tiles. In this place, every year, the third Sunday of November, old bottles of prestigious wines are sold in public sales. Possibility of tasting Burgundy wines in a local cellar.
Breakfast and accommodation.
Day 3. DIJON/ COLMAR/ STRASBOURG
COLMAR. Wonderful and charming city where the whole Alsace is summarised. The square of the « Ancienne Douane », the « rue des Marchands », and the « rue Mercière » are the heart of the old part of the city. STRASBOURG. Capital of Alsace. City of the Parliament and Council of Europe. To visit « la Petite France », very well conserved historical area with houses of Renaissance style, the Gutenberg square and the Cathedral, a Gothic masterpiece, was built in pink stones of the Vosges and has a tower of 142 meters height.
Breakfast and accommodation.
Day 4. STRASBOURG. Excursion to the ROAD of the ALSACE WINES
MOUNT SAINT ODILE. Since the Middle Ages it has been a pilgrimage town. Saint Odile, saint patroness of Alsace, founded the monastery in the XVIII century. THE ROAD OF ALSACE WINES. Contrarily to what the other French vineyards regions do, the wines produced in this region are known according to the type of grape used to elaborate them. RIQUEWHIR. This town has not changed since the XVI and XVII centuries. It is famous for its Riesling production, one of the best vintages of the region.
Breakfast and accommodation.
Day 5. STRASBOURG/ NANCY/ REIMS
NANCY. To visit the Stanislas square; surrounded by 5 pavilions with arcs and circled by astonishing iron grilles, the garden of « la Pepinnière » and the School of Nancy Museum, called like this because the action of its members to develop the « Art Nouveau » style at the end of the XIX century. REIMS. It was, since the baptism of Clovis in the year 500, the city of the consecrations of French Kings. The Notre-Dame cathedral is a Gothic art masterpiece.
Breakfast and Accommodation.
Day 6. REIMS/ COMPIEGNE/ SENLIS/ CHANTILLY/ PARIS
COMPIEGNE. Royal city because it was the residence of Louis the XV, Louis the XVI, Napoleon I and Napoleon III. It was here that Joan of Arc was captured by the Burgundy soldiers on May 23rd of 1430. SENLIS. Former city of the Middle-Ages kings, it still preserves its paving-stones streets of origineand a Gothic and Renaissance style cathedral. CHANTILLY. Charming city built at the edgeside of the woods of the same name. The castle, which thanks to its situation, its gardens, its museum that shelters several masterpieces, became one of the main French monuments.
PARIS. Arrival at the end of the day and end of the services.
Breakfast .
Prices are per person in double room occupancy and based on:
| 1 pers | 2 pers | 3 pers | 4 pers | 5 pers | 6 pers | 7 pers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 619 | 3 533 | 2 504 | 2 191 | 1 843 | 1 610 | 1 444 |
| Supplement for single room : 319 | ||||||
| Reduction per person in triple room : 15 |
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Services included:
- Transportation in private car with an English speaking driver for 9 hours a day, during 6 days.
- The driver's travel fees, as well as the toll and parking fees.
- Accommodation in superior tourist class hotels with buffet breakfast: 2 nights in Dijon, 2 in Strasbourg and 1 in Reims.
- Insurance for the carried passengers.
Important:
- The names of the superior tourist class hotels will be given after confirmation of the reservation of the tour.
- The entrance fees to museums, monuments and others are not included.
- Historical and general informations concerning the places visited will be given by the driver, except inside museums, monuments, castles and others.
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