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SPECIAL TRIPS IN FRANCE
These special trips will allow you to know some places or to make a particular activity in different parts of France. Little by little, we will improve it with some more trips.
ALSACE
STRABOURG and the ALSATIAN WINE ROAD - 4 day trip
Strasbourg is the intellectual and economical capital of Alsace region, besides that it is also the "capital" of Europe as being the seat of Europe, of the European Council and of the European Parliament. This charming city fascinates by its surprising cathedral, its narrow and old streets with wooden houses at both sides and streets with modern buildings around them.
Once in Strasbourg to make an excursion to the Alsatian Wine Roads is a must because the beauty of its landscapes with its hills covered by vineyards, its typical old towns; most of them producers of wine; and the quality of its wines of particular taste.
AQUITAINE
OENOLOGICAL STAY in BORDEAUX - 3 day trip
If you love red wines, then Bordeaux's region can not be ignored. It offers red wines among the most prestigious of France. Through this tasty tour, you will be lead to discover castles of Médoc, Pauillac, Saint-Emilion, Pomerol, Mouton-Rothschild and others. You will also be invited to the discover of wine making process as well as the tasting of those wines of worldwide reputation.
THE BEST OF BORDEAUX'S REGION - 5 day trip
During this stay in Bordeaux's region, you will have the opportunity to taste the most prestigious wines of the world, such as the ones from Médoc or from Saint-Emilion; you will also be invisted to discover the Aracachon Bay, with its oyster parks, its Birds Island, and the "Winter City", a calm and magic area of Arcachon.
BURGUNDY
ESCAPE to BURGUNDY - 3 day trip
Burgundy invites you to come and discover its cultural heritage, notably thanks to the discovery of its world-famous vineyards and its renowned gastronomy, but also through the unique historic and architectural heritage that the famous Dukes of Burgundy gave us.
CENTRE and LOIRE VALLEY
CHATEAUX COUNTRY-LOIRE VALLEY - 2 day trip
With a prestigious past, this region is famous for its wonderful castles where the French way of life was born during the Renaissance times. Nowadays, the Loire valley is still a charming region for its old villages and cities, for the beauty of its woods and for the small rivers that accompany the king of the French rivers: the Loire!
CHAMPAGNE
ESCAPE to CHAMPAGNE - 2 day trip
Champagne wine appeared at the same time as French history origins, more precisely with the coronation of Clovis -king of the Franks, by Remi, first bishop of Rheims. Indeed, Remi, whom Rheims city hold the name, was as every ecclesiastical of that time a conscientious vine-grower. So, Champagne region and the French monarchy had at their birth the same patron.
FRENCH RIVIERA
FRENCH RIVIERA from SAINT Paul de VENCE - 4 day trip
Well installed in the Mas d'Artigny in Saint Paul de Vence, you will discover the most prestigious sites of the Mediterranean Sea renowned for their history, their gastronomy and their natural beauties. You will find a lot of reasons to visit the most important city which is Nice but also the smallest one that is Eze.
NORMANDY and BRITTANY
MONT SAINT MICHEL and SAINT MALO - 2 day trip
Situated in an immense bay which is practically silt up, Mont Saint Michel, also called "Mont Tombe" -Tomb in the Hill-, is without any doubt one of the most extraordinary sites in France. It's a granite island which owns imposing dimensions: 900m of circumference and 80m high. On this, set up a splendid Romanesque and Gothic building which dates from the 16th century. Due to its original situation and the beauty of its monuments, Mont Saint Michel is also known as the "Merveille de l'Occident", Marvel of the Western World.
MONT SAINT MICHEL and BRITTANY - 3 day trip
After having visited and admired the Mont Saint Michel, discover a part of the mysterious Brittany region, the one situated at the side of Normandy. You will be enchanted by Saint Malo, the "City of the pirates"; Cancale, a colourful summer resort and also important oysters' producer;
Dinard, where you will admire the diversity of its constructions dating since the 19th century; Dinan, picturesque medieval village surrounded by the oldest walls of Brittany; and Rennes, capital of Brittany where can be admired old and Classic style constructions.
PROVENCE
FAMOUS PAINTERS in PROVENCE - 5 day trip
Since the 19th century, thanks to the creation of the railway line Paris-Lyon-Marseilles in 1854, the regions of Provence, Alps and the French Riviera were visited and painted by famous painters who were full of admiration for the Mediterranean landscapes and the change of the light. Cezanne, Pissarro, Van Gogh, Monet were some of the impressionist painters that used to visit the Provence region.
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