Sample Itinerary
DAY 1 : DEPART USA
EN ROUTE
Depart on your overnight flight to Paris.
DAY 2 – PARIS
HOTEL D’AUBUSSON
Arrive Paris Airport and transfer to your hotel.
DAY 3 – PARIS
HOTEL D’AUBUSSON
Half day tour of Paris and Montmartre with private English speaking driver/guide. Discover Paris and its history through the city’s major landmarks and monuments: Madeleine, Opera, Vendôme Square, Concorde, Arch of Triumph and Champs-Elysées, Invalides, Louvre, and Notre-Dame. Then let yourself be enchanted by the charm of Montmartre where this excursion ends with a walking visit of this artistic and always lively bohemian quarter: Sacré-Coeur, Moulin de la Galette, the vineyards and Place du Tertre. Evening at leisure. (B)
DAY 4 – PARIS
HOTEL D’AUBUSSON
Half day guided tour of the Louvre with your private English speaking guide. Evening dinner cruise with premier seating at the front of the boat to admire “Paris by Night” whilst enjoying a lovely dinner. (B,D)
DAY 5 – PARIS / NORMANDY
LA CHENEVIERE
Meet with your English speaking driver and travel to Normandy. Stop en route in Giverny to visit Monet’s delightful garden and in Rouen to visit the Old Town and the Cathedral which so inspired the same Monet. End your day near the Landing Beaches, at La Cheneviere. (B,D)
DAY 6 – NORMANDY
LA CHENEVIERE
Full day tour of the Landing Beaches and visit of the Caen Memorial Museum. (B,D)
DAY 7 – NORMANDY / BRITTANY
CHATEAU RICHEUX
Today travel to Mont St Michel and enjoy a guided tour of the Abbey. Then across the bay to charming Cancale, famous for its oysters. (B)
DAY 8 – BRITTANY / LOIR VALLEY
CHATEAU DE LA BARRE
Travel into the Loire Valley via Le Mans. This city is famous for its car racing circuit, but it also has a lesser known Old Town well worth a visit. Discover a troglodyte village and the refreshing wines of the Small Loir Valley (not to be confused with the Loire Valley!). This evening you are the guests of Comte and Comtesse de Vanssay in their ancestral Chateau de la Barre. Dinner with your hosts tonight in the Chateau’s formal dining room. (B,D)
DAY 9 – LOIRE VALLEY
CHATEAU DE LA BARRE
Today is spent exploring the amazing Chateaux of the Loire Valley, such as Chenonceau, Amboise, Chambord. For garden aficionados, a visit of Villandry is a must, and we can also arrange visits of smaller private gardens. A great lunch stop is at Leonardo da Vinci’s last home, Clos Luce, and discover Renaissance cuisine at the inn on the grounds. (B)
DAY 10 – LOIRE VALLEY
CHATEAU DE LA BARRE
Today is spent either visiting more castles, or we could arrange a cooking class, wine tasting, visiting a mushroom cave, or even for you to race your own “dream car” such as a Ferrari, Lamborghini or Porsche on Le Mans’ race track! (B)
DAY 11 – LOIRE VALLEY / CHANTILLY
CHATEAU HOTEL MONT ROYAL
Travel back towards Paris to Chantilly, for a visit of the Chantilly Castle, with its exquisite collection of Italian and French paintings and beautiful gardens. (B).
DAY 12 – DEPART PARIS
EN ROUTE Transfer to Charles de Gaulle airport which is only 20 minutes away. Au revoir! (B)
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