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Culture & wines in France

Paris, Provence , French Riviera

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Day 1 : Arrival in Paris

Arrival Paris CDG Airport.

Meet your guide and driver at the airport.

Morning Panoramic tour of Paris in the morning

Coach transfer to hotel.

Afternoon at leisure.

 Transfer by coach to cruise boat.

Welcome Dinner on the Seine (Boat Capitaine Fracasse MOF chef)

Night Hotel 4*

Services included:

• Coach transfer from CDG Airport to your hotel in Paris, including panoramic city tour.
• English speaking guide from CDG Airport to Hotel for the panoramic city tour.
• Coach transfer from Hotel to Cruise boat and back after dinner.
• Diner Cruise on the Capitaine Fracasse Boat
• Night in Hotel Edourad 7- hotel 4* superior room.

Day 2 : Louvre Museum

Meet your guide at your hotel and walk to Le Louvre Museum, passing by Musee d’Orsay and the banks of the Seine River.

Enjoy a 2-hour guided tour of the Museum, of the Main highlights of the largest Museum of the World! There are plenty of good reasons to visit the Louvre! So many works of art to discover in this fabulous museum that used to be a royal palace! After the tour, some free time will allow you to continue the visit of the Museum on your own.

Time on your own for lunch, where better than the museum’s restful gardens or within the Museum?

Enjoy a guided tour of Ile de la Cité (without Notre-Dame, still closed till 2024…) :

Cross over to the Ile de la Cité and enjoy a walk along the riverbanks and through the charming flower market and reach the Sainte Chapelle.

Famous for its dazzling medieval stained-glass windows and candlelight concerts, Sainte Chapelle is another Gothic gem on Île de la Cité. In a city filled with magnificent churches, the beauty of this small chapel built to house religious relics has no equal. Many Paris visitors overlook the Conciergerie, Île de la Cité’s third magnificent medieval attraction, in favor of Notre Dame and Saint Chapelle, its more famous neighbors. That’s a pity because this UNESCO World Heritage site is a stunning example of 13th century secular Gothic architecture than its fair share of Paris sights: the Pont Neuf, the Pont de l’Archevêché and Notre Dame cathedral (always closed for restauration), to name only three.

Night in hotel 4*- Superior room

Services included:

• Full day Guide services 9am-5pm
• Entrance fees to Louvre Museum
• Night in Hotel, breakfast and city taxes

Day 3 : Eiffel Tower  and Napoleon Tomb

Morning Tour: Meet your guide at your hotel.  Transfer by Batobus from le Louvre bateaubus station to the Eiffel Tower. Enjoy a short view of Paris from the Seine.

You will make a Walking tour with local guide until the Tour Eiffel. You will of course enjoy a specular view from 2de floor of the Iron Lady!

After this visit you guide will accompany you to the Hotel des Invalides where Napoleon 1st’ tomb is located. You will have a private visit of the church and the museum.

You will come back with your guide at the Hotel by Batobus.

Lunch at leisure

Afternoon at leisure (optional Opéra Garnier visit)

Dinner at leisure under our recommendation.

Night in hotel 4*- Superior room

Services included:

• 5-hour Guide services
• Batobus full day tickets
• Entrance fees to Eiffel tower and Invalides.
• Night in Hotel, breakfast, and city taxes

Afternoon Optional : Guided visit of Opera Garnier.

Initiated by Napoleon III after an attempted attack and inaugurated in January 1875, it was after 15 years of work carried out by Charles Garnier, an architect unknown at the time, that the Palais Garnier was born. Today, this building, also called Opéra Garnier is one of the most emblematic monuments of the 9th arrondissement.

Spread over an area of 11,000 m², this eclectic style building will charm you with its many influences: Louvre Museum, Palace of Versailles…

Enter the largest opera house in France and enjoy its famous grand staircase, the Bassin de la Pythie or its sumptuous grand foyer and lounges.

Day 4 : Versailles

Morning departure with coach and guide to Versailles, about an hour away from Paris.

Composed of the Palace, the gardens, the Park, the Trianon estate and several buildings in town, today the Estate of Versailles spreads over more than 800 hectares.

You will visit Versailles Grand apartments and the gardens during this morning.

(For a group up to 25 pax 2 guides are necessary)

Drive back to Paris and lunch and afternoon at leisure for shopping or to continue your discoveries on your own.

Dinner at leisure

Night in  hotel 4*- Superior room

Optional : Private apartments of the King in Versailles -(suppl by group of 15 pax 600€) ask us for a quote.

Lunch at La Flotille restaurant in Versailles ( ask us for a quote)before going back to Paris.

Services included:

• 5-hour Guide services
• 5-hour coach services from Paris to Versailles and back.
• Entrance fees to Versailles Palace.
• Night in Hotel, breakfast, and city taxes

Day 5 – Transfer to Avignon

Coach transfer to Paris Gare de Lyon station and fast speed train to Avignon.

Coach transfer to Avignon city center and lunch in the city.

In the afternoon, enjoy a guided tour of the Popes Palace, the largest Gothic Palace in Europe before discovering the famous Bridge of Avignon.

In a group, with the family, on your own or with your special someone… from the other side of the globe or from down the street … Whether you are an expert on history, an architecture lover, fascinated by the Middle Ages or simply curious, whether you have time for a quick glance or can spend the day … There are countless ways to visit the Palace of the Popes!

End of the day at leisure

Dinner at leisure

Night in the city center of Avignon. Hôtel 4*- Superior room

Services included:

• 2-hour Guide services in Avignon
• TGV tickets one way.
• Coach transfer from your hotel in Paris to Paris Station & from Avignon TGV station to Hotel in Avignon
• Lunch in a traditional restaurant in Avignon
• Entrance fees to Pope Palace and bridge in Avignon
• Night in Hotel, breakfast, and city taxes

Day 6–  Gigondas – Châteauneuf du Pape – Pont du Gard

Meet your driver and guide and drive to Gigondas, where a sommelier awaits you to discover the vineyards. Enjoy a Grand crus of the Rhone Valley tasting.

Drive to Chateauneuf du Pape and enjoy a lunch in a traditional restaurant.

Optional : Wine tasting in Chateauneuf du Pape.

After lunch, drive to le Pont du Gard. Enjoy a guided visit of the site: discover how this incredible Roman aqueduct was built, its natural surroundings.

The Pont du Gard is a Roman monument built halfway through the 1st century AD. It is the principal construction in a 50 km long aqueduct that supplied the city of Nîmes, formerly known as Nemausus, with water. Built as a three-level aqueduct standing 50 m high, it allowed water to flow across the Gardon river.

In essence, the bridge is constructed out of soft yellow limestone blocks, taken from a nearby quarry that borders the river. The highest part of the structure is made out of breeze blocks joined together with mortar. It is topped by a device designed to bear the water channel, whose stone slabs are covered with calcium deposits.

In designing this three-storey bridge, which measures 360 m at its longest point along the top, the Roman architects and hydraulic engineers created a technical masterpiece that stands today as a work of art.

Drive back to Avignon

Dinner at leisure

Night in the city center of Avignon. Hôtel 4*- Superior room

Services included:

• Full day Guide services in Avignon
• Full day coach services
• Lunch in a traditional restaurant in Chateauneuf du Pape.
• Entrance fees to Pont du Gard and tasting.
• Night in Hotel. Breakfast and city taxes included

Day 7 –  Gordes

Departure in the morning with your driver and guide.

First stop at Abbaye de Senanque and guided visit of the abbey,

The Abbey of Notre-Dame de Sénanque has been nestled in the hollow of a Provencal valley since the 12th century and is one of the purest examples of early Cistercian architecture.

As it was nearly a thousand years ago, the Abbey is home to a community of Cistercian friars who live according to the Rule of Saint Benedict.

The community harmoniously divides its life between prayer, lectio divina and work. Seven times a day, the community gathers in the abbey church to pray.

The monks of Sénanque, in a concern of sharing, open the doors of their Abbey to the visitors: the visit thus makes it possible to admire the abbey church, the old dormitory, the cloister, the room of the chauffoir and the room of the chapter, built in the 12th and 13th centuries

After the visit of the Abbey, you will enjoy some free time in one of the most beautiful hill topped village of Provence, Gordes, sublimated by the centuries and the work of man.

In the afternoon, drive to the French Riviera.

Night in Nice.  Hôtel 4*- Superior room

Services included:

• Full day coach services
• Lunch in a traditional restaurant
• Entrance fees to Senanque Abbey for a guided tour.
• Night in hotel, breakfasts, city taxes

Day 8 – Grasse – St Paul de Vence – Cannes

Departure by coach to Grasse, Capital of French Perfumes.

Visit of a factory where you will discover the subtle process of crafting perfumes.

Stop in Saint-Paul de Vence, one of the most beautiful villages of the region. Follow in the footsteps of the many artists who lived in the region (Matisse and Chagall among others)

Marc Chagall said that in Saint-Paul de Vence was “the most beautiful light that is”. The artist participated in the foundation named after the famous couple of art dealers, Aimé and Marguerite Maeght. Located near the village, the foundation has made known to the world, artists such as Braque, Modigliani, Giacometti or Miro …

Lunch in the village.

Optional : Visit of Maeght Fondation

Drive to Cannes. Stop in Cannes where there is the traditional Film festival. Enjoy some free time to discover La Croisette and  shopping

Drive to Nice

Diner at leisure.

Night in Nice.  Hôtel 4*- Superior room

Services included:

• Full day coach services
• Full day guide services
• Lunch in the restaurant I St Paul de Vence
• Entrance fees to the perfume factory
• Night in hotel, breakfasts, city taxes

Day 9– Monaco

Departure by coach to Monaco.

The Principality of Monaco offers a multifaceted world and invites you to discover it all. It is a major cultural center complete with museums, sumptuous hotels and a haven of gastronomy. It is a world apart with its princes and princesses, its 125 nationalities and its numerous traditions.

Walk to the “Rock” to visit the old town, the cathedral, the palace of the Prince, the changing of its guard at 11:55 am and the oceanographic museum. Then, go to Monte Carlo, France to see the historic Casino and Paris hotel. You might like to follow the Formula 1 racetrack…and get a sense of the atmosphere of one of the biggest social events of the year. Simply strolling through the secret and narrow streets of Monte Carlo, France is a pleasure.

Lunch at leisure in Monaco before driving back to Nice

Afternoon at leisure

7pm: drive to a village north of Nice- farewell dinner.

Private Reception in the winery including wine tasting, followed by a dinner in a privatized desacralized chapel.

Night in Nice.  Hôtel 4*-Superior room

Services included:

• 6-hour guide services
• 6-hour coach services in Nice
• Coach transfer to the winery and back to hotel
• Farewell dinner in a privatized winery
• Night in hotel, breakfast and city taxes.

Day 10– Departure

Free time in the city before between transferred to Nice airport.

Services included:

• Coach transfer from your hotel to Nice Airport.

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