Normandy, Brittany, Paris & the Loire Valley 2018
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- Highlights include dinner at a château with a hunting hound demonstration
- visit to D-Day beaches and hands-on exhibits in Normandy
- Golfe du Morbihan cruise
- Monet's Giverny
- the Bayeaux and Apocalypse tapestries
- Musee D'Orsay
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- TAUCK'S YELLOW ROADS! Explore Brittany's rugged headlands, the Normandy coast, historic D-Day beaches and Paris Tauck Exclusive, Select Departures - Tours of April 27; May 4 & 27; June 3; August 24 and 31 will feature a Tauck Exclusive, after-hours visit to Musée du Louvre (visits scheduled for Day 10, 11 or 12), specially priced (see pricing and availability). See Mona Lisa smile, fall in love with Venus de Milo, meet Bernini's sleeping beauty, mingle with Monets, Michelangelos, Rembrandts and Renoirs - without crowds! Tauck Exclusive, Select Departures - Exclusive early-opening visit to Château de Versailles on select departures! Tours of Jun 1, 8; Jul 27; Aug 10; Sep 14 & 21; and Oct 5 enjoy a private early-opening visit to Château de Versailles on the morning of Day 2 prior to visiting Chartres. Explore the Hall of Mirrors, the private Opera House and the Chapel - without crowds! All Small Group Departures enjoy a 3-night stay in Paris at Le Meurice, ranked among the most elegant hotels in the world, combining exceptional 18th century opulence with contemporary chic. Embodying the perfect French palace hotel, Le Meurice is ideally situated between Place de la Concorde and the Louvre; Salvador Dalí was a regular visitor, and the hotel still enjoys a close relationship with noted artists today. Dinner at a private country estate in châteaux country with a hunting hound demonstration in full regalia A cruise along the Golfe du Morbihan (meaning "Little Sea" in Breton), a channeled inlet of small islands that wax and wane with the tide Guided visits to the "must-see" sights of Chartres Cathedral, Mont-St-Michel, Monet's home & gardens at Giverny, the Bayeux and Apocalypse tapestries and Musée d'Orsay Guided walking tours along the cobbled streets of the ancient French towns of Chartres, Rouen, Rochefort-en-Terre, Mont-St-Michel, Vannes & Saint-Malo Airport transfers upon arrival and departure 24 meals (12 breakfasts, 4 lunches, 8 dinners); service charges, gratuities to local guides, admission fees, taxes and porterage
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Tour begins: 6:00 PM, Trianon Palace Versailles. A transfer is included from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport to the Trianon Palace Versailles, a Waldorf Astoria Hotel, less than a mile from Château de Versailles; explore it on an included independent visit today. Join...
Travel from Versailles to Chartres. Watch a demonstration of the time-honored art of creating stained glass at the International Stained-Glass Centre, then see some of the world's greatest examples of the art - more than 27,000 square feet of it, created by artisans o...
The châteaux, gardens, towns and unique culture of the Loire Valley are all yours to explore today. For starters, check out Château de Langeais, overlooking the Loire River, with your local guide for a taste of the royal life of centuries past; the marriage of King Ch...
In Angers, the Loire Valley's center for the wine trade, your guided visit to the 17-towered Château d'Angers affords a view of the renowned 14th-century Apocalypse Tapestry, the longest medieval tapestry in the world. Continue across the countryside to Port du Croues...
Your day begins with a sightseeing cruise along the island-dotted Golfe du Morbihan, and continues with a visit to the flower-filled town of Rochefort-en-Terre. Ablaze with red and pink geraniums from spring to fall thanks to a tradition established a century ago by F...
Take a walking tour of Vannes' ancient walled core; view its Gothic Cathedral, built over a span of 700 years, and stroll through the colorful Promenade de la Garenne. Visit Josselin, dominated by imposing Château Josselin, residence of the aristocratic Rohan family; ...
This morning you'll visit world-famous Mont-St-Michel, a thousand-year-old mountaintop abbey perched on an island off the coast; be prepared for a bit of walking during your exploration of one of Europe's truly unique places. Set dramatically by the sea, St-Malo was o...
Head across the countryside to the Normandy coast; see the celebrated Bayeux Tapestry. A scenic drive through the area along the Yellow Roads brings you to Le Mémorial de Caen, commemorating the sacrifices of World War II and the battle for Caen, and featuring a Peace...
On June 6, 1944, Allied forces landed at invasion beaches along the Normandy coast with code names forever etched in memory - Utah, Gold, Juno, Sword, Omaha. Today, Tauck's local expert introduces you to the events of what the world has come to know as "D-Day." Your m...
Travel to ancient Rouen for a locally guided tour of this historic cathedral town; stop at the modern Church of Ste. Joan of Arc, dedicated to the French heroine burned at the stake in this city in 1431. Continuing along the River Seine, visit the home and gardens of ...
An orientation tour of the legendary French capital - and one of the world's most romantic cities - views landmarks such as the Arc de Triomphe, honoring those who have fought for France, standing at the western end of one of the world's best-known boulevards, the Cha...
Your local guide leads you on a tour of the newly renovated Musée d'Orsay, displaying an extensive collection of 19th-century French Impressionist paintings, sculptures and art objects in the restored Gare d'Orsay, a former railway station originally built for the ...
Tour ends: Paris. A transfer is included from Le Meurice to Paris Charles de Gaulle or Orly airports or Paris' Gare de Lyon, Charles de Gaulle-Station or Gare du Nord train stations. Allow a minimum of 3 hours for flight check-in.
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PORTOFCALL : Paris, France
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