France Seven-Day Adventure

Hotel breakfast
Visit the Peace Memorial in Caen
Lunch at the memorial
Enjoy an excursion to the American Cemetery at St Laurent-sur-Mer, overlooking Omaha Beach
Possible wreath-laying ceremony at the cemetery – subject to availability
Free time to walk down Omaha beach
Board your coach and return to Caen
Dinner
Return to hotel

Hotel Breakfast
Check out of your hotel
Board coach and depart for Paris
OPTION #1: On the way, stop in Giverny and visit the Fondation Claude Monet, home and beautiful gardens of Claude Monet – the Water Garden and the Clos Normand
OPTION #2: Enjoy a cruise on the river Seine. Admire the beautiful banks of the Seine, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with its picturesque bridges and beautiful monuments
Lunch
Enjoy a panoramic tour of Paris with a local guide. See such magnificent sights as Napoleon's Arc de Triomphe, the Eiffel Tower, Concorde and the Champs Elysées
Check into hotel
Dinner

Hotel brekafast
OPTION #1: Visit the great palace of Versailles, the centre of political power in France under Louis XIV
OPTION #2: Enjoy an unguided visit of the Louvre Museum, one of the most visited, oldest, largest, and most famous art galleries and museums in the world
Lunch
Enjoy the best view of Paris from the Montparnasse Tower, one of the tallest skyscraper in France. Enjoy a spectacular view of Paris from the panoramic observation deck
If time, explore the Montmartre, perched high on a hill north of the city centre. By the end of the 19th century, the area was a mecca for artists, writers, poets and their disciples
Dinner
Return to hotel

Hotel breakfast
Check out of hotel and depart for train station
Take the train to Avignon
Transfer from Avignon train station to the city centre.
Lunch
Visit the Palais des Papes. One of the largest buildings of its time, the palace is a veritable fortress where nine popes ruled the Roman Catholic World from 1309 to 1403
See the Pont St Bénézet, made famous by the song 'Sur le Pont d'Avignon'.
Check into hotel
Dinner