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Paris, Normandy, Loire Valley & Luxembourg
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Susan Kaufman
Bedford, TX Travel Agent· 2 Years of Experience
Susan Kaufman Off to Neverland Travel, an independent agent with Off to Neverland Travel, LLC, a Travel Leaders Network Affiliate Agency
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DESTINATIONS VISITED:France, Luxembourg
PLACES VISITED:Luxembourg
SUGGESTED DURATION:8 Days
Day 1 - Arrival in CDG
Musee d’ Orsay - 9:30-9 Sainte Lazare Station, Luncheon on the Grass, Olympia
Day 2
Louvre - online tickets
Pick up car
Drive to Maffliers (20 min)
Day 3
depart for Rouen (1 hour, 40 mi)
Rouen Cathedral (tallest spire in France), Vieux (medieval old town), Astronomical clock, Market Square (Joan of Arc execution)
drive to Bayeux (1 hours, 45 min)
Day 4
American D-Day beach tour Viator pick up at hotel
Bayeux Museums, Mont St Michel (1 hour, 30 min)
Day 5
drive Bayeux to Amboise (3 hours)
Le Chateau Clos Luce - da Vinci's residence open 9-7, 16E
Chateau Amboise open 9-4, 11.70E (royal residence, Anne Boleyn, da Vinci burial)
Plou et Fils wine tasting free (16 wines)
Day 6
depart for Chartres (2 hours)
Chartres old town & Cathedral - open 8:30-7
Drive to Versailles (1 hour)
Day 7
Walk Versailles grounds 20 E, only palace, then 18E
drive to CDG (45 min) Fly LUX
Day 8
Luxembourg City
Day 9
Flight home!
Close All Days
DAY1
France
Close Day
Museum Day!
9:00 am Musee d'Orsay - see Luncheon on the Grass, Olympia, and Saint Lazare Station
12:00 pm Basilica Saint-Denis (birthplace of Gothic where Sugar worked, royal necropolis), Pantheon (Italian inspired rotunda originally built to honor St. Genevieve, burial place of many French heroes), Shakespeare and Company (bookstore)
Hotel Ares Eiffel
HIGHLIGHTS:
Don't miss Saint Chapelle!
DAY2
France
Close Day
Museum Day! Overnight in Chateau
9:00 am visit Louvre -use entrance from metro station Palais Royal-Musee or Porte des Lions near the river - Buy online tickets
8:00 pm Pick up rental car CDG - passenger minivan with GPS with car damage protection
8:30 pm Drive to Maffliers (20 minutes)
9:00 pm check in Novotel Chateau - booked
4 star
Allee des Marronniers
95560 Maffliers
HIGHLIGHTS:
See Winged Victory - Nike
DAY3
France
Close Day
Rouen - Joan of Arc
8:00 am breakfast
8:45 am depart for Rouen (1 hour, 40 minutes)
10:45 am Rouen Cathedral (Gothic, tallest spire in France), Vieux (medieval old town), Gros-Horloge (astronomical clock), Market Square (site of Joan of Arc’s execution)
????4:00 pm drive to Etretat (Monet's cliffs)- 1 hour, 5 minutes
5:15 pm Falaise d’Etretat. Park in the center of town. 5 minute walk to beach. Left to cliffs, right to chapel.
6:56 pm sunset, dinner
Drive to Bayeux drive 1 hour, 45 minutes.
Alternate -
4:30 pm drive to Bayeux (1 hours, 45 minutes)
6:45 pm check in -Hotel Du Luxembourg Et Restaurant Les 4 Saisons -2 nights
25 Rue Des Bouchers
14400 Bayeux France +33 2 31 92 00 04
7:15 pm dinner
HIGHLIGHTS:
There's a Caravaggio in the Rouen Cathedral!
DAY4
France
Close Day
Bayeux and Normandy
8:00 am breakfast at hotel
8:30 am half day American D-Day beach tour Omaha Beach tour. Tour company will pick us up at the hotel between 8:30 and 8:45.
1:00 pm lunch on own
2:00 pm Bayeux Museums - Bayeux Museum: Tapestry 9.5 E open 9-6:30, Bayeux Cathedral, Normandy museum 7.5E open 10-12:30, 2-6. Both 12 E. MAHB Art Museum 7.5 E. All three - 15 E
alternate plan: Mont St Michel, (drive 1 hour, 30 minutes)
7:00 pm dinner at La Rapiere (Michelin) reservation made
HIGHLIGHTS:
Omaha Beach Tour visiting the American D-Day Beaches with the American Cemetery
DAY5
France
Close Day
Loire Valley
6:00 am drive Bayeux to Amboise (3 hours)
9:00 am Le Chateau Clos Luce (da Vinci) Leonardo da Vinci's residence open 9-7, 16E
2, rue du Clos Lucé
37400 Amboise
Val de Loire
France
Tél. : +33 (0) 2 47 57 00 73
, 11:00 am Chateau Amboise open 9-4, 11.70E (royal residence, Anne Boleyn lived here, da Vinci buried here)
Montée de l'Emir Abd el Kader, 37400 Amboise, France
1:00 pm Plou et Fils wine tasting free (16 wines)
26 rue du General de Gaulle
37530 Charge +33(0)2 47 30 55 17
Hôtel Au Charme Rabelaisien -
25 Rue Rabelais Amboise 37400
HIGHLIGHTS:
Wine tasting in the Loire Valley!
DAY6
France
Close Day
Medieval city of Chartres
8:00 am breakfast
8:45 am depart for Chartres (drive 2 hours)
10:45 am Chartres old town
12:00 pm Tour Chartres Cathedral -Malcolm Miller tour - 10 E No reservations are needed, and the meeting-point is inside the cathedral at the entry to the gift-shop in the north tower., Cathedral open 8:30-7:00 prebook
2:00 pm lunch and Old Town
5:00 pm Drive to Versailles (1 hour)
Hotel - (accor app) Hotel Le Louis Versailles Chateau- MGallery
Approx $250-$300 includes breakfast buffet, onsite
Hôtel Le Louis Versailles Château-MGallery by Sofitel - booked, Expedia
2 Bis Avenue De Paris Versailles Yvelines 78000
Parking $20 E. Walk to Versailles
HIGHLIGHTS:
Walk the labyrinth in Chartres Cathedral
DAY7
France
Close Day
Versailles and fly to Luxembourg
7:30 am breakfast buffet
9:00 am Versailles grounds 20 E, unless only seeing palace, then 18E
9:30 am Versailles Guided tour (plus 10 E) Call +33 (0) 1 30 83 78 00 - booked
6:00 pm drive to CDG (45 minutes) Return car to CDG
9:00 pm Flight Luxair lv 9 pm arrive 9:50 pm
One free checked bag and one free carry on
Hotel - Hilton Luxembourg
HIGHLIGHTS:
The Hall of Mirrors is a must see!
DAY8
Luxembourg
Close Day
Beautiful City of Luxembourg
Luxembourg City
Medieval fortifications, Grand Ducal Palace
Luxembourg American Cemetery
6:40 pm Flight Luxair 6:40 pm
7:40 pm arrive CDG
Hilton Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport Roisseypole, Rue de Rome BP16461, Roissy CDG Cedex 95708 +33-1-4919-777 booked - Hilton
HIGHLIGHTS:
See where General Patton is buried in the American Cemetery!
FINAL THOUGHTS
Girls trip to France and Luxembourg March 2019! I led seven women on a cultural feast through the eastern part of France and added a day in Luxembourg for our resident history teacher. We ate, sipped wine, and saw many historical sites and artwork.