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NORMANDY, BRITTANY &
CHÂTEAUX COUNTRY 8 DAYS
WITH GLOBUS THE DETAILS ARE DONE.
You’ll always visit the key sites and enjoy more inclusions; inside visits
and special features are shown in UPPERCASE in the tour description,
including admission charges where applicable.
For standard inclusions, see page 8.
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TRIP SCALE Leisurely ■ On the Go
LOCAL FAVORITES
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ALL THIS IS INCLUDED
■ SIGHTSEEING AND MORE
PARIS A special welcome dinner at a local restaurant; ascend the
Eiffel Tower; guided sightseeing, visit Notre Dame Cathedral
ROUEN Walking tour, admire the façade of the cathedral
BEUVRON-EN-AUGE
Cider tasting
CAEN Visit the Memorial Museum for Peace
NORMANDY BEACHES Visit the Normandy American Cemetery
MONT ST. MICHEL Guided visit of the abbey
CHÂTEAUBRIANT Morning break
ANGERS Take pictures of the castle
LOIRE VALLEY Stay two nights on the grounds of splendid
Château du Breuil; full-day guided sightseeing, visit Chambord and
Chenonceau Castles
CIVRAY DE TOURAINE
CHARTRES Visit the gothic cathedral
Wine tasting at the Père Auguste wine cellar
■ HOTELS PARIS Pullman Paris Bercy (SF), CAEN Mercure Centre (F),
MONT ST. MICHEL Mercure Mont St. Michel (F), LOIRE VALLEY Château
du Breuil (F) at Cheverny, PARIS Mövenpick (SF) at Neuilly-sur-Seine
■ MEALS Full buffet breakfast (B) daily; 4 three-course dinners (D)
with wine, including a special welcome dinner in Paris
■ TRANSPORTATION Motorcoach; high-speed Eurostar train (Tour RCE)
■ HEADSETS Throughout the tour
■ FREE WI-FI
available on your motorcoach and in most hotel lobbies
CUSTOMIZE YOUR VACATION
■ EXTRA NIGHTS in Paris, London
■ ADD LONDON TO YOUR VACATION (Tour RCE) with Monograms
(part of the Globus family of brands)
■ AIRPORT TRANSFERS Included if you purchase air from Globus.
Private transfers available for purchase if you book extra nights.
■ MyGLOBUS Personalize your tour ahead of time with additional
excursions. Visit our website for details and conditions.
NOTE For operational reasons, slight schedule changes for the Paris
program cannot be excluded.
MONT SAINT MICHEL
DAY 1 ARRIVE IN PARIS, FRANCE. (Sat.)
Welcome to Paris! At 5.30 pm, meet your Tour Director and traveling
companions, and leave the hotel for a welcome dinner with wine
at one of Paris’ lively restaurants. Then, take the elevator to the
second floor of the EIFFEL TOWER to get a first impression of the
“City of Light.” (D)
DAY 2 PARIS. (Sun.)
Sightseeing with a Local Guide features the Arc de Triomphe, Opéra,
Madeleine, Louvre, and Champs-Elysées. Visit magnificent NOTRE
DAME CATHEDRAL with its Rose Window. Optional excursions are
available to the impressive Palace and Gardens of Versailles, built by
the “Sun King,” Louis XIV, as well as to the artists’ hill of Montmartre,
followed by a cruise on the beautiful Seine River. (B)
DAY 3 PARIS–ROUEN–BEUVRON-EN-AUGE–CAEN. (Mon.)
In Rouen, admire the façade of the cathedral, which was one of
Monet’s favorite subjects for his Series Paintings, where he tried to
prove how a subject was visually influenced by the ever-changing light.
Twenty paintings of the cathedral existed, and many are today in Paris’
Orsay Museum. Time to stroll along the lovely cobblestoned Rue du
Gros-Horloge leading to the square where Joan of Arc was burned
in 1431. Next, stop in Beuvron-en-Auge along the Route du Cidre for
a CIDER TASTING before arriving in Caen. Look forward to a visit
of the fascinating MEMORIAL MUSEUM FOR PEACE with its great
exhibits and audiovisual show about the Battle of Normandy. (B,D)
DAY 4 CAEN–NORMANDY BEACHES–MONT ST. MICHEL. (Tue.)
Focus on the scene of the Allied Forces’ landing on D-Day, June 6,
1944. Drive by Juno Beach, then stop at Gold Beach for a view of
the Mulberry Harbor remains at Arromanches. Visit the AMERICAN
CEMETERY at OMAHA BEACH. Continue to Sainte Mère Eglise,
where American soldiers parachuted into the town the night before
D-Day. Among them was John Steele, whose parachute was caught
in one of the steeples of the church, made famous in the movie The
Longest Day. While here, see the evocative parachute memorial. In
the afternoon, enjoy a guided visit of the famous ABBEY OF MONT
ST. MICHEL, perched on a rocky isle in the Gulf of Saint Malo.
Overnight is on the coast near Mont St. Michel. (B,D)
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AMERICAN CEMETERY, NORMANDY BEACHES
DAY 5 MONT ST. MICHEL–CHÂTEAUBRIANT–ANGERS–
LOIRE VALLEY. (Wed.)
Enjoy a scenic ride right across Brittany via Châteaubriant to Angers.
Stop here for pictures of the impressive 13th-century castle. Then,
continue your journey to the Loire Valley, where you will stay on