Paris and the Riviera

Day 1:

Overnight Flight to Paris

Day 2:

Welcome to France!

• Meet your Tour Director at the airport
  
• Explore Paris on foot with your Tour Director, walking the cobbled streets of the Latin Quarter, crossing onto Île de la Cité, and pausing by the flying buttresses of Notre-Dame Cathedral

Day 3:

Explore Paris

• Guided by a local expert, follow the thread of revolution and elegance through Paris’s grand boulevards. From the Arc de Triomphe to the Eiffel Tower and Place de la Concorde, experience a city that lives and breathes its joie de vivre
• Free time or Optional Guided excursion to Versailles
• Opt to take a guided excursion to Versailles. Explore the Hall of Mirrors, State Apartments, and sprawling gardens once home to the Sun King

Day 4:

Paris

• Visit the Louvre, home to the Mona Lisa and a world-spanning collection housed beneath a modern glass pyramid and royal palace walls
  
• Free time or Optional Cooking class
• Opt to join a hands-on cooking class, where you’ll prepare (and enjoy) a traditional meal while learning the stories and flavors behind each ingredient
• Enjoy a Seine River cruise in Paris, gliding past bridges and landmarks as city lights shimmer on the water
  

Day 5:

Paris - Provence

• Travel by TGV train to Avignon, cutting swiftly through the French countryside aboard France’s famed high-speed rail
  
• Explore Avignon with your Tour Director, walking the cobbled lanes between the towering Palais des Papes and the remnants of the Pont d’Avignon stretching toward the Rhône

Day 6:

Explore Provence

• Explore Provence with your Tour Director. Visit the Roman aqueduct at Pont du Gard, step inside the arena at Nîmes, and wander the narrow stone streets of Les Baux de Provence set into the rock
• Visit the Pont du Gard, a remarkably preserved Roman aqueduct spanning the Gardon River with monumental grace
  
• Visit the Nîmes Amphitheater and explore one of the best-preserved Roman arenas in the world where gladiators once battled and crowds gathered for grand spectacles
  

Day 7:

Provence - French Riviera

• Travel to Côte d’Azur via Aix-en-Provence & Cassis
  
• Enjoy a Calanques cruise and take in limestone cliffs, turquoise coves, and sea-sculpted coastlines
  
• Explore Nice with your Tour Director, from the colorful markets and alleys of Vieux Nice to the sea breeze and curve of the Promenade des Anglais along the Mediterranean

Day 8:

Explore Monaco & Èze

• Explore Monaco and Èze with your Tour Director. See the Prince’s Palace overlooking the harbor, then visit a traditional parfumerie in Èze, where flowers and craft define the hillside village
• Enjoy a special farewell dinner to celebrate your journey and share a final meal with your group
  

Day 9:

Depart for home