12 Day Discover Northern France

Highlights

• Visit the remarkable Louvre Museum, home of the Mona Lisa and other celebrated masterpieces
• Travel to the Champagne region to enjoy tastings of this expensive bubbly delight
• Visit the magnificent Reims Cathedral, where French Kings have been crowned
• Tour the home of Claude Monet in Giverny, one of the world’s greatest impressionist painters; view the tranquil gardens that inspired his masterpieces
• Experience the American Cemetery on Omaha Beach, resting place of thousands of U.S. troops. Salute their bravery
• Meet a World War II historian who helps you gain a greater understanding about D-Day and the Normandy beaches
• Visit the WWII Memorial Museum, a stirring monument to peace, with its detailed chronology of events that took place in this region
• Visit iconic Mont St. Michel, magnificently rising from the sea on a mighty rock
• View the 400 foot long Apocalypse Tapestry, that depicts more than 70 scenes from the Book of Revelation, in Angers
• Visit the elegant Chateau de Chenonceau, a jewel of Renaissance architecture
• Dine in a Troglodyte Cave, cut into the face of a cliff - a unique experience
• At the Royal Chateau of Amboise, visit the chapel’s memorial to Leonardo da Vinci
• View Chambord Castle, Loire’s largest Chateau, built in the 16th century by King François I
• In Chartres visit the world-famous Gothic cathedral, considered the greatest in France
• Enter the Palace of Versailles to see the lavish apartments of King Louis 14th and the extravagant Hall of Mirrors
• Walk through the amazing Versailles Gardens and view the spectacular musical fountains