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Full day panoramic tour of Paris including La Sorbonne, Boulevard St Germain, Eiffel Tower, Champs Elysées and Rue de Rivoli.
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Louvre Museum, home of the celebrated Mona Lisa and many other works of art and artefacts from antiquity.
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Notre Dame Cathedral, described as the greatest masterpiece of the Middle Ages.
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Evening of typical Parisian entertainment, perhaps at the Moulin Rouge.
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Dinner & overnight Paris.
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Morning tour to the Palace of Versailles, a hunting lodge transformed by Louis XIV into the grandest royal residence in Europe.
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Afternoon visit to the impressive Les Invalids Army Museum, with exhibitions on Napoleon and World War II.
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Evening visit to the Eiffel Tower for spectacular views across Paris at night.
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Dinner & overnight Paris.
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Drive to Normandy for a tour of the D-Day Beaches, Pegasus Bridgeand Arromanche Mulberry Harbour. The group will also have an opportunity to pay their respects at the US Military cemetery at St Laurent sur Mer.
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Dinner & overnight Normandy.
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Bayeux Tapestry, the famous depiction of William the Conqueror’s triumph at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 and probably the most important pictorial image of the 11th century.
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Mont Saint-Michel, the iconic medieval abbey perched on an island hill top across the water from mainland France.
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Dinner & overnight Normandy.
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The historic city Rouen and a visit to place du Vieux-Marche, where Joan of Arc was burnt alive and see the modern memorial church in her name. Visit to the Joan of Arc museum and the remains of the castle in which Joan of Arc was sentenced to death.
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Monet’s house and gardens at Giverny, where the acclaimed artist lived until his death in 1926. Opportunity to see the famous water-lily pond.
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Dinner & overnight Paris.