Day 1: Normandy motorway. Guided walking tour of the old centre of Rouen (Gros Horloge, Cathedral and the Square where Joan of Arc was burnt at the Stake). View of the newly built Normandy bridge. Honfleur: free time for lunch. The Landing beaches. Omaha Beach: visit to the American cemetery of Saint Laurent. Arromanches (stop).. Dinner and overnight at Novotel Caen (or similar).

Day 2: Visit to Saint-Malo, city of the pirates. Lunch on your own. Guided visit to the abbey of the Mont Saint-Michel. Dinner and overnight in Angers at the Mercure-Lac de Maine hotel (or similar).

Day 3: Angers (view of château from outside). Pass by Cunault and Saumur. Guided visit to the castle of Langeais. Amboise: lunch on your own. Guided visit to the Clos-Lucé, Leonardo da Vinci’s last dwelling. Visit to the gardens of Villandry. Guided walking tour in the charming oldest part of the city of Tours. Dinner and overnight at Mercure Tours Nord Hotel or similar.

Day 4: Guided visit to the castle of Chenonceau. Cheverny: visit to the castle and farewell lunch at Hotel Saint-Hubert. Guided visit to the castle of Chambord.

Summer (08 May - 16 Oct 09)
Return to Paris at around 7pm.

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