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Your day will be dedicated
to the French Renaissance: visit the Château d'Amboise, overlooking
on the Loire river, where Leonardo de Vinci spent the last few years
of his life. Later enjoy the elegant Château de Chenonceaux
which forms a bridge on the Cher river, once the residence of Diane
de Poitiers, king Henri II's mistress.
As an option to Amboise, you may prefer visit the Château de
Cheverny, still privately owned today by the same family who owned
it in the XVIIth century. End your day with the impressive Château
de Chambord and its beautiful terraces overlooking on the domain where
are living hundreds of dears and bores… |
| Champagne (10
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Drive towards Epernay, crossing local quaint villages and visit
the worldwide famous cellar of Moët & Chandon. They have
miles of cellars and some are dating from the Romans' days. After
a wine tasting, probably a Brut Impérial or a Champagne Millésimé,
continue your journey to Reims were the kings of France were crowned,
and enjoy lunch there. Reims has a large variety of 1930's architecture.
The afternoon will be dedicated to the gothic Cathedral : this is
where King Clovis was baptised in 496 and became the first Christian
king in France. Later in 1429, Charles VII coronation took place
here and Joan of Ark stood right beside him during the ceremony…
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| Normandy - D
Day (12 hours) |
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Your day will be devoted to the memory
of the landing operations on June 6th, 1944. After visiting the Memorial
de Caen with your guide, continue towards the beaches and discover
were the Overlord took place. Visit the famous Pointe du hoc where
the Rangers climbed up a cliff to cease a German battery, the bombings
were so massive that even today the ground is still removed.
A little further, the Cemetery at Omaha is very emotional with almost
10.000 graves of young American soldiers who crossed the Atlantic
to free Europe. Finally at Arromanches, you will see the remains of
the artificial harbour built by the allies to supply their armies… |
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