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| Paris &
Versailles (8 hours) |
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In the morning enjoy discovering Paris
with a panoramic sightseeing tour, including a detailed explanation
of Notre Dame, a stop in Montmartre and by the Eiffel Tower or anywhere
else you feel. See the major monuments of the city of lights, drive
by the Invalides, the Champs Elysées, the Tuileries gardens…
After lunch discover the Palace of Versailles and its beautiful gardens:
your Driver Guide will guide you through he States apartments where
the Hall of Mirrors is, then you will experiment a stroll in the outstanding
gardens (fountains available on week-ends). |
| Fontainebleau & Vaux le Vicomte (8 hours) |
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Fontainebleau is located south-east
of Paris, surrounded by a great forest. The chateau is decorated in
a Renaissance style and was mostly decorated under François
1er reign. Once the residence of Napoleon 1st , the rooms are very
well furbished and the François 1st gallery is a masterpiece.
After lunch, continue your journey with your Tour Guide and visit
the outstanding Château de Vaux le Vicomte, built for Nicolas
Fouquet, Louis XIV's treasurer in 1661. Vaux is today privately owned
by Earl Patrice de Vogüe |
| Giverny
& Auvers or Versailles (8 hours) |
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After a delightfull stroll through
the of Claude Monet gardens in Giverny, a visit of this home and a
good French lunch in the Hôtel Baudy nearby, the afternoon will
be dedicated to the memory of Vincent Van Gogh who was buried in the
small cemetery in Auvers sur Oise. There is the famous Auberge Ravoux
where the painter rented a room during 2 months in 1890 and painted
most of his master pieces: the "church in Auvers" the "wheat
fields" and many others… As an option, you could combine
your day with a visit of Monet's home in Giverny and a visit to the
Château de Versailles. |
| Paris by night
(3 hours) |
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Enjoy Paris for a 3 hours illumination
tour chauffeured by a fully licensed driver guide. After a Seine river
cruise, you will have an opportunity to discover Paris and its major
monuments illuminated: see the Concorde square, the famous Champs
Elysées, the Invalides, the Panthéon and the Latin Quarter,
Saint-Germain des Prés, the Opera house, Notre Dame and many
other sights… |
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