Day 1 - Paris
Arrival of the group at CDG Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport in the morning.
Assistance by our guide and transfer to the hotel.
Porterage was included in the quotation, so let's go direct for visits.

Paris is famed throughout the world for the beauty and variety of its monuments. Towers, churches, palaces, archways, bridges or fountains … an extraordinary collection of landmarks that transports us back in time.

During the day : lunch in a typical brasserie atmosphere.

Meal and night at hotel.

Day 2 - Louvre Museum, Montmartre and evening cruise on the Seine
Louvre Museum is one of the greatest art collections in the world. The group decided to see the famous Egyptian department with the guide. In the afternoon walk in Montmartre area with free time.

Dinner : an unforgettable festive cruise in the heart of Paris. The boat glides gently close to the monuments and the menu combines tradition and creativeness.

Day 3 - Palace of Versailles
Excursion to the Palace of Versailles for the whole day with our guide.
This Palace is the symbol of absolute monarchy of the "Ancien régime" and the garden designed by Le Nôtre is one of the most spectacular French garden style.

Visit of the Palace in the morning and free time in the afternoon to see manicured lawns, parterres of blooming flowers, sculptures and fountains, which are located throughout the garden.

Back to the hotel to get ready for the Dinner-Revue in the famous Lido.

Day 4 - Travel with the impressionist painters
For the last day, back to the 19th century and the impressionist painters atmosphere in the heart of the Château d’Auvers sur Oise. Across the different rooms of the Château d’Auvers sur Oise discover the Impressionist painters Cezanne, Pissarro, Van Gogh, ...

Lunch at the Château d’Auvers sur Oise.

Extend your visit after lunch on the steps of Van Gogh in the Auvers village, which inspired the painter.

Its time to leave all the beauty of Paris and île de France and get back to CDG Charles de Gaulle airport.

Day 1 - Beginning of the seminar
Arrival of the group at the airport of Lyon.
Assistance by our guide and transfer by coach in a typical restaurant.

After lunch, transfer to the Castle 4* hotel for the seminar.

Beginning of the seminar after a welcome drink.

Before a gastronomic meal in Vaux en Beaujolais, let's enjoy the Spa in the hotel. Dream in a very modern silent cocoon Spa designed in a pure atmosphere. Waken your senses and try fire and ice experiences !!

Day 2 - Seminar and wine tasting in the Castle of Chaize
Work day with breaks.
Meal at the restaurant of the Castle : international cuisine made with the finest local products.

In-mid afternoon, an initiation of wine tasting in the longest vaulted cellar will take place in "le domaine de Chaize" at Odenas.

Gastronomic meal at the restaurant of the hotel.

Day 3 - Seminar and wine museum of Beaujeu
Half-day work with breaks. End of the seminar.

Meal in a typical restaurant of Beaujeu (capital of Burgundy). Visit of the museum of wine "Le Hameau en Beaujolais", the first Oenoparc in Beaujolais. The wine parc has something for everyone : culture, entertainment, discovery and magic. Enjoy the great adventure of this exceptional estate.

Diner in a regional restaurant in Chénas.

Day 4 - Lyon
Guided visit of the city of Lyon.

One of the famous "Bouchon Lyonnais" welcomes you so you can taste the famous specialties from Lyon : andouillette, pike quenelle, sabodet, the famous "Cervelle du Canut", but you will be able to taste many other traditional dishes.

Transfer to the airport. End of our services.

Day 1 - Lisieux
One of our guide welcomes the group at Lisieux in Normandy.
Normandy ! A land of picturesque half-timbered houses, lush green pastures and apples orchards. A land of rich culinary tradition based on its fine local products: butter, cream, world famous cheeses and of course...apples !
Visit of Lisieux and the basilica of Sainte-Thérèse. The walls and the crypt are decorated with mosaics reflecting on the message of Sainte-Thérèse.
Visit of a distellery to discover the true taste of Normandy : Calvados, Pommeau, Cider, ... .

Free lunch in the city center. Transfer to Caen by coach.
Diner and night at the hotel-restaurant.

Day 2 - Caen and the battle of Normandy
Caen is known for its historical buildings built during the reign of William the Conqueror on the 11th century : Castle is one of the largest medieval fortresses of Western Europe, Abbaye-aux-hommes et Abbaye-aux-femmes.
And also for the heavy fighting that took place in and around Caen during the Battle of Normandy in 1944.

Free lunch. Memorial of Caen (Museum for peace and 20th century history), Normandy landing (the Pointe du Hoc, Omaha Beach, ..) and military cemeteries.

Diner and night at the hotel-restaurant.

Day 3 - Le Mont Saint-Michel
Mont Saint-Michel : the « Wonder of the Western World » forms a tower in the heart of an immense bay invaded by the highest tides in Europe. Visit of the abbey.

Free lunch. Transfer to the fortified town of Saint-Malo. Saint-Malo became notorious as the home of the Corsairs and Jacques Cartier who sailed the Saint-Lawrence River and thus credited the discover of Canada for France.

Diner and night at the hotel-restaurant.

Day 4 - Saint-Malo : city of Corsairs
Free time in the city of Corsairs.

Free lunch and back to the TGV train station.

Day 1 - Tours
Our guide welcomes the group at the railway station of Tours.

Tours is a former Gallo-Roman city situated in the connection of the "Loire et du Cher", the exceptional position in the center of the famous Loire valley. Endowed with a well protected historic and architectural heritage, Tours is a city fascinating and full of charm : Cathedrale Saint-Gatien, Plumerau place, ... .

Diner in a typical restaurant in the city center. Night at hotel.

Day 2 - Chambord and cellar of "vinification"
Chambord is the largest Loire Valley castles and expresses the strength of French architecture. Located in a very large park, this castle was used by the gentry during the period of hunting.

Free lunch. Visit of the most beautiful cellars of "vinification" a lover can imagine : Caves Monmousseau. Settled in an ancient Tuffeau's stone quarry, long of fifteen kilometres, at Montrichard. Among the three billions of bottles conserved in the cellars, you will find the must Vouvray Brut, Cheverny, Sancerre, Chinon ... .

Diner in a typical restaurant in the city center. Night at hotel.

Day 3 - Castle of Ussé and Grottoes of Savonnières
At the edge of the dark and mystrious forest of Chinon, the majestic white outline of Ussé, the castle of Sleeping Beauty stands impressively over the Indre Valley. It inspired Perrault to write his famous stories and it remains a symbol of the medieval fairstyle castle.

Meal in a restaurant.

With sparkling concretions, draperies, stalactites as well as a subterranean lake, petrified waterfalls, you will discover a world of shades, lights, water and stone in the grottoes of Savonnières.

Diner in a typical restaurant in the city center. Night at hotel.

Day 4 - Château of Azay-le-Rideau and the garden of Villandry
It was in the creative environment of the first years of the reign of Francis First that the château of Azay-le-Rideau was built. The house has all the refinements of Renaissance architecture and epitomises the qualities of a traditional French château with its high roofs.

Meal in a restaurant.

Among the castles of the Loire, Villandry unquestionably owes its fame to its terrace gardens, which should be seen and visited to appreciate all their charms and subtleties.

Its time to go back to the railway stations with our guide.

Day 1 - Arcachon bay
Our guide welcomes the group at the railway station of Arcachon.
Porterage was included in the quotation, so the group can directly start the visits.

Crossing the Bay of Arcachon on the Pinasse (name of the local boat). Meeting with an oyster producer. Oysters tasting.
Meal in a restaurant.
Visit charming fishing villages, Tchanqué huts (house perched on stilts) were used to shelter the guardians who watched over the oyster parks. Across the bay, just like a piece of the Sahara the great Dune of Pyla the largest sand dune in Europe,

Evening meal and hotel in Arcachon.

Day 2 - Bayonne
Transer to Bayonne and guided visit of the fortified city. From the defensive ramparts to the beautiful cathedral Sainte-Marie, listed by UNESCO as worldwide heritage.

Visit a workshop producer of "Bayonne ham". Bayonne ham owes its reputation to the quality of the salt in which it is conserved. This ham which originally was a basic provision for rural people became a highly sought after “gourmandise”.

Meal in a typical restaurant.

Visit the Basque Museum, the biggest ethnographic museum in the Basque Country.

Travel on the Basque Coast in the direction of Biarritz. Night in Biarritz.

Day 3 - Basque coast
Guided visit of Biarritz who became more renowned in 1854 when Empress Eugénie (the wife of Napoléon III) built a palace on the beach. The British royal family regularly took vacations in Biarritz.

Saint-Jean-de-Luz is a fishing port on the Basque coast and now a famous resort, known for its architecture, sandy bay, the quality of the light and the cuisine. Tasting of the famous "macaron" in a workshop.

Meal in a typical restaurant.

Cambo les Bains, visit of the house and garden of Edmond Rostand, famous writer, best known for his play "Cyrano de Bergerac". Sare, Ainhoa, Espelette : typical villages known for there beauty and local speciality (piment, chocolate, ...).

Diner and night in Saint-Jean-De-Luz.

Day 4 - Funicular of la Rhune
The summit of la Rhune, a mountain iconic of the Basque country. An exceptional 360° panorama view on the Basque coast beaches.

Ossès, meeting with a producer of "Ossau-Iraty" cheese. This cheese tastes slightly akin to cow's cheeses of similar texture such as alps cheese.

Meal in a typical restaurant.

In the fortified town of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, there are views of the old houses with balconies overlooking the river Nive. Many of the buildings are very old, of pink and grey schist, and retain distinctive features, including inscriptions over their doors. One, a bakery, lists the price of wheat in 1789. The town has traditionally been an important point on the way of Saint-James, the pilgrimage.

Diner and night in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port.

Day 5 - Lourdes
The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes is a place of mass pilgrimage from Europe and other parts of the world. The spring water from the grotto is believed to possess healing properties. An estimated 200 million people have visited the shrine since 1860.

Meal in a typical restaurant.

Climb to the peak of Jer by funicular: panoramic view over the valley and the city of Lourdes. The peak of Jer is recognizable by its large cross illuminated at night.

The group join the town of Tarbes by coach, to come back with a lot of memories.