Day 1: Arrive in Paris, France.
Check into your hotel and use your CosmosGO app to explore the French capital. Tonight, meet your Tour Director and fellow travellers.
Day 2: Paris.
One full day to explore the "City of Light" that’s known throughout the world for its fashion, art and museums, cuisine, and joie de vivre. Enjoy included sightseeing with a local expert to see many of the best-known Parisian sites. Optional excursions are also available. Meals included: Breakfast
Day 3: Paris–Giverny-Rouen-Honfleur-Deauville.
Start the day with a visit to Giverny, home of impressionist painter Claude Monet. The famous WATER GARDEN at Giverny was the inspiration behind some of Monet’s finest work (gardens open from April to October). Continue to Rouen to visit its great CATHEDRAL. Next, enjoy a stop in lovely Honfleur, situated on the Seine estuary, and then continue to the seaside resort of Deauville. Meals included: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 4: Deauville-Normandy Landing Beaches-Bayeux-Mont St. Michel.
Visit the legendary beaches of Normandy, where Allied troops landed more than 70 years ago. The highlights are Arromanches and the AMERICAN CEMETERY at Omaha. On to Bayeux, famed for its lace-making and the world-renowned BAYEUX TAPESTRY depicting the story of William the Conqueror and Harold, Earl of Wessex—who led the Norman and Saxon armies in 1066 to conquer England. Then, discover spectacular Mont St. Michel, which stands on an island accessible by a causeway. Meals included: Breakfast
Day 5: Mont St. Michel-St. Malo-Rennes-Châteaux Country.
Drive along the Brittany coast to the fortified seaside resort of St. Malo to admire its CATHEDRAL and ancient walls. Later, visit Rennes with its traditional, colourful, timber-framed houses, then reach the enchanting Châteaux Country. Meals included: Breakfast
Day 6: Châteaux Country.
Spend a whole day at leisure or to take advantage of a fascinating optional excursion to the Château of
Chenonceau, now privately owned and the most visited castle of the Loire Valley. Visit Amboise, where Leonardo da Vinci spent the last three years of his life. Meals included: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 7: Châteaux Country-Blois-Chartres-Paris.
Visit picturesque Blois with its renaissance castle, once occupied by Louis XII. Later, visit Chartres, home of the famous gothic cathedral. Arrive in Paris to enjoy an optional evening excursion. Meals included: Breakfast
Day 8: Paris
Your holiday ends with breakfast this morning. Meals included: Breakfast
Inside visits and special features are shown in UPPERCASE in the tour description, including admission charges where applicable.
Prices shown exclude flights and transfers, call Cosmos to add flights
Cosmos brochure price in black from £1129
Travel 55 discount price in red from £1050
Telephone Cosmos on 0330 0588 237 and quote the code TRAVEL55
