Paris and Normandy
Day 1 - Depart Home Gateway City to Paris
Day 2 - Paris Arrive at Paris" Charles de Gaulle airport, where you - ll be greeted by a Trafalgar representative and transferred to the ship.
Day 3 - Conflans Ste Honorine The village of Auvers-sur-Oise may seem familiar to those who know Van Gogh's work. He lived and died here, and in just 70 days, he painted the surrounding countryside and many of the local sites and people of this quaint little town. The Auberge Ravoux, the Church of Auvers-sur-Oise, the Wheat Fields, and countryside — all immortalized on canvas but also part of the everyday life in this quiet village along the River Oise.(Breakfast/ Lunch/ Captain's Welcome Dinner)
Featured Excursion: Auvers-sur-Oise tour
Day 4 - Rouen Our visit to Rouen will take you to the stunning gothic cathedral of Rouen, painted so vividly by Monet, the haunting medieval quarter with its half-timbered, glazed tiles houses, and the Gros Horloge, a Renaissance clock tower that arches overhead. The walk ends at Vieux Marche, where Joan of Arc was punished for her defiance.(Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner)
Featured Excursion: Walking Tour of Rouen
Rouen (Normandy Beaches) Spend the day at the location where one of the most famous days in recent world history took place - the beaches at Normandy'site of the D-Day Invasion by the Allied forces during World War II. The Invasion of Normandy holds the distinction of being history's largest amphibious combat operation. You - ll visit the American Cemetery at Colleville, the allied landing sites at Omaha beach, the battlefield of Pointe du Hoc and Mulberry Harbor at Arromanches, all haunting reminders of freedom hard fought for. (Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner)
Featured Excursion: Full-day tour to Normandy Beaches
Day 6 - Caudebec (Honfleur) Travel overland to Honfleur, a charming French harbor town favored by artists such as Gustave Courbet and Claude Monet. Go on a walking tour from the former smuggler's harbor of Vieux Bassin - the most often painted scene in Honfleur where the fishing village backdrop is seemingly unchanged from over 100 years ago - through the pedestrian streets to the medieval town center.(Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner)
Featured Excursion: Visit to Honfleur
Irresistible Optional Tour: Extend your Honfleur excursion with a visit to a family-owned country estate producing cider and Calvados brandy in Normandy's charming countryside
Day 7 - Vernon (Giverny) Visit Monet's home in his beloved village of Giverny, where he lived for 43 years, until his death in 1926. You - ll explore Monet's house, furnished as it was when the leader of the Impressionist school lived here, including his precious collection of Japanese engravings. Strolling the gardens, you - ll see the familiar Japanese bridge and water garden shaded by weeping willows, with its pond still full of water lilies that so inspired this master's work. (Breakfast/ Lunch/ Captain's Farewell Dinner)
Featured Excursion: Monet's Giverny*
Irresistible Optional Tour: Visit the stunning palace and gardens at Versailles, the official residence of the kings and queens of France from 1682 until 1790
*Giverny will be closed Mondays. During November departures and a visit to Versailles Palace will be included instead. Versailles Palace is closed on Mondays.
Day 8 - Paris We begin our city tour with a drive up the grand boulevard Champs Elysées and past the Arc de Triomphe. We - ll stop for a photo opportunity at the Eiffel Tower before continuing to Place Vendome, Day 9 - Depart Paris Disembark the ship and transfer to the airport in Paris for your flight home or extend your stay for a few more days in Paris.
Day 10 - Cruise ship operating this itinerary Grand River Baroness
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