Normandy - Brittany & Loire 2026-27

Departure for Paris on Air France/Ita Airways scheduled flights – on arrival, transfer to the hotel – afternoon at leisure – tour leader available - first orientation tour of the city with the tour leader by public transport, with a trip up the Eiffel Tower (Tower ticket not included) - dinner at a typical restaurant - after dinner, Paris la nuit excursion: panoramic tour by private coach with the tour leader to Montmartre, the famous hill known as “la Butte” (the Basilica of the Sacré-Cœur – together with the Vittoriano in Rome, the whitest monument in Europe – and Place du Tertre) – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel - full-day excursion with a guide – in the morning, visit to Giverny of Monet’s House, Museum and Garden – continue to Rouen – lunch at leisure – visit of Rouen (splendid Gothic cathedral, Old Town with half-timbered houses) – followed by a visit of Honfleur, crossing the famous Normandy Bridge and a panoramic drive past the glamorous beaches of Trouville and Deauville – evening arrival in Caen – dinner at a restaurant - after dinner, Caen by night: a stroll with the tour leader and private coach – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel - full-day excursion with a guide – in the morning, visit of Bayeux (Queen Matilda’s Tapestry Museum, home to the celebrated tapestry donated by the Queen to the Bishop of Bayeux – a masterpiece of wool embroidery on linen, some 70 metres long and 55 centimetres wide - its 58 numbered scenes are an irreplaceable source of information on life in the second half of the 11th century) and Arromanches, the D-Day landing beaches – lunch at leisure – in the afternoon, visit of Mont St Michel, the village/island known as “the eighth wonder of the world”, a UNESCO World Heritage Site - in the evening, check-in at the hotel in Saint-Malo – dinner at a typical restaurant - after dinner, Saint-Malo by night: a stroll with the tour leader through the historic centre of this splendid Breton town – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel - full-day excursion with a guide – visit of Saint-Malo, a splendid city enclosed within fortified walls - short stop at Cancale, the oyster capital – lunch at leisure - visit of Dinan - continue to the lighthouse at Cap Fréhel – evening arrival in Brest - dinner at the hotel – after dinner, Brest by night: a stroll with the tour leader – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel - full-day excursion with a guide – visit of Saint-Thégonnec and Guimiliau, famous for their Breton calvaries – Camaret, a typical little fishing village – Locronan, with its splendid grey granite houses - lunch at leisure in Camaret - evening arrival in Quimper, capital of French Cornwall - dinner at the hotel – after dinner, Quimper by night: a stroll with the tour leader and private coach – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel - full-day excursion with a guide – departure for Nantes - visits en route of Concarneau, known as the "Ville Close", its historic centre enclosed within granite walls, Carnac, famous for its megalithic monuments, and Vannes - evening arrival in Nantes – lunch at leisure - dinner at the hotel – after dinner, Nantes by night: a stroll with the tour leader – overnight stay

Breakfast at the hotel - departure for the Loire Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage Site – visit with a guide of the Châteaux of Amboise –exterior– and Chenonceau on the river Cher –interior– lunch at leisure - evening arrival in Paris – dinner at a typical restaurant - after dinner, Paris la nuit excursion: a stroll with the tour leader and private coach through the Saint-Germain and Montparnasse districts, with an optional trip up the Tour Montparnasse or a mini-cruise on the Bateaux Mouches to see the Banks of the Seine, a UNESCO World Heritage Site (boat ticket not included) and a stroll along the Champs-Élysées – overnight stay

Breakfast at the hotel - in the morning, panoramic tour with a guide of historic & modern Paris (Latin Quarter, Opéra, Place de la Concorde, Les Invalides, Eiffel Tower) - lunch at leisure – transfer to the airport – departure on Air France/Ita Airways scheduled flights back to Italy.