Our itinerary
Here is our basic itinerary:
Arrive in Paris
Giverny - Monet's gardens
Caen - William the Conqueror's home town
Le Mémorial - The Peace Memorial
Saint Mâlo - the port from which the French left to settle Canada
Mont Saint Michel - One of the wonders of the world
Rennes - In the heart of Brittany we'll find our host families
Tours - City on the Loire, the center of the land of châteaux
Paris - Ville Lumière
Read the rest for a few more specifics.
MPA FRENCH TRIP ITINERARY
June 19 Monday – Depart Minneapolis/St Paul
June 20 Tuesday – Arrive in Paris: travel to Caen, visit Giverny on the way, and William the Conqueror’s Castle in Cean.
June 21 Wednesday – Visit The Mémorial de la Paix, drive to the D-day beaches, the American cemetery, and we continue to St Malo.
June 22 Thursday – Visit St Malo in the morning, en route to Mont St Michel for the afternoon, and we travel to Rennes to start our family stay.
June 23 – June 26 – Family stay
June 27 - Tuesday – We travel to Tours via Azay-le-Rideau & Chenonceau castles. We are in the Loire Valley.
June 28 Wednesday – We travel to Paris via Chambord castle & the cathedral of Chartres.
June 29 – July 2 – Paris with visits of the Latin Quarter, Versailles on Friday morning, The Louvre museum, The St. Chapelle and Notre Dame, and much more (including shopping).
July 2 Sunday – Transfer to airport: flight to Minneapolis.
CO #11 Paris CDG 2A - Houston 12:55pm - 4:30pm
CO 616 Houston - MSP 7:04 pm - 9:59 pm