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conqueror during the win against England. The 6 Day: Quimper - Concarneau - Carnac - Angers
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Normandy and Brittany: city, for its geographic position, is a touristic des- (348 km)
Breakfast and departure to Concarneau, famous
tination for the visit of the landing in Normandy
between history and enchant or the D-Day happened on 6 of June 1944 year. for its fortified village or the “Ville Close”, a city
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8 days From then the 6 of June 1944 year the Gener- closed in between granite walls. Then we pro-
al De Gaulle made his first speech of the free
ceed towards the biggest megalithic complex in
French soil. In the evening arrival to Mont Saint the world the Carnac, when we see the Menhir,
1 Day: Paris Michel, dinner and overnight. over 3.000 megalithic blocks planted vertically in
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Arrival in the persuasive French capital. After the Curiosity: the Mont-Saint-Michel has the highest the ground and the Dolmen. Then we proceed to
accommodation and dinner in hotel, a tour of the tides of continental Europe it is an unforgettable Angers. Dinner and overnight.
city, intriguing and surprising also by night, to the spectacle! The tide arrives to a speed of a gallop-
discovery of the beauties of “Le Ville Lumière”. ing horse with the level of the sea in increase of Curiosity: the main monument of the city is the
15 meters between high and low tide. It is highly Castle of Anger, a residence of the dukes of An-
2 Day: Paris - Rouen - Honfleur - Deauville - recommended to check the tide schedules be- giò . Surrounded by 17 towers, this impressive
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Caen (299 km) fore go in an adventure in the beaches. fortress is hosting one masterpiece: the famous
Breakfast and departure to Rouen, called by tapestry of the Apocalypse, of today’s medieval
Victor Hugo the city of the 100 bell towers, fa- 4 Day: Mont-Saint-Michel - Saint Malò - Tregas- biggest tapestry in the world. Business Proposals in France
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mous by the Duomo of Notre Dame, one of the tel- Brest (327 km)
most beautiful cathedrals of the world. Its peak Breakfast and a visit of Mont Saint Michel. On 7 Day: Angers - Lyon (606 km)
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is the highest in France, the flèche (arrows) has the island, where it is possible to arrive there by Breakfast and departure to Lyon. During the
a highness of 151 m. consecrated in the famous land when the tide is low, rises up one splendid journey a break at Chenonceaux, with a visit of
paintings of Calude Monet, the façade seems monastic complex in gothic style. We proceed to- the castle of Chenonceau, which still guards the
to be lace and the large Gothic naves leave yoy wards one of the most loved destinations in Brit- original furniture of the era and splendid Flemish
without breath. ain: Saint Malò an important British port, once tapestries.
“corsair city”, with its castle and boundary walls.
Curiosity: in this place there is the heart of Ric- Curiosity: the difference in the spelling of the
cardo Cuor di Leone, the famous English sover- Curiosity: it is a homeland of corsairs, marines name of the castle and the name of the village,
eign which has been told in many novels, famous and legendary explorers such as Jacques Cartier, with the elimination of the last “x” in the first one
by his crusades and his unscrupulous braveness. who has discovered Canada. goes back on madame Dupin, one of the last pri-
In this cradle of impressionism you can’t miss the During the journey a break in Tregastel just to vate owners of the castle who during the period
picturesque houses of wood in the historic cen- enjoy in the best landscape of Britain: the coast of the Revolution, wanted in this way to under-
ter, the Square of the Old Market and the Street of pink granite. line the difference between the two entities.
Big Ben with the Palace of Justice and the Gros Then we proceed to Brest for dinner and over- In the evening arrival at Lyon. Dinner and over-
Horloge, one of the most antique clocks of Eu- night. night.
rope that in the past marked the rhythms of the Brest has suffered from bombarding in the 1944
city. year, but today definitely is projected to the fu- 8 day: Lyon
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ture, with its imposing constructions like the Breakfast and a visit of the historic center of Lyon.
Curiosity: Rouen was the theatre of torture of bridge of Iroise. Straddling the ELorn, this mag- Here we must visit the historic quarts of Four-
Giovanna d’Arco, sentenced to the stake in the nificent asartie bridge is a real technological feat. viere, Vieux Lyon, Croix Rousse and Presqu’ile.
1431 year in the Placede VieuxMarché. Here was Then we proceed to the return in Italy.
also born the writer Gustave Flaubert, the father 5 Day: Brest - Pen Hir - Quimper (140 km)
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of Madame Bovary. Breakfast and departure to the discover of char- Curiosity: the Party of the Lights in December
In the afternoon we proceed to Honfleur, a magi- acteristic villages, known for the “Calvari”, typi- every year brings thousands of tourists in Lyon. It
cal maritime village of the Normandy’s coast with cal blinkers and symbol of the Bretone’s architec- is one antique habit, from the night of the 8 of
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Vieux Bassin, the most loveable place: it is in fact ture. On the coast, at Pen-Hir, a break to admire December 1852 year, resulting from a vote of Ma-
the old port surrounded by colored edifices… the spectacular tableland of rocks overlooking donna to protect the city from the plague. From
you will feel like in a postcard. Next we will take the sea. In the evening arrival to Quimper. Din- then in occasion of the party of Immaculate, the
a break in Deauville, an elegant seaside location. ner and overnight. Lyon people decorate their windows with candles
and colorful glasses, and the community lightens
Curiosity: this small French village has been up all the city’s main monuments.
an abode for famous persons such as Winston
Churchill, Coco Chanele and Gustave Flaubert.
In the evening arrival in Caen for dinner and over- Mont Saint Michel
night.
3 Day: Caen - Bayeux - Mont Saint Michel (150
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km)
Breakfast and visit of Caen, the city of the con-
queror Guglielmo; it was him together with his
wife Matilde, who constructed a lots of abbeys
which still today characterize the city, becoming
the distinctive symbol. A must visit are: Abba- 241
yeaux Dames and Abbayeaux Hommes, the cas-
tles of the Dukes of Normandy and the Museum
of Normandy, the Museum Belle Arti and the Mu-
seum of the Post.
Curiosity: the typical dish of the zone is the taste-
ful “trippa alla Caen”, prepared with bovine en-
trails, ox feet and dry cider; it takes a very long
cooking (almost 15 hours) in the traditional con-
tainer of terracotta.
We proceed towards Bayeux, where it is possi-
ble to admire the tapestry of the queen Matilde,
which tells the achievements of Guglielmo the
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