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Itinerary a Home-Hosted Visit featuring a l’apéro, or a drink DAY 8 • Sarlat • Optional Rocamadour Tour
with appetizers. Enjoy a free day in Sarlat. Or, join the optional tour
B,L — Hotel de France or similar to witness the hilltop village of Rocamadour, a
DAY 1 • Depart U.S. popular pilgrimage stop.
Depart on your overnight flight to Nantes, France. DAY 5 • Angers • Optional Balloon Ride B,D — Hotel Le Renoir or similar
over the Loire Valley • Boule de Fort
DAY 2 • Nantes • Angers demonstration DAY 9 • Carcassonne • Toulouse
Arrive in Nantes and transfer overland to Angers, Enjoy a free day in Angers. Or, join the optional Transfer overland to Carcassonne, stopping along
the gateway to the Loire Valley. Meet your Trip early-morning Balloon Ride over the Loire Valley. the way in the scenic Parc Naturel Regional Des
Experience Leader and fellow travelers, including Later, enjoy a demonstration of Boule de Fort, a type Causesse du Quercy, an area of outstanding natural
those who took the optional New! Northern France: of lawn bowling played in this region of France. beauty known for its wooded, verdant valleys
Fontainebleau, Bayeux & the Beaches of Normandy or B — Hotel de France or similar and ancient caves, which feature prehistoric wall
New! Untouched Algeria: Algiers & Constantine pre- paintings. Later, enjoy a walking tour of Toulouse.
trip extensions. DAY 6 • Sarlat • Oradour B,L — Hotel Le Donjon or similar
Hotel de France or similar Transfer overland to Sarlat. Make two stops
along the way: First, lunch in Oradour, and then DAY 10 • Carcassonne • Optional Albi tour
DAY 3 • Angers the village of Oradour-sur-Glane, which was Spend a day at leisure in picturesque Carcassonne.
Enjoy a walking tour of Angers with a local guide. destroyed and its inhabitants massacred during a Or, join our optional excursion to the historic
Gather this evening for a Welcome Dinner. Nazi onslaught in 1944. After this emotional visit, commune of Albi.
B,L,D — Hotel de France or similar continue on to Sarlat in the Dordogne. B,D — Hotel Le Donjon or similar
B,L — Hotel Le Renoir or similar
DAY 4 • Angers • Home-Hosted Visit • DAY 11 • Carcassonne • A Day in the Life of a
Loire Valley & Chateau de Villandry DAY 7 • Sarlat • Dordogne nature activity French wine domaine
Explore Chateau de Villandry with a local guide. Venture into Sarlat for a walking tour of its medieval Journey to a local wine domaine to spend a NEW
Then, visit the home of a local family in Angers for Old Town, followed by some time at leisure and a A Day in the Life of a local wine producer. Your
hike in the valley. visit to the boutique vineyard includes a special
B,D — Hotel Le Renoir or similar lunch typical of the harvest season. We’ll also have
Meet the people who
call France home
Locals in cafés : Throughout our
adventure, we’ll participate in the
time-honored French tradition of
stopping for coffee and a pastry at
cafés, where we’ll engage the locals
in conversation about daily life in
our destinations.
Family in Angers : On Day 4, during
a Home-Hosted Visit, we’ll meet
a local family in the Loire Valley, where we’ll enjoy an in-depth
conversation with our hosts about daily life.
Winemaker near Carcassonne : On Day 11, we’ll visit a small village
outside Carcassonne to enjoy our NEW A Day in the Life experience
at a wine domaine. We’ll meet the expert winemaker who will show
us his vineyards, enlighten us on wine-making, and help us to create
our own special blend of wine.
Local activist and doctor : On Day 13 in Lyon, meet a local doctor
and activist to discuss the Controversial Topic of medically assisted
reproduction (MAR). While the majority of the French support
expanding MAR rights, this talk will be a unique opportunity to hear
from someone who’s concerned about the ethical implications.
Discover the fortified castle walls of Angers on Days 2-5.
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