View of Le Mont Saint Michel, Normandy, France

Battle Sites of France Tour: From Medieval to World War II

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Customizable Itinerary

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Countries Visited

France

Places Visited

Honfleur, Caen, Bayeux, Sainte Mere l'Eglise...

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Suggested Duration

9 Days

Step into the preserved room of Catherine de’Medici where the aroma of the wood-beam ceiling wafts across the fireplace. Notice a unique engineering design decorating a garden and designed by Leonardo da Vinci. Fishing boats wade in the small marina of a charming coastal village. You look over the large cliffs of Normandy and wonder how the allied forces ever made it to the top. Your custom tailored battle sites France tour shows you the unforgettable history of France, from Normandy to the Loire...

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Trip Highlights

  • Witness the marvelous chateau of Leonardo da Vinci, resting on the landscape near the royal grounds of the Amboise Chateau
  • Discover the enrapturing medieval, Renaissance, and contemporary history that took place in the Chateau du Blois
  • Explore the unique island of Mont Saint Michel off the coast of Normandy
  • Stroll through the World War II memorials around the beaches of Utah and Omaha
  • Revel in the true culture and heritage of Breton on the northern shores of France with a taste of the local oysters
  • View the stunning Bayeux Tapestry depicting the Norman Conquest of England in the 11th century

Detailed Description

The countryside outside Paris elicits legends of prehistory and biblical proportions. Stories of Kings travel out of old palaces, and oral histories of what took place on the beaches of Normandy captivate listeners. On your 9-day battle sites France tour, you will find fanciful fact and enchanting fictions washing across stunning beaches, storybook valleys, and a collection of unforgettable majesty.

France vacations start with an arrival in Paris. Your private transfer is waiting and will whisk you away into the countryside of Normandy. En route to your hotel in Port en Bessin, you stop in the charming fishing village of Honfleur. The Old Dock dates back a millennium adding to the incredible beauty of the overall cityscape.

The following day, your guide meets you at your hotel and escorts you to the city of Caen, filled with heritage and culture. Explore Men’s Abbey and the Caen Memorial before continuing onward to the town of Bayeux where you find elaborate historical tapestries. Your guide picks you up the next day and takes you to visit the humbling World War II memorial history stretching across the beaches around Sainte Mere l’Eglise. The landscape has recorded the history that took place on the beaches and from Pointe du Hoc to the village of Arromanches; the past comes to the immediate present.

Before you begin your journey out of Normandy, you visit the famous island of Mont Saint Michel and settle into the charming seaside Breton town of Cancale. Savor the quiet streets and treasured oysters of Cancale for the first half of the day before your guide leads you through the historically wealthy port town of Dinan, and the luxurious beach-town of Dinard. The town of Angers is named the “Village of Art and History,” and marked as the capital of Anjou. Inside the remarkable Chateau de le Angers, you can se the Apocalypse tapestry and continue onward into the lushness of the Loire Valley.

Your guide will show you the unforgettable wonders of the Loire Valley, from the Manoir du Clos Luce, home to Leonardo da Vinci in his latter days, to the marvelous royal apartments in the Chateau of Amboise. The picturesque Chateau de Chenonceau is set over the Cher River. In the late afternoon, you can sample a variety of wines in the Vouvray cellars. Spend an entire day discovering the beauty of Blois and the chateau on the citadel overlooking the city. After breakfast on your last morning, your private transfer will meet you at the hotel and escort you to the Charles de Gaul Airport for your flight home.

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Starting Price

$3,217 per person (excluding international flights)

Your Zicasso trip is fully customizable, and this sample itinerary is a starting place for your travel plans. Actual costs are dynamic, and your selection of accommodations and activities, your season of travel, and other such variables will bring this budget guideline up or down. Throughout your planning experience with your Zicasso specialist, your itinerary is designed around your budget. You can book your trip when you are satisfied with every detail. Planning your trip with a Zicasso travel specialist is a free service.

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Your final trip cost will vary based on your selected accommodations, activities, meals, and other trip elements that you opt to include.

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