NETC 2012 Educational Tours to France Catalog

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LEAP! in France

• Bon Appétit: Cook a French dinner in the Loire Valley

• Challenge the Cathars: Create a strategy to defend or attack a fortified

medieval city

• Cover the Canvas: See art from the artist’s perspective

• Cuisine Provençale: Cook a Provencale meal on the French Riviera

• En Garde!: Which is mightier - the pen or the sword?

• Making Scents: Create your own perfume in the home of chic

• Medieval Merriment: Explore the meaning of Breton dance

• Painters’ Provence: Why did the Impressionists fall in love with Provence

• Seize the Château!: Get to know the French revolutionaries

• Soldiers’ Stories: Relive D-Day through the eyes of those who were there

• Student Connection in Nice Meet local high school students

France

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LEAP! is a daily program of Tour

Director led, interactive learning

experiences and these activities:

LEAP! TM

Overnight - # of Nights in ( )Visit

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Sharing the stories of D-day soldiers

Teacher Favorite

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Day 1-2: Fly overnight to France Arrive in Paris

Day 3: PARIS-LOUVRE Explore Paris with a local guide: • Arc de Triomphe • Champs Élysées • Eiffel Tower • Les Invalides • Notre Dame Cathedral Visit the Louvre Museum Travel to the top of the Eiffel Tower

Day 4: GIVERNY Add: LEAP! Cover the Canvas and Monet’s home in Giverny** Take a walking tour of Mont-marte

Day 5: VERSAILLES-CHARTRES Discover the Palace of Versailles LEAP! Seize the Château! Visit the Chartres Cathedral Continue to the Loire Valley

Day 6: LOIRE CHÂTEAUX Discover Loire Châteaux: • Château of Chenonceau • Château of Amboise LEAP! Bon Appétit

Day 7: MONT ST. MICHEL Visit Mont St. Michel Continue to St. Malo LEAP! Medieval Merriment!

Day 8: NORMANDY LEAP! Soldiers’ Stories Explore Normandy: • American Military Cemetery • Memorial Museum of the Battle of Normandy Return to Paris

Day 9: Return Home to the United States, or

Add: Day 9-11: NICE EXTENSION Board the TGV to Nice Take a walking tour of Nice: • Promenade des Anglais • Russian Orthodox Church • Vieux Nice

Customize this tour by adding: • LEAP! Cover the Canvas and Monet’s home in Giverny • Nice Extension

** before April 1, Van Gogh’s home at Auvers sur Oise will be substituted

La Belle FrancePrice this tour: www.EducationalTravel.com/Educational-Tours-to-France/LBF/La-Belle-France/Pricing

9 Days

• Full time, bilingual Tour Director, LEAP!-

trained in experiential education

• Conveniently located 3 and 4 star hotels

for 7 nights

• Filling breakfast to start the day energized

and ready to go

• Hearty, authentic dinner daily

• Tour Director or local guide-led exploration

of historic sites and city highlights described

in itinerary

• Travel Insurance and Assistance

• Round trip airfare and transportation as

described in itinerary

• Soldiers’ Stories: Step into the

shoes of US servicemen as they land

in Normandy on D-day. Learn about

their lives and their experiences to

gain personal and historical perspec-

tive.

• Cover the Canvas: See art from

the artist’s perspective



• Medieval Merriment!: Explore the meaning of Breton dance

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Day 3: PARIS Explore Paris with a local guide: • Arc de Triomphe • Champs Élysées • Eiffel Tower • Les Invalides • Notre Dame Cathedral Visit the Louvre Museum

Day 4: VERSAILLES Discover the Palace of Versailles LEAP! Seize the Château! Cruise the Seine River Travel to the top of the Eiffel Tower

Day 5: GIVERNY Add: Monet’s home in Giverny** and LEAP! Cover the Canvas Take a walking tour of Montmarte

Day 6: CHARTRES-LOIRE CHÂTEAUX Discover the Loire Valley: • Chartres Cathedral

• Château of Chenonceau • Château of Amboise LEAP! Bon Appétit!

Day 7: MARAIS-MUSÉE D’ORSAY Explore Marais Visit the Musee d’Orsay Museum


Add: Day 8-10: NICE EXTENSION Take a walking tour of Nice: • Promenade des Anglais • Russian Orthodox Cathedral • Vieux Nice

Customize this tour by adding: • Monet’s home in Giverny and LEAP! Cover the Canvas • Nice Extension

** before April 1, Van Gogh’s home at Auvers sur Oise will be substituted

Rendezvous à ParisPrice this tour: www.EducationalTravel.com/Educational-Tours-to-France/RAP/Rendez-vous-a-Paris/Pricing

Ready to create a tasty French meal

• Bon Appétit: Slice, dice and stir!

Savor the French county lifestyle

by creating (and eating) traditional

Loire Valley cuisine.

• Seize the Château!: Get to know

the French revolutionaries

• Cover the Canvas: See art from

the artist’s perspective

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LEAP! TM



Experiencing the old world tradition of fencing

Paris, Provence and the Riviera


Day 3: PARIS Explore Paris with a local guide: • Arc de Triomphe • Champs Élysées • Eiffel Tower • Les Invalides • Notre Dame Cathedral Visit the Louvre Museum Travel to the top of the Eiffel Tower

Day 4: VERSAILLES-MONTMARTE Discover the Palace of Versailles LEAP! Seize the Château! Take a walking tour Montmarte

Day 5: TGV-AVIGNON-NÎMES Board the TGV for Provence Explore Avignon: • Pont St. Benezet See the Pont du Gard Take a walking tour of Nimes: • Maison Carrée • Nîmes Arena

Day 6: PROVENCE Visit Les Baux LEAP! En Garde!

Day 7: AIX-EN-PROVENCE Discover Aix-en-Provence LEAP! Painters’ Provence Take a walking tour of Vieux Nice

Day 8: MONACO-EZE Explore Monaco: • Palace of Prince Rainier • Casino de Monte Carlo • Cathédrale de Monaco Visit Eze Add: LEAP! Making Scents

Day 9: Return Home to the United States, or Add: Extra Days in Nice

Customize this tour by adding: • LEAP! Making Scents • Extra Days in Nice

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for 7 nights


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• En Garde!: Which is mightier –

the pen or the sword? You decide!

Learn basic calligraphy and fencing

moves to gain new insight into old-

world traditions.



• Painters’ Provence: Why did the Impressionists fall in love

with Provence

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Day 3: PARIS-VERSAILLES Explore Paris with a local guide: • Arc de Triomphe • Champs Élysées • Eiffel Tower • Les Invalides • Notre Dame Cathedral Visit the Palace of Versailles LEAP! Seize the Château!

Day 4: PARIS-LOUVRE Add: LEAP! Cover the Canvas Visit the Louvre Museum Eiffel Tower Visit

Day 5: TGV-NÎMES Board the TGV for Provence See the Pont du Gard Explore Nîmes: • Maison Carrée • Roman Arena

Day 6: NICE LEAP! En Garde! Visit Fortress of Les Baux LEAP! Painters’ Provence Continue to Nice Explore Vieux Nice

Day 7: NICE Explore Nice with your Tour Director • Promenade des Anglais • Russian Orthodox Church • Matisse Museum in Cimiez Visit St. Paul de Vence: • Matisse Chapel LEAP! Cuisine Provençale (includ-ed as lunch)

Day 8: MONACO-EZE Explore Monaco: • Palace of Prince Rainier • Casino de Monte Carlo • Cathédrale de Monaco Visit Eze Add: LEAP! Student Connection in Nice

Day 9: Return Home to the United States

Customize this tour by adding: • LEAP! Cover the Canvas • LEAP! Student Connection in Nice

Paris et le MidiPrice this tour: www.EducationalTravel.com/Educational-Tours-to-France/PMI/Paris-et-le-Midi/Pricing

Role playing the French Revolution to under-stand all sides of the conflict

• Seize the Château!: A lively role-play puts you in the shoes of the monarchy, clergy, nobility, bour-geoisie, or peasantry to explore the issues underlying the French Revolution.• En Garde!: Which is mightier - the pen or the sword? • Painters’ Provence: Why did the Impressionists fall in love with Provence • Cuisine Provençale: Cook a Provencale meal on the French Riviera• Student Connection in Nice: Meet local high school students• Cover the Canvas: See art from the artist’s perspective

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LEAP! TM



Creating a masterpiece based on breathtaking French landscapes

France: The Grand Tour


Day 3: PARIS-VERSAILLES Explore Paris with a local guide: • Arc de Triomphe • Champs Élysées • Eiffel Tower • Les Invalides • Notre Dame Cathedral Add: Palace of Versailles and LEAP! Seize the Château! Eiffel Tower Visit

Day 4: LOUVRE Explore the Louvre Museum Add: LEAP! Cover the Canvas Dinner in Montmartre

Day 5: NORMANDY Explore Normandy: • Memorial Museum of the Battle of Normandy • American Military Cemetery LEAP! Soldiers’ Stories

Continue to St. Malo area LEAP! Medieval Merriment

Day 6: MONT ST. MICHEL Visit Mont St. Michel • Mont St. Michel Abbey Continue to the Loire Valley

Day 7: LOIRE CHÂTEAUX-CHARTRES Discover the Loire Valley: • Chateau of Chenonceau • Chateau of Amboise LEAP! Bon Appétit

Day 8: NICE Travel to Paris Board the TGV to Nice Take a walking tour of Nice: • Promenade des Anglais • Cimiez • Russian Orthodox Church

Day 9: MONACO-EZE Explore Monaco: • Palace of Prince Rainier

• Casino de Monte Carlo • Cathédrale de Monaco Visit Eze


Customize this tour by adding: • Palace of Versailles and LEAP! Seize the Château! • LEAP! Cover the Canvas • Extra Days in Nice

Price this tour: www.EducationalTravel.com/Educational-Tours-to-France/FGT/France-The-Grand-Tour/Pricing

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for 7 nights


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• Cover the Canvas: Live the artist’s

life. Explore line, color, perspective,

negative space and form, then paint

a masterpiece inspired by the beauty

of Paris.


the French revolutionaries!

• Soldiers’ Stories: Relive D-Day through the eyes of those

who were there

• Medieval Merriment!: Explore the meaning of Breton

dance


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Paris and NicePrice this tour: www.EducationalTravel.com/Educational-Tours-to-France/PAN/Paris-and-Nice/Pricing

Capturing the beauty of Paris on canvas

• Cover the Canvas: Live the

artist’s life. Explore line, color, per-

spective, negative space and form,

then paint a masterpiece inspired

by the beauty of Paris.



• Cuisine Provençale: Cook a Provencale meal on the French

Riviera

• Student Connection in Nice: Meet local high school students


Day 3: PARIS-LOUVRE Explore Paris with a local guide: • Arc de Triomphe • Champs Élysées • Eiffel Tower • Les Invalides • Notre Dame Cathedral Visit the Louvre Museum Add: Eiffel Tower Visit

Day 4: PARIS-VERSAILLES Discover the Palace of Versailles LEAP! Seize the Château!

Day 5: PARIS-GIVERNY Add: Monet’s home in Giverny** and LEAP! Cover the Canvas Take a walking tour of Montmarte

Day 6: TGV-NICE Board the TGV to Nice Take a walking tour of Vieux Nice

Day 7: NICE-EZE Explore Nice with your Tour Director: • Promenade des Anglais • Cimiez • Russian Orthodox Church LEAP! Cuisine Provençale (included as lunch)

Day 8: MONACO Explore Monaco and San Remo: • Palace of Prince Rainier • Casino de Monte Carlo • Cathédrale de Monaco Add: LEAP! Student Connection in Nice


Customize this tour by adding: • Monet’s home in Giverny and LEAP! Cover the Canvas • Eiffel Tower Visit • LEAP! Student Connection in Nice

** Before April 1, Van Gogh’s home at Auvers sur Oise will be substituted

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LEAP! TM



Meeting local students in Nice

Paris, Switzerland and Nice


Day 3: PARIS Explore Paris with a local guide: • Arc de Triomphe • Champs Élysées • Eiffel Tower • Les Invalides • Notre Dame Cathedral Visit the Louvre Museum Take a walking tour of Mont-marte

Day 4: VERSAILLES Discover the Palace of Versailles LEAP! Seize the Château! Add: Dinner atop the Eiffel Tower

Day 5: TGV-GENEVA Board the TGV to Geneva Take a walking tour of Geneva: • Grand Rue • St. Pierre Cathedral • Jet d’Eau

Continue to Lausanne

Day 6: GRUYÈRES-CHÂTEAU DE CHILLON-MONTREUX Discover the resort town Gru-yères Visit Chillon Castle Explore Montreux Enjoy a Fondue Dinner in Lau-sanne

Day 7: CHAMONIX-NICE Visit Chamonix LEAP! Painters’ Provence Continue to Nice Take a walking tour of Vieux Nice

Day 8: MONACO-EZE Explore Monaco: • Palace of Prince Rainier • Casino de Monte Carlo • Cathédrale de Monaco Visit Eze Add: LEAP! Student Connection in Nice


Customize this tour by adding: • Dinner atop the Eiffel Tower • LEAP! Student Connection in Nice • Extra Days in Nice

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• Student Connection in Nice: Opt

to meet with a group of students

from a local lycée and learn what

life is like for teenage students in

central Nice.



• Painters’ Provence: Why did the Impressionists fall in love

with Provence

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Day 4: VERSAILLES Discover the Palace of Versailles LEAP! Seize the Château!

Day 5: TGV-LAUSANNE Board the TGV for Lausanne Take a walking tour of Lausanne

Day 6: MONTREUX-GRUYÈRES-CHÂTEAU DE CHILLON Visit Montreux Discover Gruyères Visit the Chillon Castle

Day 7: STRASBOURG Travel to Strasbourg Discover Strasbourg with a local guide: • Petite France Old Tanner’s District • Canal Cruise

Add: Day 8: HEIDELBERG Visit to Heidelberg: Take a walking tour of Heidelberg: • Old Town • Heidelberg Castle

Day 9: CHAMPAGNE-REIMS Journey to Champagne Visit the Cathedral of ReimsVisit Champagne


Customize this tour by adding: • Heidelberg

L’EstPrice this tour: www.EducationalTravel.com/Educational-Tours-to-France/LST/L-Est/Pricing

Bringing the French Revolution to life

• Seize the Château!: A lively

role-play puts you in the shoes of

the monarchy, clergy, nobility, bour-

geoisie, or peasantry to explore

the issues underlying the French

Revolution.

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What’s Included:





LEAP! TM



Preparing a savory French meal in the Loire Valley

La Bretagne


Day 3: PARIS Explore Paris with a local guide: • Arc de Triomphe • Champs Élysées • Eiffel Tower • Les Invalides • Notre Dame Cathedral Visit the Louvre Museum Travel to the top of the Eiffel Tower


Day 5: LOIRE CHÂTEAUX Discover the Loire Châteaux: • Château of Chenonceau • Château of Amboise LEAP! Bon Appétit

Day 6: CARNAC Explore Carnac See prehistoric stone monuments

Day 7: QUIMPER Enjoy a walking tour of Quimper: • Old City • St. Corentin Cathedral Explore the fishing port of Concarneau

Day 8: MONT ST. MICHEL Journey to Mont St. Michel Continue to St. Malo Add: LEAP! Medieval Merriment!

Day 9: NORMANDY LEAP! Soldiers’ Stories Explore Normandy: • Memorial Museum of the Battle of Normandy • American Military Cemetery Return to Paris Add: Farewell Dinner in Paris

Day 10: Return Home to the

United States, or

Add: Day 10-12: LONDON EXTENSION Add: London Extension: • Houses of Parliament • Westminster Abbey • St. Paul’s Cathedral • Trafalgar Square • Piccadilly Circus • Big Ben • Changing of the Guards (seasonal)

Customize this tour by adding: • LEAP! Medieval Merriment! • Farewell Dinner in Paris • London Extension

Price this tour: www.EducationalTravel.com/Educational-Tours-to-France/LAB/La-Bretagne/Pricing

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for 8 nights


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• Bon Appétit: Slice, dice and stir!

Savor the French county lifestyle by

creating (and eating) traditional Loire

Valley cuisine.


the French revolutionaries!

• Medieval Merriment!: Explore the

meaning of Breton dance

• Soldiers’ Stories: Relive D-Day through the eyes of those who

were there

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Day 5: LOIRE CHÂTEAUX Discover Loire Châteaux: • Château of Chenonceau • Château of Amboise Visit a French wine “cave”

LEAP! Bon Appétit

Day 6: LASCAUX CAVES Explore the Lascaux caves Continue to Rocamadour

Day 7: CARCASSONNE-LES BAUX Explore Carcassonne LEAP! Painters’ Provence Visit Les Baux Continue to Provence

Day 8: NIMES-PONT DU GARD LEAP! En Garde! Take a walking tour of Nîmes: • Maison Carrée • Nîmes Arena See the Pont du Gard


Add: Day 9-11 NICE EXTENSION

Take a walking tour of Nice: • Promenade des Anglais • Russian Orthodox Cathedral • Vieux NiceCustomize this tour by adding: • Extra Days in Paris** • Nice Extension

** Extra days in Paris can only be added to the beginning of your tour. Contact your Tour Consul-tant for details.

La Vie FrancaisePrice this tour: www.EducationalTravel.com/Educational-Tours-to-France/VIE/La-Vie-Francaise/Pricing

Putting newly acquired fencing skills to work

• En Garde!: Which is mightier –

the pen or the sword? You decide!

Learn basic calligraphy and fenc-

ing moves to gain new insight into

old-world traditions.




• Painters’ Provence: Why did the Impressionists fall in love with

Provence

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LEAP! TM



Discovering the talent of the great French artists in Provence

Paris, Loire et le Midi


Day 3: PARIS Explore Paris with a local guide: • Arc de Triomphe • Champs Élysées • Eiffel Tower • Les Invalides • Notre Dame Cathedral Visit the Louvre Museum Travel to the top of the Eiffel Tower Day 4: VERSAILLES-CHARTRES Discover the Palace of Versailles LEAP! Seize the Château! Explore the Chartres Cathedral Continue to the Loire Valley

Day 5: LOIRE CHÂTEAUX: Discover the Loire Châteaux: • Château of Chenonceau • Château of Amboise LEAP! Bon Appétit

Day 6: TGV-AVIGNON Board the TGV for Provence Explore Avignon: • Pont St. BenezetDay 7: PONT DU GARD-NIMES LEAP! En Garde! See the Pont du Gard Take a walking tour of Nîmes: • Maison Carrée • Nîmes Arena

Day 8: AIX-EN-PROVENCE Visit Aix-en-Provence Continue to Nice LEAP! Painters’ Provence Enjoy a walking tour of Vieux Nice

Day 9: MONACO-EZE Add: Monaco & Eze Excursion: Explore Monaco: • Palace of Prince Rainier • Casino de Monte Carlo • Cathédrale de Monaco Visit Eze


Customize this tour by adding: • Monaco & Eze • Extra Days in Nice

Price this tour: www.EducationalTravel.com/Educational-Tours-to-France/PLM/Paris-Loire-et-le-Midi/Pricing

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• Painters’ Provence: Make a sales

pitch for Cezanne, Monet or another

artist whose works highlight Proven-

cal landscapes. Understand the

impact that the light and landscape

had on these artists.




• En Garde!: Which is mightier - the pen or the sword?

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Day 1-2: Fly overnight to France Arrive in Nice

Day 3: MONACO-EZE Explore Monaco: • Palace of Prince Rainier • Casino de Monte Carlo • Cathédrale de Monaco Visit Eze LEAP! Making Scents

Day 4: PONT DU GARD-NÎMES Drive to Provence See the Pont du Gard Take a walking tour of Nîmes: • Maison Carrée • Nîmes Arena

Day 5: TGV-PARIS-LOIRE Board the TGV for Paris Continue to the Loire Valley

Day 6: LOIRE CHÂTEAUX Discover the Loire Valley:

• Château of Chenonceau • Château of Amboise LEAP! Bon Appétit!

Day 7: NORMANDY Explore Normandy: • Memorial Museum of the Battle of Normandy • American Military Cemetery LEAP! Soldiers’ Stories

Day 8: VERSAILLES Explore the Palace of Versailles LEAP! Seize the Château!

Day 9: PARIS Explore Paris with a local guide: • Arc de Triomphe • Champs Élysées • Eiffel Tower • Les Invalides • Notre Dame Cathedral Explore the Louvre Museum Travel to the top of the Eiffel Tower

Day 10: Return Home to the United States, or Add: Extra Days in Paris

Customize this tour by adding: • Extra Days in Paris

Sud au NordPrice this tour: http://www.EducationalTravel.com/Educational-Tours-to-France/SAN/Sud-au-Nord/Pricing

Sharing the experiences of those who served on D-day

• Soldiers’ Stories: Step into the

shoes of US servicemen as they

land in Normandy on D-day.

Learn about their lives and their

experiences to gain personal and

historical perspective.

• Making Scents: Create your own

perfume in the home of chic

• Bon Appétit: Cook a French dinner in the Loire Valley!

• Seize the Château!: Get to know the French revolutionaries!

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LEAP! TM



Perfecting the steps of Breton dance

Le Tricolore


Day 3: PARIS-VERSAILLES Explore Paris with a local guide: • Arc de Triomphe • Champs Élysées • Eiffel Tower • Les Invalides • Notre Dame Cathedral Add: Palace of Versailles and LEAP! Seize the Château!

Day 4: LOUVRE LEAP! Cover the Canvas Visit the Louvre Museum Add: Dinner atop the Eiffel Tower

Day 5: GIVERNY Visit Monet’s home in Giverny** Continue to Normandy

Day 6: NORMANDY LEAP! Soldiers’ Stories Explore Normandy:

• American Military Cemetery • Memorial Museum of the Battle of Normandy Continue to the St. Malo area LEAP! Medieval Merriment!

Day 7: MONT ST. MICHEL Visit Mont St. Michel Continue to the Loire Valley

Day 8: LOIRE CHÂTEAUX Discover Loire Châteaux: • Château of Amboise • Château of Azay-Le-Rideau LEAP! Bon Appétit

Day 9: GUEDELON Guided tour of Guedelon***: • Stone sculpture Continue on to Paris


Customize this tour by adding: • Versailles and LEAP! Seize the Château! • Eiffel Tower Dinner

**Before April 1, a trip to Auvers-sur-Oise will be substituted *** Before April 1 visit to Char-tres Cathedral including a stained glass lesson will be substituted

Price this tour: www.EducationalTravel.com/Educational-Tours-to-France/LET/Le-Tricolore/Pricing

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• Medieval Merriment!: Grab your

dancing shoes and learn the visual

language of Breton dance. Discover

the important role it played in

Breton folk culture, where there was

a dance for every occasion, and a

special meaning behind each step in

the choreography.


• Soldiers’ Stories: Relive D-Day through the eyes of those who

were there


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Day 4: GIVERNY

Add: Visit to Monet’s Home in Giverny** and LEAP! Cover the Canvas

Day 5: VERSAILLES-CHARTRES Explore the Palace of Versailles LEAP! Seize the Château! Continue to Chartres Cathedral

Day 6: LOIRE CHÂTEAUX Discover Loire Châteaux: • Château of Chenonceau • Château of Chambord

Visit a French wine “cave” LEAP! Bon Appétit

Day 7: Château of AMBOISE Explore the Château of Amboise Continue to Rocamadour

Day 8: LASCAUX CAVES-ROCA-MADOUR Visit the Lascaux Caves Take a walking tour of Rocamadour

Day 9: CARCASSONNE Explore Carcassonne

Day 10: AVIGNON-NÎMES Visit Avignon: • Pont St. Benezet See the Pont du Gard Take a walking tour of Nîmes: • Maison Carrée • Nîmes Arena

Day 11: FRENCH RIVIERA Journey through Provence LEAP! Painters’ Provence Explore Nice with your Tour Direc-tor:

• Promenade des Anglais • Cimiez • Russian Orthodox Church • Vieux Nice

Day 12: MONACO-EZE Explore Monaco: • Palace of Prince Rainier • Casino de Monte Carlo • Cathédrale de Monaco Visit to Eze

Add: LEAP! Student Connection in Nice


Add: Extra Days in Nice

Customize this tour by adding: • Giverny and LEAP! Cover the Canvas • LEAP! Student Connection in Nice• Extra Days in Nice

**Before April 1, a trip to Auvers-sur-Oise will be substituted

Provinces of FrancePrice this tour: www.EducationalTravel.com/Educational-Tours-to-France/POF/Provinces-of-France/Pricing

Covering the canvas with the colors and scenery of a French landscape

• Cover the Canvas: Live the

artist’s life. Explore line, color, per-

spective, negative space and form,

then paint a masterpiece inspired

by the beauty of Paris.




• Painters’ Provence: Why did the Impressionists fall in love with

Provence

• Student Connection in Nice: Meet local high school students

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Creating beautiful calligraphy in historic Nimes

Visages de la France


Day 3: PARIS Explore Paris with a local guide: • Arc de Triomphe • Champs Élysées • Eiffel Tower • Les Invalides • Notre Dame Cathedral Travel to the top of the Eiffel Tower

Day 4: VERSAILLES Discover the Palace of Versailles LEAP! Seize the Château! Visit the Louvre Museum

Day 5: NORMANDY Explore Normandy: • American Military Cemetery • Memorial Museum of the Battle of Normandy LEAP! Soldiers’ Stories Continue to the St. Malo areaDay 6: MONT ST. MICHEL Visit Mont St. Michel Continue to the Loire Valley

Day 7: LOIRE CHÂTEAUX

Discover Loire Châteaux: • Château of Chenonceau • Château of Amboise Visit a French wine “cave” LEAP! Bon Appétit

Day 8: TGV-GENEVA Visit Chartres Cathedral Board the TGV to GenevaTake a walking tour of Geneva Continue to Lausanne

Day 9: MONTREUX-GRUYÈRES-CHÂTEAU CHILLON Discover Montreux Explore Gruyères Visit Chillon Castle Add: Fondue Dinner in Lausanne

Day 10: AVIGNON-PONT DU GARD Visit Avignon: • Pont St. Benezet LEAP! Painters’ Provence See the Pont du Gard

Day 11: NÎMES Take a walking tour of Nîmes: • Maison Carrée

• Nîmes Arena LEAP! En Garde!

Day 12: LES BAUX Visit Les Baux Enjoy a walking tour of Nice

Day 13: MONACO-EZE Explore Monaco: • Palace of Prince Rainier • Casino de Monte Carlo • Cathédrale de Monaco Visit Eze Add: LEAP! Making Scents


Customize this tour by adding: • Fondue Dinner • LEAP! Making Scents • Extra Days in Nice

Price this tour: www.EducationalTravel.com/Educational-Tours-to-France/VIS/Visages-de-la-France/Pricing

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• En Garde!: Which is mightier – the pen or the sword? You decide! Learn basic calligraphy and fencing moves to gain new insight into old-world traditions.• Seize the Château!: Get to know the French revolutionaries • Soldiers’ Stories: Relive D-Day

through the eyes of those who were there • Bon Appétit: Cook a French dinner in the Loire Valley• Painters’ Provence: Why did the Impressionists fall in love with Provence• Making Scents: Create your own perfume in the home of chic

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NETC 2012 Educational Tours to France Catalog

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