Itinerary
ROMAN FRANCE 2011: ITINERARY
DAY 1 – FRIDAY. APRIL 15 – DEPARTURE
Depature for Paris, France
Departure from West Hartford
Bus to Boston’s Logan Int’l Airport
Flight from Boston to Paris
Overnight across much of the Atlantic
DAY 2 – SATURDAY. APRIL 16 – PARIS
Arrival in Paris
Sightseeing boat ride on the Seine
Visit Notre Dame/climb the towers
Free time to explore the Quartier Latin
Overnight in Paris
DAY 3 – SUNDAY. APRIL 17 – PARIS
Musée d’Orsay in the morning
Arc de Triomphe
Late afternoon-evening in Montmartre/ Overnight in Paris
DAY 4 – MONDAY. APRIL 18 – PARIS
Louvre in the morning
Free afternoon
Tour Eiffel (late) this evening/ Overnight in Paris
DAY 5 – TUESDAY. APRIL 19 – PARIS/CHARTRES/NIMES
Visit Chartres early
Depart Paris for Nîmes on the TGV
Overnight in Nîmes
DAY 6 – WEDNESDAY. APRIL 20 – NIMES/ARLES/ST. REMY DE PROVENCE
Nîmes: “Temple of Diana”, Maison Carrée, Amphithéâtre, Gate of Augustus, Fountain sanctuary, Great Tower
Arles: Roman theater, Amphithéâtre
St. Rémy de Provence: Mausoleum, Triumphal Arch, remains of Roman town of Glanum
Overnight in Nîmes region
DAY 7 – THURSDAY. APRIL 21 – PONT DU GARD/AVIGNON/ORANGE/VAISON-LA-ROMAINE
Pont du Gard
Avignon: Papal Palace, Carthusian Monastery
Orange: Roman Theater, Amphithéâtre,
Triumphal Arch
Vaison-la-Romaine/Overnight in Orange
DAY 8 – FRIDAY. APRIL 22 – AIX-EN-PROVENCE/FREJUS/CANNES/NICE
Aix-en-Provence: Hike the Route de Cézanne
Fréjus: (brief stop to see the Roman Aqueduct)
Cannes
Nice/Overnight in Nice
DAY 9 – SATURDAY. APRIL 23 – NICE/VENCE/ST. PAUL-DE-VENCE
Nice: Roman Baths in Cimiez section of Nice, Russian Orthodox Church, Promenade des Anglais
Vence: Chapelle du Rosaire
St. Paul-de-Vence: Maeght Foundation
Overnight in Nice
DAY 10 – SUNDAY. APRIL 24 – BOSTON
Bus from hotel to airport/ Departure from France
Arrival at Boston’s Logan Int’l Airport
Transfer back to West Hartford
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