The Galleries & Châteaux of Paris

Day 1 – Paris

Board our private executive coach at your designated pick up points with our tour manager – take the cross Channel ferry from your preferred port (or travel by Eurostar from London St Pancras or Ashford International to Paris - supplement payable) – continue to Paris and check in to the excellent 3* Hotel Magellan.

Day 2 – Paris guided tour & The Louvre

Guided coach tour taking in the major sights of Paris such as the Eiffel Tower, Champs Elysees, Arc de Triomphe and Notre Dame – guided tour of The Louvre, one of the largest, oldest and most famous art galleries in the world with a wonderful collection including Alexandros of Antioch’s ‘Venus de Milo’ and Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘Mona Lisa’ and ‘The Virgin and Child with St Anne’.

Day 3 – Châteaux de Fontainebleau & de Vaux-le-Vicomte

Visit with our guide to Château de Fontainebleau, one of the largest royal château dating back to the 12th century and used by French monarchs from the Middle Ages until the French Revolution – Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte, built in the 17th century for the king’s treasurer, Nicholas Fouquet, and in many ways the most lavish and refined castle to be built in Europe during the mid-17th century.

Day 4 – Musée d’Orsay & Musée de l'Orangerie

Guided tour of the Musée d’Orsay collection of works by the great impressionists dating from 1848-1914 including famous canvases from Monet, Manet, Renoir, van Gogh and Cézanne – guided tour of the Musée de l'Orangerie containing impressionist and post-impressionist paintings by notable artists such as Monet, Picasso and Sisley.

Day 5 – Monet’s Garden

Visit Monet’s Garden at Giverny where the artist came repeatedly through his life, letting his imagination Chateaurove amid the complex interplay of water and light to paint his magnificent waterlilies series – continue for our Channel crossing back to the UK and then return to our original departure points with comfort stops en route.