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The Best of Italy and France
This is an itinerary designed for a college choir that hopes to travel with us in 2005.
The brief was to combine visits and concerts in places that they had specified with places in between that we thought the best. As always, there are more places you want to include than there are days to visit but we think that this will be an outstanding tour.
We always try to avoid one night stays at hotels wherever possible and, with one exception we have managed to do that here. Photo: Duomo, Florence |
Day 1 FLIGHT
Depart USA en route for Rome Day 2
ARRIVAL IN ROME (3 nights) Afternoon visit to the
Coliseum Day 3
ROME Vatican Museums including
the Sistine Chapel Provisional concert in St.Peter’s Basilica Day 4
ROME Roman Forum, Pantheon, free
afternoon Day 5
ROME – ASSISI – FLORENCE (3 nights) St.Francis’ Basilica in
Assisi Provisional concert in St.Francis’ Basilica, Assisi Day 6
FLORENCE Uffizi Gallery, Other
sightseeing to suit group’s preferences Day 7
FLORENCE Free afternoon Provisional concert in the Duomo or Santa Maria dei Ricci Day 8
FLORENCE – PISA – NICE (2 nights) Leaning Tower, drive along
Italian Riviera and Grande Corniche Day 9
NICE AND MONTE CARLO Provisional concert in Nice or Monte Carlo Day 10 NICE
- ARLES –
ST.REMY-DE-PROVENCE (1 night) Roman Arena in Arles, lunch in Van Gogh’s “Café de la Nuit, afternoon
visit to Van Gogh’s room in the asylum/convent at St.Remy Day 11 ST.REMY-DE-PROVENCE
– AVIGNON OR ORANGE - DIJON
(2 nights) Popes’ Palace or Roman
Amphitheatre Provisional concert in Popes’ Palace in Avignon or Roman
Amphitheatre in Orange Day 12 DIJON Tour of the Ducal Palace Provisional concert in Dijon Cathedral Day 13 DIJON
– LUCERNE (2 nights) Picturesque drive through
the mountains, sightseeing tour of Lucerne Day 14 LUCERNE Free time in Lucerne Provisional concert in Musikpavillion am Nationalquai Day 15 LUCERNE
– COLMAR – STRASBOURG (2 nights) Free time to explore
Colmar’s charms Day 16 STRASBOURG Boat trip on Strasbourg’s
rivers Provisional concert in Strasbourg Cathedral Day 17 STRASBOURG
– RHEIMS – PARIS (4 nights) Visit to a top Champagne
house Day 18 PARIS
– HALF DAY TRIP TO CHARTRES Chartres Cathedral, Evening
boat trip on the Sene as introduction to Paris Provisional concert in Chartres Cathedral Day 19 PARIS Le Louvre, Notre Dame Provisional concert in Notre-Dame Day 20 PARIS Eiffel Tower, free time for
sightseeing of choice Day 21 DEPARTURE Transfer to airport for flight back home |