Decouvertes

 Highlights of the tour:
• Cluny Museum, the Sainte Chapelle and Notre Dame
• Chateau de Versailles, Jacquemart-André museum and private opening of the Opéra Garnier
• Walking tour on art nouveau, foundation le Corbusier and the Louvre pyramid
• Renaissance chateau of the Loire Valley
• Meeting with actors of the Project “The Grand Paris”

Art:
• The collection of Jacquemart-André Museum
• The collection of the Louvre museum
• The Fondation Monet
• A walking tour focused on design
• A visit to a contemporary art gallery

We can include a performance at the Opéra.

Day 1 - (D)
Morning arrival at CDG airport. Meet your resident guide upon arrival.
Private coach transfer to your hotel.
After lunch at leisure, enjoy a panoramic orientation tour of Paris
Back at the hotel.
Welcome dinner at the hotel.
Overnight at a 4* hotel in Paris.
 
Day 2 - (B)
Gallo-Roman era, middle ages & Gothic Notre Dame
After breakfast, drive to Cluny museum housed in a 15th century building on the site of the 2nd - 3rd century Roman baths.
Lunch is at leisure.
Afternoon visit walking tour of Ile de la Cité 
Overnight at a 4* hotel in Paris.
 
Day 3 - (B/L)
Renaissance in the Loire Valley
Early morning drive towards the Loire Valley.
Relive the warmth of the past in this historical place thanks to the presence of an exceptional collection of Gothic and Renaissance period furniture.
Continue towards Chenonceaux 
Go back to your hotel in Paris at the end of the afternoon.
 
Day 4 - (B/L)
18th & 19th architecture
Morning drive to the chateau de Versailles. 
Visit the Gardens of the chateau before returning to Paris.
Drive to the Musée Jacquemart-André 
Afternoon visit to this magnificent neo-classical mansion ....Opera meet up with your guide, story teller. From 5.00 to 6.30PM the Opera house is yours! Your story teller will escort you in the footsteps of the Phantom of the Opera. You will discover the entire mythical opera house! Expect to be thrilled!!
Back at the hotel at the end of the day.
Overnight at a 4* hotel in Paris.
 
Day 5 - (B/L)
19th Century art
Early this morning we drive to Giverny (1 hour drive) and visit Monet’s foundation just at the opening hours. You will discover Monet’s Gardens...
The house has been restored as it was when Claude Monet lived there, with a similar color scheme. The rooms are filled with Monet‘s collection of Japanese engravings.
Stop in Chatou...
Afternoon at leisure
Overnight at a 4* hotel in Paris.
 
Day 6 – (B)
20th Century architecture
Morning departure to the 16th District for a walking tour on Art Nouveau....The walking tour will end at the Fondation Le Corbusier located in Villa La Roche.
Lunch is at leisure.
Afternoon visit to the Louvre Museum. You will visit the pyramid, the most famous of the grand Projects....The brilliance of making an entrance to the world’s largest art museum by hollowing-out its plaza and constructing underground connections to its various wings could easily be lost amidst the unmistakable iconography of the pyramid.
You will also view the masterpieces of the museum.
Evening and dinner at leisure.
Overnight at a 4* hotel in Paris.

Day 7 - (B)
Design & Contemporary art in Paris
This morning, follow your expert in design: you will meet with a young creator...
His show-room opened a little while ago near the "Eiffel tower", where
some of his originals are exposed.
You will then meet with a straw craftsmen.
Lunch is at leisure
Afternoon drink at a contemporary art gallery, one of the biggest in Paris...
Overnight at a 4* hotel in Paris.

Day 8 - (B/D)
21st century
We will arrange a full day about the new project “The Grand Paris”.
The consultation process was launched at the beginning of 2008 Since June 2008, each team has been working to complete the two components of the consultation: “the 21st century post-Kyoto metropolis” and “the present and future analysis of the Paris agglomeration”.You will meet one of the ten teams which has worked on this projects...
Farewell dinner cruise on the Seine River.
Overnight at a 4* hotel in Paris.
 
Day 9 - (B)
Breakfast at the hotel.
Coach transfer to CDG airport