Tour Number: 2501956EP
Group Leader: Pamela Colbert
Requested Departure Date: 3/2/2023
Requested Return Date: 3/15/2023
Requested Departure Gateway: Charlotte (NC)

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For over 55 years, we’ve dedicated ourselves to one global mission: Opening the World Through Education. Our programs help students expand their knowledge of the world around them, discover more about themselves, grow more confident and independent, and understand new people, places, and cultures.

14 days

The experience of a lifetime is waiting for you. Every detail from the cities you’ll stay in to the cultural discoveries you’ll make have been customized by your teacher for your group. Take a look at your personal itinerary for a sneak peek of what's in store.

  • Day 1: Fly overnight to France

  • Day 2: Paris

    Meet your Tour Director at the airport
  • Day 3: Paris

    Take a guided tour of Paris

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Place de la Concorde
    • Champs-Élysées
    • Arc de Triomphe
    • Les Invalides
    • Eiffel Tower
    Explore on your own or
    Add this in-depth excursion
    Versailles

    Versailles

    Enjoy an excursion to the grand palace of Versailles, where Louis XIV held court in the most lavish style imaginable. On a tour, stroll through the elegantly landscaped gardens, the historic Hall of Mirrors, and the ornately decorated State Apartments. Note: Versailles is closed on Mondays.

  • Day 4: Paris

    Visit the Louvre

    Take a tour of the Latin Quarter

    Catch a glimpse of Notre-Dame Cathedral

    Explore on your own or
    Add this in-depth excursion
    Seine River cruise

    Seine River cruise

    Board a boat and float along Paris’ main waterway, where you’ll see the city’s most notable landmarks from a new perspective with interesting comments on the history of Paris and its monuments.

  • Day 5: Paris • Barcelona

    Travel by TGV train to Barcelona

    Take a walking tour of Las Ramblas

    Explore on your own or
    Add this in-depth excursion
    Barcelona flamenco evening

    Barcelona flamenco evening

    Feel the pulse of Spain when you attend an unforgettable flamenco performance! Born of Indian, Moorish, Arabian, and gypsy influences, flamenco dance is a passionate display of dramatic poses and colorful costumes, accompanied by song and guitar. Marvel at the intricate rhythms created by a dancer’s steps, castanets, and clapping. Note: A beverage is included during the one-hour performance.

  • Day 6: Barcelona

    Take a guided tour of Barcelona

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • La Sagrada Família
    • Park Güell
    • Montjuïc

    Visit Park Güell

  • Day 7: Barcelona • Carcassonne • Provence

    Travel via Carcassonne to Provence 

    Take a tour of Carcassonne

    Take a tour of Nîmes

    Visit the Nîmes Ampitheater

  • Day 8: Provence • Avignon • French Riviera

    Travel via Avignon to the French Riviera

    Visit the Pont du Gard

    Take a walking tour of Avignon

    Visit the Papal Palace

  • Day 9: French Riviera

    Take a day trip to Monaco and Eze

    Visit a French perfume factory

    Take a walking tour of Nice

    With your Tour Director you will see:

    • Vieille Ville
    • Promenade des Anglais
  • Day 10: French Riviera • Pisa • Florence

    Travel via Pisa to Florence

    See the Leaning Tower of Pisa

    Visit the Baptistery of St. John and the Pisa Cathedral

  • Day 11: Florence

    Explore on your own or
    Add this in-depth excursion
    Create a fresco

    Create a fresco

    Try your hand at fresco painting, a style made famous during the Italian Renaissance. In this workshop you’ll create a fresco of your own in the traditional way, by painting earth pigments onto fresh plaster.

    Take a guided tour of Florence

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Piazza della Signoria
    • Ponte Vecchio
    • Basilica of Santa Croce
    • Gates of Paradise
  • Day 12: Florence • Assisi • Rome

    Travel via Assisi to Rome

    Visit the Basilica of St. Francis

    Tour Assisi with an expert local guide

  • Day 13: Rome

    Tour the Roman Forum and the Colosseum with an expert local guide

    Take a guided tour of Vatican City

    With your expert local guide you will visit:

    • Sistine Chapel
    • St. Peter’s Basilica

    (Vatican subject to closings on Sundays and holidays.)

    Take a self-guided walking tour of Rome

    You will see:

    • Trevi Fountain
    • Pantheon
    • Piazza Navona
    • Spanish Steps
  • Day 14: Depart for home

  • Day 1: Fly overnight to France

  • Day 2: Paris

    Meet your Tour Director at the airport
  • Day 3: Paris

    Take a guided tour of Paris

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Place de la Concorde
    • Champs-Élysées
    • Arc de Triomphe
    • Les Invalides
    • Eiffel Tower
    Explore on your own or
    Add this in-depth excursion
    Versailles

    Versailles

    Enjoy an excursion to the grand palace of Versailles, where Louis XIV held court in the most lavish style imaginable. On a tour, stroll through the elegantly landscaped gardens, the historic Hall of Mirrors, and the ornately decorated State Apartments. Note: Versailles is closed on Mondays.

  • Day 4: Paris

    Visit the Louvre

    Take a tour of the Latin Quarter

    Catch a glimpse of Notre-Dame Cathedral

    Explore on your own or
    Add this in-depth excursion
    Seine River cruise

    Seine River cruise

    Board a boat and float along Paris’ main waterway, where you’ll see the city’s most notable landmarks from a new perspective with interesting comments on the history of Paris and its monuments.

  • Day 5: Paris • Barcelona

    Travel by TGV train to Barcelona

    Take a walking tour of Las Ramblas

    Explore on your own or
    Add this in-depth excursion
    Barcelona flamenco evening

    Barcelona flamenco evening

    Feel the pulse of Spain when you attend an unforgettable flamenco performance! Born of Indian, Moorish, Arabian, and gypsy influences, flamenco dance is a passionate display of dramatic poses and colorful costumes, accompanied by song and guitar. Marvel at the intricate rhythms created by a dancer’s steps, castanets, and clapping. Note: A beverage is included during the one-hour performance.

  • Day 6: Barcelona

    Take a guided tour of Barcelona

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • La Sagrada Família
    • Park Güell
    • Montjuïc

    Visit Park Güell

  • Day 7: Barcelona • Carcassonne • Provence

    Travel via Carcassonne to Provence 

    Take a tour of Carcassonne

    Take a tour of Nîmes

    Visit the Nîmes Ampitheater

  • Day 8: Provence • Avignon • French Riviera

    Travel via Avignon to the French Riviera

    Visit the Pont du Gard

    Take a walking tour of Avignon

    Visit the Papal Palace

  • Day 9: French Riviera

    Take a day trip to Monaco and Eze

    Visit a French perfume factory

    Take a walking tour of Nice

    With your Tour Director you will see:

    • Vieille Ville
    • Promenade des Anglais
  • Day 10: French Riviera • Pisa • Florence

    Travel via Pisa to Florence

    See the Leaning Tower of Pisa

    Visit the Baptistery of St. John and the Pisa Cathedral

  • Day 11: Florence

    Explore on your own or
    Add this in-depth excursion
    Create a fresco

    Create a fresco

    Try your hand at fresco painting, a style made famous during the Italian Renaissance. In this workshop you’ll create a fresco of your own in the traditional way, by painting earth pigments onto fresh plaster.

    Take a guided tour of Florence

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Piazza della Signoria
    • Ponte Vecchio
    • Basilica of Santa Croce
    • Gates of Paradise
  • Day 12: Florence • Assisi • Rome

    Travel via Assisi to Rome

    Visit the Basilica of St. Francis

    Tour Assisi with an expert local guide

  • Day 13: Rome

    Tour the Roman Forum and the Colosseum with an expert local guide

    Take a guided tour of Vatican City

    With your expert local guide you will visit:

    • Sistine Chapel
    • St. Peter’s Basilica

    (Vatican subject to closings on Sundays and holidays.)

    Take a self-guided walking tour of Rome

    You will see:

    • Trevi Fountain
    • Pantheon
    • Piazza Navona
    • Spanish Steps
  • Day 14: Depart for home


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