FRANCE

Wanderlust Approved ITINERARY

Today's trip begins in Paris. After touring the capital city, we'll venture just outside to visit Versailles, Chambord, and the beaches of Normandy.  Then we head south to Provence, and work our way back north, visiting the French Riviera, and Grotte Chauvet before completing our journey in the Alps!

PARIS
Eiffel Tower

Arc de Triomphe 

Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre
The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris, commonly known as Sacré-Cœur Basilica and often simply Sacré-Cœur, is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Sainte-Chapelle
A veritable architectural gem, located on the Ile de la Cité, the Sainte-Chapelle never fails to impress with the beauty of its stained-glass windows. Luminous and majestic, a virtual tour provides a privileged glimpse of the chapel’s grandiose setting and its 15 extraordinary stained-glass windows.

Louvre
The Louvre, or the Louvre Museum, is the world's largest art museum and a historic monument in Paris.

Les Catacombes de Paris
Underground ossuaries which hold the remains of more than six million people in a small part of a tunnel network built to consolidate Paris' ancient stone quarries.

Palais Garnier – Opéra de Paris
The Paris Opera is the primary opera and ballet company of France. 

Monnaie de Paris
The Monnaie de Paris is responsible for producing France's euro coins. Founded in 864 AD, it is the world's oldest continuously-running minting institution operating from two sites.

Grand Palais
The Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées, commonly known as the Grand Palais, is a large historic site, exhibition hall and museum complex.

Musée de l’Orangerie
Claude Monet's Water Lilies, major pieces of French art history, are exhibited at the Musée de l'Orangerie in two oval rooms that are specially dedicated to these masterpieces. 

Musée de la musique – Philharmonie
A world- and historical tour through the prism of music.

Panoramas of Paris

1 Day in Paris Virtual Tour


CHÂTEAU DE VERSAILLES
Palace of Versailles
The principal royal residence of France from 1682, under Louis XIV, until the start of the French Revolution in 1789, under Louis XVI.


CHAMBORD
Château de Chambord
The fairy-tale-esque twisting spires of this surely castle make it one of the highlights of the region.


PROVENCE
Valensole Plateau
Famous for its lavender fields and truffles.


NORMANDY
D-Day Beaches


FRENCH RIVIERA
Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild Gardens


GROTTE CHAUVET
Chauvet Cave
Only a handful of lucky people a year are allowed inside this artistic time capsule, around 30,000 years old yet only rediscovered in 1994. Adorned with drawings of animals including mammoths and hyenas.


ALPS
Mont Blanc
The highest mountain in the Alps.