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Paris sightseeing, the Louvre, Versailles Palace and Gardens,
and Château Fontainebleau 4 Day Package – the Royal Residences
• 3 nights in a Paris boutique hotel – based on double occupancy, breakfast included
• Private Paris airport or train station arrival transfer
• Paris sightseeing tour including the Eiffel Tower, ‘skip the line’ entrance fees included
• Museum guided tour of the Louvre Museum, ‘skip the line’ entrance fees included
• Champagne cruise on the River Seine
• Private tour of Versailles Palace & Gardens,’skip the line’ entrance fees included
• Private tour to the Royal Castle of Fontainebleau and the village of Barbizon, ‘skip the line’ entrance fees included
ITINERARY:
DAY 1: Sightseeing Introduction to Paris
View the highlights and historic neighborhoods of Paris on this driving tour, a must see for the first-time visitor.
Visist the Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysées, Trocadéro, Eiffel tower (stop and go up), Invalides, Concorde, Madeleine, Opéra, Vendôme, Louvre, the exterior of Notre-Dame, and Montmartre (stop & visit).
In this full day, you will have have time to enjoy different stops, go up the Eiffel tower and enjoy lunch in a very Parisian brasserie (or follow our guide’s suggestion). If you have seen Paris before, your guide will suggest many lesser known places.
In the afternoon travel through two thousand years of history and architecture. From the ancient Lutetia to the medieval town (Cluny, Cité, Notre-Dame). From Classical Paris (Vendôme, Invalides, Concorde) to the Great works of Baron Haussmann (Opera-Garnier, the Boulevards). From the 19th century (Eiffel tower, Orsay, Sacré-Cœur) to modern Paris (Pompidou centre, the glass pyramid of the Louvre).
After the tour, your guide will drop you off in Paris or back to your hotel.
DAY 2: The Louvre Museum and Champagne River Cruise
Your private licensed guide will pick you up at your hotel and take you to the Louvre, one of the largest and most spectacular museums in the world. The former Paris palace of the kings of France became a museum during the French revolution in 1792. It is dedicated to art from the ancient world and the west until the mid-19th century, with more than 35,000 works on display which is only 8% of its collection.
You will discover the Louvre’s famous masterpieces and highlights: the Mona Lisa, the Venus de Milo, and the Victory of Samothrace. Learn how to look at a work of art and consider the context in which it was created. See the magnificent architecture with eight centuries of history, from the 12th Century Medieval Louvre to the current iteration, with I M Pei’s great glass pyramid completed in 1989.
In the late afternoon you will have a champagne cruise on the River Seine, through the most beautiful city in the world. Romantic, fun, entertaining, and spectacular. A fabulous and unique experience in Paris!
After the tour, your guide will drop you off in Paris or back to your hotel.
DAY 3: Private full day personal guided tour of the Castle of Versailles Palace and Gardens
Discover the Castle, the Estate of Trianon and the Gardens of Versailles that count among the most prestigious monuments of the world’s artistic heritage, one of the most amazing architectural works of 17th century. French art and the sumptuous theatre of history from Louis XIV to Louis XVI.
The Palace of Versailles is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of the greatest achievements in French 17th century architecture. Louis XIII’s hunting pavilion was transformed and extended by his son, Louis XIV, when he installed the court and government there in 1682. Succeeding kings continued to embellish the palace up until the French Revolution.
In an attempt to gain a brief respite from courtly etiquette, the kings of Versailles built themselves more intimate spaces close to the main palace. Adjoining the Petit Parc, the estate of Trianon is home to the Grand Trianon and Petit Trianon palaces, as well as the Queen’s Hamlet and a variety of ornamental gardens.
After the tour, your guide will drop you off in Paris or back to your hotel.
DAY 4: Chateau Fontainebleau & Village of Barbizon
Private full day tour to the castle of Fontainebleau and the village of Barbizon. With its richness, complexity and power to surprise, the magnificent castle of Fontainebleau sums up the history of France.
From Francis I (the castle was his favorite residence) to Napoleon III, each sovereign left a unique mark on the structure and its grounds.
Napoleon named it “La maison des Siècles – The House of Ages, true home of Kings” – as so many kings, a pope and other sovreigns resided there.
Return through the forest and stop at the charming village of Barbizon which inspired landscape painters such as Corot and Millet.
After the tour, your guide will drop you off in Paris or back to your hotel.