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A high-quality 2-day Live-guided trip to 7 Top sights of Normandy & Brittany with Calvados, Cider, Oysters tastings for 4 to 6 clients by Mercedes minivan, extra long.
Guided walking tours in Rouen and Honfleur, walking to the Etretat Cliffs, Mont Saint-Michel with Abbey visit, Cancale – the French capital of Oysters, Saint Malo – the former corsar city.
We bring You to the local Calvados producer where You can get explanations how it is being made for centuries and taste the genuine Calvados & Cider (included).
We offer one professional driver and one professional guide as well (for groups up to 4 persons we reserve the right to have one guide-driver). Minivan drives faster than a bus and is more comfortable as cars. You save up a lot of time.
This Experience is also available as Customized Private Experience. See also other 15 Small-group and Private Experiences from Paris by Clewel Travel.
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Duration: 2 days
Starts: Paris, France
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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A high-quality 2-day Live-guided trip to 7 Top sights of Normandy & Brittany with Calvados, Cider, Oysters tastings for 4 to 6 clients by Mercedes minivan, extra long.
Guided walking tours in Rouen and Honfleur, walking to the Etretat Cliffs, Mont Saint-Michel with Abbey visit, Cancale – the French capital of Oysters, Saint Malo – the former corsar city.
We bring You to the local Calvados producer where You can get explanations how it is being made for centuries and taste the genuine Calvados & Cider (included).
We offer one professional driver and one professional guide as well (for groups up to 4 persons we reserve the right to have one guide-driver). Minivan drives faster than a bus and is more comfortable as cars. You save up a lot of time.
This Experience is also available as Customized Private Experience. See also other 15 Small-group and Private Experiences from Paris by Clewel Travel.
Itinerary
Day 1: Paris — Rouen — Etretat — Honfleur
Pass By: Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France
08:00 Departure from steps of Opera Garnier in Paris, destination Rouen. Pickup service from your hotel for those who have selected this option. Pay Attention that the pickup starts before 08:30 depending on the location of your hotel.
The guide will welcome our small-group and the trip begins. The guide will give you general information about the French history connected to Normandy: Rouen, Honfleur, and Deauville.
There are approx. 122 km to drive on a highway from Paris to Rouen by our comfortable WiFi air conditioned Mercedes minivan. It takes in general around 2 hours.
Stop At: Rouen, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, Normandy
10:00 – 12:00 Visit of Rouen, the capital of the Duke of Normandy. Sightseeing walking tour of Rouen, the city of a hundred bell-towers, famous for its Gothic cathedrals. Here you will have the opportunity to visit the Notre Dame Cathedral of the XIII – XVI centuries, known throughout the world in the paintings of Monet, the area of the Vieux Marché, the place of execution of Joan d’Arc and the Church of Joan d’Arc, the Palace of justice of the XVI century, to see the old medieval clock on the pedestrian street of Gros-Horloge.
The walking tour lasts from 1 to 1,5 hours. Free time.
12:00 Departure from Rouen towards Etretat is about 80 km.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Etretat, Etretat, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, Normandy
13:00 – 15:00 Arrival in Etretat. Walking to the Cliffs. Free time for Lunch. Étretat is famous for its chalk cliffs, including three natural arches and the Needle, which rises 70 meters (230 ft) above the sea. Etretat was a popular spot in the past for impressionist artists including Claude Monet, the founder of French Impressionist painting. Today it is a classic seaside resort nestled between two sets of chalk cliffs. You can walk on the beach or climb for excellent views. Along the seafront, there are many restaurants/cafés all of which do variations on a theme of Moules/Frites.
Free time. 15:00 Departure to Local Calvados Producer. It takes about one hour drive.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Calvados Christian Drouin, 1895 route de Trouville, 14130 Coudray-Rabut, Pont-L’Eveque France
16:00 Arrival at a Local Calvados Producer. You can get explanations from the local producer how it is being made for centuries and taste the genuine Calvados & Cider of Normandy.
16:45 Departure to Honfleur. It is just half an hour drive to the famous harbour city Honfleur.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Honfleur, Honfleur, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, Normandy
17:15 Arrival in Honfleur. Walking tour of Honfleur with its famous port. Honfleur, the main defensive port of Normandy of the XV century, transformed into a charming resort town with a picturesque Bay, much-loved by the artists of the XIX century. Honfleur was first mentioned in 1027, when it belonged to the Norman Duke Richard III. The owners of the city changed several times during The Hundred Years ‘ War. In the XV century, there were French pirates, corsairs who ravaged the English coast. A little later, in the XVII-XVIII centuries, the city became significantly rich in trade with the American colonies. After the port was closed, the city’s economy declined and Honfleur became a suburb of Le Havre. Today it is one of the most known tourist cities in Normandy.
The walking city tour takes about 1 hour.
18:00 to 19:00 Free time.
19:00 Departure from Honfleur destination Mont Saint-Michel.
Duration: 2 hours
Pass By: Caen, Caen, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, Normandy
19:00 Departure from Honfleur to Caen. There are approx. 130 km to drive on a highway. It takes 1,5 hours. One stop will be made at the rest area according to Your wish. Caen is the centre of political, economic and cultural life in Normandy. William the Conqueror was buried here and the city has still some historical traces of that time. Anyway in World War II Caen was destroyed during heavy fightings (Battle of Normandy in 1944).
20:30 Arrival in Caen. Accommodation at 3*+ Hotel
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: 20:30 Arrival and Accommodation at 3* Hotel in Normandy at a small typical hotel.
Day 2: Mont Saint-Michel — Cancale — Saint Malo – Paris
Pass By: Caen, Caen, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, Normandy
08:00 Departure from your hotel destination Mont Saint-Michel. It takes in general less than 1 hour. The guide will give You general Information about the French history connected to Normandy, Brittany, especially Mont Saint-Michel.
09:00 Arrival at Mont Saint-Michel.
Stop At: Abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel, Bp 22 Au sommet du village, 50170 Mont-Saint-Michel France
09:00 – 12:30 Arrival at the UNESCO World Heritage Mont Saint-Michel and visit of the Benedictine Abbey. Your guide will bring you up the narrow streets of the medieval village toward the top of the Island. You can admire panoramic views of the Atlantic Ocean and bay and enter the Benedictine Abbey. Entrance tickets into the Abbey include audio-guides in many languages.
The whole island with the Bay is classified by UNESCO as a world heritage site. It remains practically the same since the Middle Ages as it was the goal of pilgrims from all over the world. Mont Saint Michel remains the most visited site in France.
Free time for Lunch and visiting of the city and the Bay.
12:30. Departure to Cancale. It takes about one hour drive.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Cancale, Cancale, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany
13:30 Arrival in Cancale – the Oysters capital of France. Visit to the Oysters market. Free time for Lunch
15:00 Departure to Saint Malo. It takes about 30 minutes.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Saint-Malo, Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany
15:30 Arrival in Saint-Malo (Brittany). Walking tour Saint-Malo.
Saint Malo is a historic French port in Brittany on the English Channel coast. The walled city had a long history of piracy, earning much wealth from local extortion and overseas adventures. Saint-Malo was once the city of corsairs and the birthplace of the discoverer of Canada, Jacques Cartier and the poet Chateaubriand. We will have a walking tour with a tour of the Old Town, surrounded by high walls, with narrow cobbled streets and buildings of the 18th and 15th centuries.
17:30 Departure destination Paris. It takes about 4,5 to 5 hours.
Duration: 2 hours
Pass By: Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France
22:00 Coming back to Paris.
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
