FRENCH ESCAPADE: PARIS TO MONTE-CARLO


Tauck’s 9-night riverboat cruise along the Rhône and Saône rivers aboard ms Swiss Emerald takes you to Lyon, France’s “culinary capital,” where your experiences include a visit to the centuries-old Les Halles de Lyon food market


1. ARRIVE PARIS Tour begins: 6:00 PM, Hilton Arc de Triomphe Paris. A transfer is included from Charles de Gaulle Airport to Hilton Arc de Triomphe Paris. Join us tonight for a welcome cocktail reception followed by a dinner to remember at the famously chic Fouquet’s, the quintessential Parisian brasserie right on the Champs-Élysées. Hilton Arc de Triomphe Paris – Meals D


2. PARIS AS YOU PLEASE & CHOICE OF MUSEUMS Learn, see, explore... it’s all about Paris on a guided morning tour, followed by free time to pursue what interests you most, plus a choice of museum visits from a selection of the city’s best, including Musée du Louvre and the Musée d’Orsay (subject to availability). Hilton Arc de Triomphe Paris – Meals B


3. BEAUNE / M EMBARK RIVERBOAT IN LYON Back in the 1400s, an almshouse and hospital for the poor was established in the town of Beaune; 600 years later, it still exists. After bidding Paris adieu and traveling to Beaune, you’ll visit the Hospices de Beaune – where a museum in the Hôtel-Dieu, one of the finest examples of 15th-century French architecture, preserves the heritage of this charitable work, now carried on in modern facilities. Continue on to Lyon and embark ms Swiss Emerald this evening for your Rhône River cruise. Meals BD


4. M CHALON-SUR-SAÔNE & MERCUREY Arrive in Chalon-sur-Saône in Burgundy, known as the birthplace of photography and of one of its earliest pioneers. Inventor and native son Nicéphore Niépce produced the first photoetching and first permanent photograph from nature here in the 1820s... so whisper a quiet “thank you” as you snap pictures of the town’s Romanesque churches and monuments on a walking tour. Savor your way through town, sampling local culinary offerings on a guided tasting tour of some of Chalon-sur-Saône’s food shops. Later, enjoy a wine tasting at a premier cru vineyard in Mercurey, largest wine-producing area in the Côte Chalonnaise. Meals BLD


Spend time getting to know Monaco on a two-night stay in Monte-Carlo Call your travel agent or Tauck at 800-468-2825


5. M FROM AN ABBEY TO A RIDING SCHOOL Nine arches grace the Pont-de-Vaux spanning the Saône River in Mâcon, and history lives along its Heritage Trail. Along with a walking tour, you’ll visit the Romanesque Cluny Abbey, once among the most significant Benedictine monasteries in Europe,


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