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Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword – along a 50-mile stretch of pretty, quiet Normandy coast, while expert guides retell some of the stories of bravery. For clients craving sun-baked beaches, pastel-hued villas and cinematic cliff-top views, it’s all about the south. Provence and the Côte d’Azur are the areas that sparkle the brightest, teaming poetic landscapes with art, beaches, and Mediterranean- inspired cuisine. The best of the south has been
packaged into a nine-night Saga tour, Glorious Provence and the Côte d’Azur, which takes clients from the fortified city of Carcassonne, to the cobbled streets of Avignon and the Roman city of Nîmes, where the crumbling amphitheatre stands at its centre. A trip to the market in Aix-en-
Provence offers clients the chance to sample regional produce including olives, blue cheeses, and the popular anise-flavoured spirit pastis, while sun- seekers can top up their tans on the beach in Cannes (from £899).
For clients craving sun-baked beaches, pastel-hued villas and cinematic cliff-top views, it’s all about the south
If mountain air appeals more than sun and sea, an escorted tour taking in glacier-strewn Mont Blanc, serene Lake Geneva and medieval Annecy should fit the bill. The accommodation on Riviera Travel’s new eight-day tour is based in Chamonix, the popular ski resort at the foot of Mont Blanc. The exploration begins by climbing 900 metres by train through forests, viaducts and lake-water streams to view Europe’s longest glacier. More glorious views are in store as clients move on to the lakeside town of Annecy, which boasts its own
12th-century castle, while a trip to Lake Geneva and nearby spa town Évian- Les-Bains – famed for its eponymous water – is equally photogenic. Clients can get an extra dose of culture as they cross into Italy to stroll around Aosta’s Roman remains, and there’s even time to visit Switzerland to marvel at Château Chillon on Lake Geneva, which served as
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