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Pleasing palates of all kinds The landscapes of Normandy have long impressed artists


who immortalized them on canvas... in Rouen where the Cathédrale Notre-Dame posed continuously for Claude Monet... in Honfleur, inspiring a new art movement... at Giverny in gardens of delight... but don’t overlook the farmers who please palates of all kinds with delectable culinary specialties richly produced from its fertile soils. Tauck takes you on included full-day excursions to country villages and farms where apples tempt in liquid form, in the brandied flavor of Calvados and the refreshing crispness of fall in freshly pressed cider... and goats and dairy cows provide the ingredients for creamy fromage, like Chèvre and Camembert, renowned in this region.


Enjoy a Tauck Exclusive dinner at the 16th-century Château du Taillis


Toulouse-Lautrec, Picasso, Matisse and others, whose influence comes to life in the artists who still flock to its main square today. Stroll the bustling village-like streets with your Tauck Director, before having lunch on your own. Where Montmartre celebrates a more laid-back bohemian lifestyle with street artists, musicians and sidewalk cafés, the Château de Versailles is unequalled in its glittering display of regal splendor and privilege as you will see during your visit here. Prepare to be dazzled when your guide takes you inside the palatial estate to see opulently decorated rooms in the King’s Apartments, including the Hall of Mirrors, and outside to stroll its park-like gardens. Everyone meets up this afternoon back in Paris to embark ms Swiss Sapphire for your 7-night cruise on the River Seine. Settle into your cabin and make yourself at home on your riverboat, designed to cater to your cruising comfort with spacious accommodations and premier amenities. Enjoy the Captain’s welcome festivities this evening as we chart a course for Normandy in the northwest corner of France. Meals BD


Inside Abbeys & Châteaux Sharing the countryside with medieval villages and


riverside towns, majestic abbeys and elegant French châteaux pay testimony to the sensibilities of their privileged owners. Discover the royal tastes of a succession of kings at the gilded Château de Versailles. See abbeys that once housed Benedictine monks in resplendent style and join Tauck inside a private château near Rouen for an exclusive evening of dinner and music.


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4.  HISTORIC MONUMENTS IN ROUEN Enjoy informative insights about the history and sights you’ll see today as we spend the morning cruising to Rouen. Victor Hugo called Rouen “the city of a hundred spires,” and while the ravages of war destroyed many of the steepled buildings he was referring to, those that still stand today are rich with historical associations. A guided city tour this afternoon shows you the Gothic Cathédrale Notre-Dame, immortalized in close to 30 paintings by Impressionist artist Claude Monet, and the Place du Vieux-Marché, site of Joan of Arc’s untimely death when she was burnt at the stake. Normandy is lush with fertile landscapes that make its agricultural endeavors flourish and prosper. World-renowned Camembert cheese is produced here along with meat, poultry and fruit products – local specialties that


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