Itinerary Details

1 Arrive Paris, France
Romance awaits in every Parisian arrondissement: an affair with a Latin Quarter bookshop, an admiring glance in the Musée Rodin, a starlit walk along the Seine’s storied banks. It might be as spirited as the Saint-Ouen flea market, as fleeting as an éclair au chocolat from the Rue Montorgueil, or as languid as a stroll through the streets of Montmartre, where every lamplit corner is another postcard.


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2 Paris | The Artistic Arondissement
Paris’ artistic heart is Montmartre, where Renoir and Toulouse-Lautrec once set up their easels and, even today, artists line themselves along the cobbled streets, as integral to the district’s vibe as its cafes and nightclubs. A nighttime cruise on the Seine lends a whole new appreciation to Paris’ nickname, the City of Light.


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3 Paris | Wine Tasting In The Latin Quarter
Delve into the secret world of Parisian wine on an expert-led walk that reveals the little-known vineyards and wine bars of the Latin Quarter. Stop to taste delicious vintages and superb local produce as you wander. Peruse the many treasures of the incomparable Louvre: the enigmatic Mona Lisa, the exquisite Venus de Milo and priceless antiquities from all over the globe.


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4 Loire Valley | Châteaux And Palaces
As France’s longest river turns west, the Loire Valley unfurls with regal beauty: a UNESCO-listed landscape of vineyards, elegant towns and an embarrassment of grand chateaux, rising above the forests like something from a French fairytale.


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5 Loire Valley | More Castles And Chartres Cathedral
Step into the pages of a storybook on a tour of some of the finest chateaux in France: start at the beautiful Azay-le-Rideau, built on an island in the River Indre, as well as Villandry, famous for its 16th-century-style gardens, before finishing with a local wine tasting. Enhance your day with a visit to the magnificent Chartres Cathedral.


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6 Loire Valley | Da Vinci’s Final Home
Take in the imposing Château Royal d'Amboise — a favorite residence of French kings in the 15th and 16th centuries — perched high above the Loire River. Clos Lucé, an attractive summer home where Leonardo da Vinci spent his final days, lies just nearby. His drawings and full-scale models of his inventions decorate the surrounding gardens.


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7 Loire Valley | Quintessential French Countryside
Journey to Bordeaux, stopping in the city of Poitiers en route to admire the Romanesque Church of Notre-Dame la Grande. With its exquisite architecture ranging from the medieval to 17th century fortresses, and numerous surrounding châteaux, sleepy villages and temperate climate, this UNESCO World Heritage-listed offers you quintessential France.


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8 Bordeaux And Aquitaine | Elegant Wine Capital Of The World
Not all Bordeaux’s pleasures come by the glass, but its rich, full-bodied heritage is hard to resist, be it on a bar’s cobbled terrace or at La Cité du Vin, a slick museum charting the long, lofty history of wine here. Explore the photogenic little town of St. Émilion, said to have been founded by a Breton monk whose followers planted the city’s first grapevines.


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9 Bordeaux And Aquitaine | Private Estate Visits
A millennia-long history of viticulture is yours to discover on a private exploration of the prestigious wine regions of Saint-Émilion or Pauillac and Margaux that includes a tasting of some of the estates’ exceptional wines. Take time to walk in Bordeaux, beginning at Place Pey-Berland, the lively main square. Other highlights include the elegant Pont de Pierre bridge, the commanding Cailhau Gate and the spectacular Water Mirror.


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10 Depart Bordeaux And Aquitaine