Highlights of Normandy: Monet’s Garden, Rouen & Honfleur

2022

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2023

Your tour includes

• Return standard-class reserved

Eurostar seats from London

St. Pancras, plus hotel transfers • Return rail available on selected dates from over 50 regional stations • Four nights in four-star accommodation, inclusive of all local taxes • The services of our experienced and insightful tour manager throughout

(B) Daily Breakfast Prices are per person. For departure dates, prices and flights, please call or visit our website.

YOUR EXPERIENCES • Enjoy a guided tour of Rouen,

Normandy’s capital • 6 visits including Gold Beach,

Arromanches, Bayeaux, Honfleur, the distillery at the Palais Bénédictine, and Claude Monet’s delightful house and gardens

Discover the essence of Normandy with echoes of William the Conqueror and D-Day, medieval Rouen and Bayeux, plus the delightful port of Honfleur, rural landscapes and delicious local produce. The region is lush and green, its countryside is a patchwork of emerald-green fields, apple orchards and ivy-clad farmhouses.

Your itinerary

DAY 1 – Arrival in Rouen

Take the Eurostar from London St Pancras International to Paris Gare du Nord. We transfer by coach to the lovely old city of Rouen, staying for four nights.

DAY 2 – Walking tour of Rouen

This morning we step back in time on a guided walking tour. We’ll visit Rouen’s remarkable Notre-Dame Cathedral, which over the centuries has been built, destroyed by fire, rebuilt, damaged in the Wars of Religion and embellished to create the fantastic Gothic edifice we see today. This afternoon we take a short drive to the coastal town of Fécamp, home of the famous Bénédictine liqueur, where we enjoy a tasting. (B) + Included Experience – Guided walking tour of Rouen and tasting at the Bénédictine liqueur distillery

DAY 3 – Honfleur

Exquisitely preserved, Honfleur’s old harbour with its fishing boats and luxurious pleasure craft is surrounded by tall pastel-coloured houses dating from the 16th to 18th centuries. Pull up a chair at one of the quayside restaurants, order a plate of fruits de mer and watch talented artists capturing the views on canvas. Honfleur’s intricate maze of streets is a delight to wander through too. We return to Rouen in the late afternoon. (B) + Included Experience – Visit to Honfleur

Bayeux Fécamp To London (Eurostar)

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Monet’s Garden

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Our hand-picked hotel

Mercure Champ de Mars, Rouen

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world-famous tapestry which tells the story of the Norman invasion of Britain in 1066 in glorious detail. After lunch we drive to nearby Gold Beach, one of the five main landing sites on D-Day. At Arromanches you’ll have the opportunity to visit a superb museum dedicated to the ‘longest day’. While the trips to Bayeux and Gold Beach are included in your holiday, they’re not compulsory, and you may prefer to remain in Rouen. (B) + Included Experience – Visit the Bayeux Tapestry, Arromanches and Gold Beach

DAY 5 – Monet’s Garden & return home

Claude Monet’s paintings are some of the most exquisite and familiar works of art ever produced, and you will witness first-hand the spectacular displays of colour at the artist’s house and garden at Giverny. In the Japanese-inspired water garden surrounded by bamboo, rhododendrons and azaleas, is the lily pond where he painted his famous Les Nympheas (Water Lilies) series. The interior of the house, including the artist’s studio, is also outstanding. Later we continue to Paris for our return Eurostar. (B) + Included Experience – Visit Claude Monet’s house and garden