• Visit Mont Saint-Michel, France's 11th century island abbey that rises majestically from a tidal plain.
  • Admire the Bayeaux Tapestry, a stunning visual chronicle of the Norman conquest of England in 1066.
  • Immerse yourself in World War II history at Normandy's D-Day Beaches and hear stories from a former member of the French Resistance.
  • Visit Auvers-sur-Oise, a 19th-century artists' colony where Van Gogh lived and painted his last canvases.
  • Pause at the Place du Vieux Marché in Rouen where Joan of Arc was burned as a heretic.
  • Surround yourself with the delights of Monet's garden at Giverny, a setting that inspired many paintings throughout his life.
  • Savor the Musée d'Orsay's Impressionist masterpieces and blooming Jardins des Tuileries in Paris.
  • Contemplate the monastic life with the Benedictine monks of St. Wandrille Abbey.


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