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France and Portugal Encounter 2027 - 31 Days (from Porto to Paris)

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In-depth Cultural
Immerse yourself in rich history and local traditions
Fully Guided
An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
Low Intensity
Travelers can expect some light physical activities
Guided in English
Group Size 10 - 50
Ages 18+
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Itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Porto

    Included Activities

    • Cocktail reception on board

    Optional Activities

    • Evening exploration of Porto
    Landmarks
    Douro River
  2. Day 2

    Porto

    Included Activities

    • Tile painting workshop on board

    Optional Activities

    • Guided tour of Porto with Palácio da Bolsa visit
    • Active tour of Porto including cable car ride to Dom Luis bridge
    • Free time at Bohlão Markets
    Landmarks
    Palácio da Bolsa
    Bohlão Markets
    Dom Luis Bridge
    Porto Cathedral
    São Bento Railway Station
    Rua das Flores
  3. Day 3

    Entre-os-Rios to Régua

    Included Activities

    • Visit to Douro Museum

    Optional Activities

    • Paiva walkways active hike
    • Quinta da Aveleda wine estate tour
    • Excursion to Guimarães with palace and historic sites visit
    Landmarks
    Arouca Geopark
    Paiva Walkways
    Longest pedestrian suspension bridge in the world
    Quinta da Aveleda
    Guimarães Palace
    Douro Museum
  4. Day 4

    Régua

    Included Activities

    • Lunch on board

    Optional Activities

    • Varosa Valley, Tarouca and Ucanha morning excursion
    • Quinta visit with olive tasting
    • Excursion to Lamego
    • Mateus Palace afternoon visit
    • Port wine blending class at Quinta de Pacheca
    Landmarks
    Varosa Valley
    Tarouca
    Monastery of Saint John of Tarouca
    Ucanha Bridge
    Lamego
    Sanctuary of Our Lady of Remedies
    Mateus Palace
    Quinta de Pacheca
  5. Day 5

    Régua to Vega de Terrón

    Optional Activities

    • Vitality Pool relaxation
    • Spa massage booking
    Landmarks
    Vinhateiro wine region
  6. Day 6

    Vega de Terrón to Pocinho

    Optional Activities

    • Salamanca full day excursion
    • Freixo de Espada à Cinta half-day tour with silk museum
    Landmarks
    Salamanca
    Salamanca University
    Salamanca Cathedral
    Freixo de Espada à Cinta
  7. Day 7

    Pocinho to Pinhão

    Optional Activities

    • Côa Valley Museum visit with Paleolithic rock art
    • Village life in the Côa Valley excursion
    Landmarks
    Côa Valley Museum
    Freixo Numão
    Casa Painova estate
    Itinerary Image 1
  8. Day 8

    Pinhão

    Included Activities

    • Morning visit to Provesende village

    Optional Activities

    • Kayaking along the Pinhão River
    • Quinta vineyard hike
    • Quinta Port wine tasting
    Landmarks
    Provesende
    Morgadio da Calçada
    Pinhão River
  9. Day 9

    Pinhão to Porto

    Included Activities

    • Classical concert in São Francisco Church

    Optional Activities

    • Leisure time on board during cruise
    Landmarks
    São Francisco Church
  10. Day 10

    Porto

    Included Activities

    • Illumination cruise through Porto
    • Farewell dinner

    Optional Activities

    • Excursion to Aveiro with boat cruise
    • Excursion to Braga
    • Wine tasting at Cockburn's Port cellar
    • Free time in Porto
    Landmarks
    Aveiro
    Braga
    Sé de Braga Cathedral
    Vila Nova de Gaia
    Cockburn's Port Cellar
  11. Day 11

    Porto to Lyon

  12. Day 12

    Lyon to Chavanay

    Optional Activities

    • Walking tour of Vienne with Roman theatre
    • St-Joseph - Côte-Rôtie wine tasting at local estate
    • Easy e-bike tour from Chavanay
    Landmarks
    Vienne
    Roman Theatre of Vienne
    Côte-Rôtie wine region
  13. Day 13

    Châteauneuf-du-Pape to Arles

    Optional Activities

    • Wine tasting in Châteauneuf-du-Pape
    • Chocolate workshop at Chocolaterie Castelain
    • Bike tour along the Rhône ViaRhôna
    Landmarks
    Châteauneuf-du-Pape
    Chocolaterie Castelain
    ViaRhôna cycling route
    Passerelle de l'Oiselay
  14. Day 14

    Arles to Avignon

    Optional Activities

    • Guided tour of Arles with Arènes d'Arles amphitheatre
    • Les Baux with Carrières des Lumières visit
    • Ancestry of the Kitchen with olive mill
    • Discovery of lavender - from field to perfume (seasonal)
    • Following Vincent - Van Gogh's Arles walking tour
    Landmarks
    Arènes d'Arles
    Les Baux
    Carrières des Lumières
  15. Day 15

    Avignon

    Included Activities

    • Classical concert at the Palais des Papes with gala dinner

    Optional Activities

    • Walking tour of Avignon including Pope's Palace
    • Excursion to Pont du Gard
    • Shop with a Chef at local market and Scenic Culinaire cooking demonstration
    • Excursion to Luberon villages and Sénanque Abbey
    • Free time exploring Avignon
    • Le Rocher des Doms visit
    Landmarks
    Palais des Papes
    Pont d'Avignon
    Pont du Gard
    Gordes
    Sénanque Abbey
    Le Rocher des Doms
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  16. Day 16

    Viviers

    Optional Activities

    • Walking tour of Viviers
    • French Resistance walking tour
    • WWII in Viviers walking tour
    • Ardèche Nature Park with Caverne du Pont-d'Arc Museum
    • Côtes du Rhône Villages wine tasting
    • Excursion to Grignan de Provence
    Landmarks
    Cathedral of St. Vincent
    Ardèche Nature Park
    Caverne du Pont-d'Arc
    Grignan
  17. Day 17

    Tournon

    Meals
    Dessert (Exquisite dessert buffet with artistry of a local pastry chef bringing classic French cakes to life, paired with fine coffee or dessert wine)

    Included Activities

    • Dessert buffet on board

    Optional Activities

    • Walking tour of Tournon
    • Hiking through the vineyards in Tournon
    • Biking along the Rhône
    Landmarks
    Tournon Castle
    Tain l'Hermitage
    France's oldest suspension bridge
    Valrhona Chocolatiers
    Glun
    Itinerary Image 1
  18. Day 18

    Lyon

    Included Activities

    • Choral concert at Chapelle de la Trinite

    Optional Activities

    • Guided tour of Lyon
    • Excursion to Pérouges
    • Silk painting workshop
    Landmarks
    Basilica of Notre Dame of Fourviè are
    Pérouges
    Chapelle de la Trinite
  19. Day 19

    Mâcon

    Meals
    Dinner (Exclusive dinner prepared by Michelin-starred Chef Didier Goiffon featuring authentic regional dishes showcasing the best of French gastronomy)

    Included Activities

    • Cooperage demonstration
    • Exclusive dinner prepared by Michelin-starred Chef Didier Goiffon

    Optional Activities

    • Excursion to Cluny and Cluny Abbey
    • Excursion to Château de Cormatin
    • Truffle tasting with local farmer
    • Tour of Tournus
    Landmarks
    Cluny
    Cluny Abbey
    Château de Cormatin
    Tournus
    Hôtel-Dieu
    Saint-Philibert Abbey
  20. Day 20

    Mâcon

    Optional Activities

    • Beaujolais wine region drive and vintner meeting
    • Georges Blanc cooking demonstration
    • Monastère Royal de Brou and Bourg-en-Bresse tour
    Landmarks
    Beaujolais wine region
    Vonnas
    Monastère Royal de Brou
    Bourg-en-Bresse
  21. Day 21

    Lyon to Paris

  22. Day 22

    Les Andelys

    Optional Activities

    • Hike to Château Gaillard with 'Richard the Lionheart' medieval-themed tour
    • Tour of Les Andelys with Château Gaillard
    • Cider farm visit
    • Renaissance-era Château Gaillon visit
    Landmarks
    Château Gaillard
    Château Gaillon
  23. Day 23

    Rouen

    Included Activities

    • WWI Lecture - A day in the life of a Tommy

    Optional Activities

    • Rouen city tour
    • Guided tour of Rouen with Rollo the Viking
    • In the footsteps of Joan of Arc walking tour
    Landmarks
    Rouen Cathedral
    Old Marketplace
    Saint-Maclou Quarter
    St. Ouen Church
    Old Market Square
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  24. Day 24

    Rouen

    Meals
    Dessert (Exquisite dessert buffet with artistry of a local pastry chef bringing classic French cakes to life, paired with fine coffee or dessert wine)

    Included Activities

    • Dessert buffet on board

    Optional Activities

    • Excursion to the Somme Battlefields including Newfoundland Memorial Park
    • Excursion to the Somme Battlefields including Thiepval
    • Claude Monet and the colours of Rouen art tour
    Landmarks
    Somme Battlefields
    Australian National Memorial (Sir John Monash Centre)
    Newfoundland Memorial Park
    Thiepval Memorial
    Caterpillar Valley Cemetery
    Lochnagar Crater
    Rouen Cathedral
    Musée des Beaux-Arts
  25. Day 25

    Honfleur

    Included Activities

    • Guided walking tour of Honfleur
    • Cheese tasting presentation on board
    • Lecture about Operation Fortitude and D-Day campaign

    Optional Activities

    • Free time exploring Honfleur
    Landmarks
    Honfleur Inner Harbour
    Church of Sainte-Catherine
    Garden of Personalities
  26. Day 26

    Honfleur

    Optional Activities

    • Excursion to the Normandy Beaches including Omaha Beach (US history focused)
    • Excursion to the Normandy Beaches including British Normandy Memorial (UK history focused)
    • Excursion to the Normandy Beaches including Juno Beach Centre (Canadian history focused)
    • Bayeux tour
    Landmarks
    Utah Beach
    Sainte-Mère-Église
    Normandy American Cemetery
    Omaha Beach
    Bayeux
    Bayeux War Cemetery
    Museum of the Battle of Normandy
    Arromanches Landing Museum
    British Normandy Memorial
    Pegasus Bridge & Museum
    Ranville War Cemetery
    Abbey d'Ardenne
    Juno Beach Centre
    Bény-sur-Mer Canadian Cemetery
    Notre Dame Cathedral of Bayeux
  27. Day 27

    Honfleur to Caudebec-en-Caux

    Optional Activities

    • Cycle to Villequier with Victor Hugo Museum
    • Fecamp and Bénédictine Palace visit
    • Tales of the French Resistance walking tour
    • Normandy Abbey Road tour
    Landmarks
    Notre Dame Caudebec-en-Caux
    Villequier
    Victor Hugo Museum
    Fecamp
    Bénédictine Palace
  28. Day 28

    Vernon to La Roche-Guyon

    Included Activities

    • On-board painting class
    • Classical concert at Château de La Roche-Guyon

    Optional Activities

    • Monet's House and Garden tour
    • Self-guided cycle from Vernon to Giverny
    Landmarks
    Giverny
    Monet's House and Garden
    Château de La Roche-Guyon
  29. Day 29

    Conflans-Sainte-Honorine to Paris

    Optional Activities

    • Visit to Auvers-Sur-Oise
    • Château de Chantilly tour
    • Active walk with Musée de la Batellerie (inland water transport museum)
    • Château de Malmaison visit
    Landmarks
    Auvers-Sur-Oise
    Notre Dame de l'Assomption
    Van Gogh's room
    Château de Chantilly
    Versailles Palace and Garden
    Musée de la Batellerie
    Château de Malmaison
  30. Day 30

    Paris

    Optional Activities

    • Trendy Marais with a local Parisian guided walk
    • Highlights of Paris city tour
    • Opera Garnier tour
    • Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte coach excursion
    • Free time exploring Paris
    Landmarks
    Marais District
    Eiffel Tower
    Notre Dame Cathedral
    Opera Garnier
    Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte
    Champs-Élysée
    Arc de Triomphe
    Concorde Square
    Montmartre
    Moulin Rouge
  31. Day 31

    Paris

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