Visit the Pont du Gard, a soaring, three-tier aqueduct bridging the Gardon River. Stand beneath its honey-colored limestone arches to appreciate the precision that carried water to ancient Nîmes across rugged terrain.

Your guide reveals feats of Roman engineering—from gradient control to stonework without mortar—while cicadas and river breezes animate the garrigue landscape. It’s an elemental meeting of architecture, geology and light.

Trace cliff-edge roads into Monaco and see the Prince’s Palace, the Genoese-style fortress that crowns the Rock. Continue to the Cathedral of Our Lady Immaculate, final resting place of Princess Grace, and take in postcard views over the yacht-filled harbor.

Learn how the Grimaldi dynasty, maritime trade and modern finance transformed this tiny principality. Glimpses of Monte Carlo and the legendary Grand Prix curves meet sea-salt air and limestone ramparts above the Mediterranean blue.

• 3 Dinner (D)
• 8 Breakfast (B)
• 1 Lunch (L)

• Paris: Explore the iconic sights and streets of Paris on an orientation drive this evening. 
• Paris: Join a Local Specialist to discover the hidden squares and secret lanes of Paris.
• Beaune: Join your Travel Director for an orientation walk through Beaune’s medieval centre. Pass wine shops, timber-framed buildings and lively market squares as you get a feel for this historic Burgundy town. Along the way, hear how wine, trade and tradition have shaped daily life in one of France’s best-loved wine capitals.
• Monaco City: Bask in the stunning views on your Monaco Orientation.
• Saint-Tropez: Get your bearings on an orientation of Saint-Tropez with your Travel Director, taking in the old port, colourful facades and lively squares that once drew artists and actors to the Côte d’Azur. 
• Avignon: View the Pont d’Avignon and walk the medieval narrow streets of the Old Town to the Palais des Papes.
• Pont du Gard: See the ancient Roman aqueduct bridge of Pont du Gard, spanning the Gardon River.
• Arles: Admire the exquisite Romanesque Cathedral and Amphitheatre on your city tour of Arles, guided by a Local Specialist.

• Deluxe coach travel
• Selected hotel dinners plus a locally hosted meal
• 4-star stays

Gather for a warm Be My Guest lunch with the Signoret family at L’Escaladou, where recipes pass between generations and market produce steers the menu. Expect sun-ripe vegetables, local olive oil and seasonal herbs carrying the true flavours of Provence.

Hear family stories and culinary lore as dishes arrive from the kitchen—perhaps aïoli, ratatouille or slow-cooked daube—served with the easy conviviality of Provencal hospitality and cherished family traditions.

Join a guided walk through the storied Latin Quarter, where student cafés, bouquiniste bookstalls and scholarly energy cluster around the Sorbonne. Navigate cobbled lanes and pocket squares that reveal Paris at its most intimate and intellectual.

Admire the baroque poise of Saint-Sulpice, known for its striking facade and historic gnomon. Your specialist shares layers of history—from medieval scholars to Left Bank literati—bringing texture to streets scented with roasting coffee and old paper.

Stroll Beaune’s fortified heart on an orientation walk past wine merchants, timbered houses and quiet cloisters. Gaze at the famed Hospices de Beaune (Hôtel-Dieu), its polychrome tiled roof flashing in Burgundy sunlight like a medieval tapestry.

Discover how monastic orders, dukes and vintners shaped this wine capital of Burgundy. Hear of the charitable hospital founded in 1443 and the renowned wine auction that still funds its legacy, all amid lanes perfumed with oak and terroir.

Cruise the Côte d’Azur along pine-fringed headlands and sunlit bays, arriving in the chic old port of Saint-Tropez. Watch fishing boats and superyachts share the quay before an orientation reveals pastel facades, arcaded squares and café life spilling onto sunlit terraces.

Hear how artists, sailors and cinema legends shaped this once-sleepy village. Wander lanes perfumed with sea spray and patisserie aromas—perhaps sampling the town’s signature Tarte Tropézienne during your free exploration.

Walk Avignon’s medieval lanes beneath intact ramparts, pausing to view the storied Pont d’Avignon reaching over the Rhône. Continue to the mighty Palais des Papes, Europe’s largest Gothic palace, whose crenellations and courtyards evoke a theocratic city-state.

Unpack the era when Avignon was seat of the papacy and a magnet for scholars and merchants. Stony passages, bell towers and sun-warmed squares set the scene for markets, music and Provencal rhythm.

Join a guided city tour through Arles, where forum streets open to the imposing Roman Amphitheatre and quiet cloisters lead to the Cathedral of St. Trophime. Carved portals, arcades and sun-bleached stone sketch two millennia of history.

Trace scenes that inspired Van Gogh—from riverside quays to café-lit squares—while learning how Roman trade, Provencal ritual and modern art intersect in this luminous city of the Camargue’s edge.

Visit Monet’s garden at Giverny, wandering the painter’s pink house, flower-packed Clos Normand and the dreamlike water-lily pond. Cross the willow-draped Japanese Bridge that anchors so many of his nymphéas canvases.

Paths brim with seasonal color—iris, roses, poppies—framing views that dissolve into brushstrokes. This Optional Experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour; availability may vary by season and garden opening dates.

Explore the hilltop village of Saint-Paul-de-Vence, a warren of stone alleys, ateliers and vine-draped passages perched above citrus groves. Walk along stone ramparts and browse artists’ galleries that echo the village’s modernist and post-war muse.

Views stretch to the Mediterranean while cafés spill onto cobbles scented with thyme. This Optional Experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour, offering time to linger over local wine or artisan finds.

Experience a traditional Parisian cabaret where chorus lines, chanson and live orchestra unfold beneath glittering lights. Sip champagne as sequins, plumeed headpieces and tight choreography conjure Belle Époque glamour updated for today.

From footlight sparkle to witty revue, it’s theatrical Paris in concentrated form—music, costume and comedy delivered with footlights and feathers. This Optional Experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour; venue and inclusions may vary.

Walk Montmartre, the butte of windmills and ateliers where Picasso and Modigliani traded ideas. Climb to the gleaming Sacré-Cœur Basilica for sweeping panoramic city views, then wander café-lined squares alive with sketchbooks and accordions.

In Place du Tertre, watch artists at work and learn how this hilltop “village” shaped modern art. This Optional Experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour; some walking on inclines and steps is involved.

Trafalgar

Join a guided panoramic drive along the grand Champs-Élysées, circling the proud Arc de Triomphe and catching sight of the shimmering Eiffel Tower. Wide boulevards, elegant bridges and handsome facades reveal Paris at scale, from the stately Place de la Concorde to the Seine’s graceful curves.

Hear how Haussmann’s redesign forged today’s ordered vistas from medieval streets. Monumental perspectives, wrought-iron balconies and glowing stone set a quintessential Parisian mood as you soak in the city atmosphere from the comfort of your coach.