Join us in Montpellier, where the sun always shines, in the south of France. Here is the opportunity to combine French language and a beautiful tour of the region together in one package.
Every vacation date begins on a Sunday and ends on the following Saturday with a Sunday departure. Each morning is composed of three hours of French lessons and every afternoon, there is an outing or French cultural awareness activity. Below is the itinerary;
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Day 1 "Meet and Greet" at the train station/airport in Montpellier. Following the transfer to your hotel, you'll have orientation walking tour of Montpellier. In the evening, we'll have a welcome dinner to get acquainted. (D) |
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Day 2 French lesson 9:00-12:00 Lunch break To prepare for our wine tasting adventures for the week, we'll have a wine tasting lesson/orientation given by a local sommelier as well as information on the wine producing region of the Cotes du Rhones and Languedoc Rousillion |
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Day 3 French lesson 9:00-12:00 Immediately after your lessons, we travel to Pezanas, the home of Moliere. You'll have the opportunity to go antiquing on Antique Row where there are over 100 antique shops. We then go on to St Guilhem le Dessert for beautiful scenery as well as a wine tasting activity. (L) |
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Day 4 French lesson 9:00-12:00 Lunch break Trip to Avignon to visit the famous Palais du Pape , Pont du Gard and Uzes where we can enjoy and purchase their local specialties. Depending on the time of year it is possible to go truffle hunting. |
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Day 5 French lesson 9:00-12:00 Lunch break Visit to Saint Remy de Provence where one can experience small town life in Provence as well as see the landscapes that inspired Van Gogh. There will be an introductory walking tour as well as plenty of time to leisurely stroll and visit the local boutiques. |
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Day 6 French lesson 9:00-12:00 Visit to the beautiful port city of Sete where we'll have a traditional sea side lunch and then its on to Abbaye de Valmagne for a tour of one of the world's best preserved abbayes as well as enjoy a scenic tour of the region.(L)
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Day 7 Take a daytrip to the Camargue and experience market day as many local producers display their crafts at this very traditional French market. We will tour of the marshlands where you will be able to see flamingos, bulls, wild horses and even cowboys. Farewell Dinner (D) Trip Specifics 2010 Dates: March 7 June 6 April 18 June 20 May 16 July 11 Cost: The land cost of the tour is 1,590 dollars per person, double occupancy. Meals included where noted. Single rooms are available with a supplement of 300 dollars. Air fare is not included. The French Language Vacation is based in Montpellier. For all details go to the reservation page. |
