8 days · 7 nights
France

From Alsace to the Côte d’Azur

Eight days from Alsace to the Mediterranean: Strasbourg, Colmar, Lyon, Nice and Èze, Monaco, Cannes and Grasse, Avignon and Beaune.

Duration

8 days · 7 nights

Departure and return

Cologne

Countries visited

France

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day 1Strasbourg — welcome of your group at the airport or station, Notre-Dame Cathedral and astronomical clock, Petite France quarter, boat trip on the Ill, European Parliament, night in Strasbourg
2. Day 2Colmar — Little Venice, Maison des Têtes and Maison Pfister, half-timbered old town, night in Lyon
3. Day 3Lyon — Old Lyon and its traboules, Fourvière Basilica, Place Bellecour, night in Nice
4. Day 4Nice and Èze — Promenade des Anglais, old Nice and Cours Saleya market, Castle Hill, hilltop village of Èze and perfumery, night in Nice
5. Day 5Monaco — changing of the guard at the Prince’s Palace, the Rock of Monaco, Oceanographic Museum, Monte-Carlo Casino, night in Nice
6. Day 6Cannes and Grasse — La Croisette and Palais des Festivals, old Suquet quarter, perfumery in Grasse, night in Avignon
7. Day 7Avignon — Palace of the Popes, Pont Saint-Bénezet, ramparts and old town, night in Beaune
8. Day 8Beaune — Hospices de Beaune and their glazed roofs, Burgundy wine cellars, return to Cologne, then transfer to the airport or station

Services

• Welcome and transfers at the airport or station of your choice
• Coach with driver throughout the tour, two drivers when needed
• 7 hotel nights with breakfast
• Optional: guide speaking the language of the group and of the countries visited, half board, cruises, tickets

Indicative programme: the order of visits may be adapted to opening hours, the weather and flight times.