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For those of you who love to visit other parts of France, French Links Tours has created a number of tours that allow you to discover not only the art, history and culture of select regions, but also their cuisine and art de vivre. Because we have a network of over fifty local guides all over France, we are well-placed to deliver an exceptional experience that will make all the difference to your leisure or business travel program. While organizing customized tours remains our core business, we are more than happy to recommend and book hotels, assist with transportation including train ticket purchases and car rentals, and book fine local restaurants for your dining pleasure.
On June 6, 1944 to the great astonishment of the German enemy who were prepared for an Allied landing to take place across the Straits of Dover, five seaborne assaults, Omaha and Utah beach at 6:30am, Gold at 7:25am, Sword at 7:30am and Juno at 7:55am were the beginning of the biggest land invasion of World War Two, bringing 150,000 troops and 20,000 vehicles ashore.
The Battle of Normandy, or what is commonly known as D-Day, which would lead to the end of the war, had only just begun.
Our tour relives those extraordinary and consequential hours, Altogether an unforgettable day that gives a new dimension to Steven Speilberg’s movie Saving Private Ryan. See Fees to book your tours.
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Relive D-Day on our Normandy Beaches Tour
as
we drive along the historic Normandy coastline, stopping along the way to view
the recorded highlights of these events: the comprehensive Caen Memorial for
Peace, where
participants experience both the horrors leading to war, and the conditions
needed for a lasting peace; Arromanches, Cinema 360, where viewers can relive
those historic hours thanks to historic film footage fed through nine synchronized
movie projectors; as well as pay tribute to the fallen heroes in the American,
Canadian and British cemeteries dotted along the coast.
French Links Tours now organizes day trips to Mont St Michel, ever popular with historians, the religious and the curious.
In 708, a dream led Saint Aubert, the bishop of Avranches, to create a shrine to Saint Michael at this site. Mont Saint-Michel then became one of the major pilgrimage destinations in medieval Christendom.
Thanks to the new high-speed train that was inaugurated this year, French Links Tours can now organize day trips to Reims, Strasbourg and Nancy. In Reims, you will sample the champagnes of Veuve Cliquot, Taittinger, Pommery, and Krug, and visit the handsomely restored Reims Cathedral and Basilica
of St. Rémi. In Strasbourg, you will discover the rich cultural heritage of Alsace, including its architecture, its museums, and its outstanding food and wines. In Nancy, you will learn about the history of Daum
and Gallé Art Nouveau glass and savor the symmetry of the Place Stanislas. Come winter, we invite you to enjoy the Christmas markets of Reims and Strasbourg.
Want to celebrate an anniversary or drink some wonderful bubbly on your honeymoon? There's no better way to do it than to spend a day in Champagne, the only region to give its name to the divine sparking wine, discovered in the 18th century by the blind monk Dom Perignon. Our tour includes a visit to the splendid Reims cathedral, where most of the kings of France since Clovis (500 A.D.) have been crowned. To slake your thirst you will get a chance to taste the champagnes of Taittinger,
Moet & Chandon and Veuve Cliquot –and
take home a bottle or two. You may also want to join us for lunch at the
three-star Michelin Restaurant Chez Boyer, considered
to be one of the best tables in France, in what has to be one of the most
regal settings. By the end of the day, you will understand why they say "Happy
as a King in France."
Even if you are not an avid cyclist, you will love our bicycle tours in the Loire Valley, which can be arranged over several days or in a single day. You will ride by Chambord,
Chenonceaux, Amboise, Montpoupon and Clos Lucé, and visit each property with a licensed guide who knows the region and its history intimately. Other perks on this journey include a picnic on the Loire River and a wine-tasting inside a cave, in which you can even ride your bicycle! We can arrange every aspect of this program including lodging and meals.
Ever wanted to visit the beauties of Provence but didn't think you could squeeze it in? Well now you can see Avignon's Palace of the Popes and historic walled city in a day, taking the high-speed train and touring with our local private driver/guides. You can also visit Aix-en-Provence in
a day, thanks to the same high-speed train, and discover Cézanne's studio and
the stunning 17th and 18th century architecture of this noble city, immortalized
by M.F.K. Fisher and Lawrence Durrell.
If you are planning a longer stay in the South of France, French Links Tours can organize a full itinerary that includes tours of not only Avignon and Aix-en-Provence, but also of the region's most picturesque villages, including Gordes,
Oppède, Bonnieux, Lacoste, Les Baux, St. Rémy de Provence, Roussillon and Lourmarin.
Here you will have a chance to walk in the footsteps of not only the Marquis
de Sade and Albert Camus, but you will sample some of the region's most stunning
cultural treasures: the Abbaye of Sénanques, the Abbaye of Salagon and the fortress of Les Baux with its Medieval war machines. Take time with our guides to discover the ocres of Roussillon, the Gallo-Roman town outside St. Rémy
and the field of olive trees where van Gogh painted his masterpieces. For those
who wish to bring back a taste of Provence, we will take you to the best markets
in the region, where you can purchase lavender, spices, honeys, chocolates, ceramics,
and textiles. Antiques-lovers can visit Isle sur la Sorgue and other towns to purchase antiques, accessories, locally-made crafts and garden ornaments.
Are you seeking an alternative to the bus tour with hordes of tourists? French Links Tours is more than happy to arrange a customized ship-to-shore tour in Normandy when you disembark at Le Havre. We can arrange for a driver/guide to meet you at the ship to take you on a tour of the D-Day Beaches of Normandy or Monet's house and garden in Giverny or even a sightseeing tour in Paris returning to the ship that same day.
If you disembark in Cannes, Nice or Marseilles, we can arrange for a driver/guide to have you visit the hilltop and coastal towns of the French Riviera including Valbonne and Antibes, or the splendid estates and gardens of Villefranche-sur-Mer. This type of tour can be arranged for couples, families and even groups and is priced accordingly.
If your travel plans extend beyond the main tourist attractions, French Links Tours is more than happy to put together travel experiences that are tailored to other regions. For instance, this summer we organized a balloon tour at sunset in the Charente-Maritime and also created a customized bicycle tour on
the Ile de Ré, off the coast of La Rochelle. For a mother-daughter tour we organized
a "grand tour of France" that included the Loire Valley, the
Dordogne, Carcassonne, and Provence. We arranged hotels and restaurant bookings
every step of the way, even a private cooking class! So if you want something unique and exceptional, do feel free to contact us with your dream trip. We will be more than happy to put it all together
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