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France: Literary Arts Tour

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Overview

  • Duration:8 days 7 nights
  • Tour Type:Educational Tours
📍 Cities: Paris, Versailles, Rouen, Le Havre, Etretat

Itinerary

Fly to FranceDay 1

DAY 1: HOME - PARIS

Board your transatlantic flight and fly through the night to France.

Arrival - Champs Elysees and Seine CruiseDay 2

DAY 2: PARIS

  • Welcome: Bienvenue en France! Meet your Prometour Tour Director upon arrival. Transfer to your hotel and drop off your luggage.
  • Champs Elysees: Explore Paris with your Prometour Tour Director - see Place de la Concorde, the Champs Elysees, the Arc de Triomphe, and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
  • Seine Cruise: Admire the architecture of Paris from the Seine aboard a Bateau Mouche.
  • Dinner: Dinner at a local restaurant.
  • Overnight: Overnight accommodation in Paris.

Pantheon, Shakespeare Bookstore, Victor Hugo House and Pere LachaiseDay 3

DAY 3: PARIS

  • Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel.
  • Cafes: Pass by Cafe de Flore and Cafe des Deux Magots in the Saint-Germain-des-Pres neighborhood - where French intellectuals such as Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir spent their time.
  • Pantheon: Enter the Pantheon - the resting place of many great French figures such as Victor Hugo and Emile Zola.
  • Shakespeare: Enter Shakespeare and Company Bookstore in the heart of Paris.
  • Victor Hugo: Visit La Maison de Victor Hugo, where he wrote some of his major works facing Place des Vosges.
  • Pere Lachaise: Discover the Pere Lachaise Cemetery - the final resting place of Balzac, Marcel Proust, Oscar Wilde, Edith Piaf, and more.
  • Dinner: Dinner at a local restaurant.
  • Overnight: Overnight accommodation in Paris.

Versailles Gardens and MontmartreDay 4

DAY 4: EXCURSION TO VERSAILLES

  • Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel.
  • Versailles: Board the RER train towards Versailles. Guided visit of the Chateau de Versailles - see the Grand Apartments, the Royal Chapel, and the Hall of Mirrors.
  • Gardens: Explore the elegantly landscaped Gardens of the Chateau.
  • Montmartre: Discover Quartier Montmartre, known as "La Butte" - enjoy the always lively Place du Tertre.
  • Dinner: Dinner in a local restaurant.
  • Overnight: Overnight accommodation in Paris.

Maison de Balzac and Quartier MontparnasseDay 5

DAY 5: PARIS

  • Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel.
  • Balzac House: Tour the House of Honore de Balzac - let the guide tell you all about the writer of La Comedie Humaine.
  • Montparnasse: Discover the Quartier Montparnasse - the heart of intellectual and artistic life during the Roaring 20s. Writers such as Hemingway and Fitzgerald frequented cafes like La Closerie des Lilas and La Rotonde.
  • Quartier Latin: Explore Paris at your own pace or shop at the Le Petit Prince Store in the Quartier Latin - dedicated to Saint-Exupery's masterpiece!
  • Dinner: Dinner at a local restaurant.
  • Overnight: Overnight accommodation in Paris.

Rouen and the Le Havre Literary WalkDay 6

DAY 6: PARIS - ROUEN - LE HAVRE

  • Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel.
  • Rouen: Travel to Normandy. Discover Rouen - home to French novelists including Corneille and Gustave Flaubert, who made his hometown famous in Madame Bovary. Explore Rouen and take a look at the Gros Horloge.
  • Le Havre: Travel to Le Havre. Discover the coastal town through quotes of famous French authors from 1830 to 2014. The Literary Walk is divided into 20 stops indicated by benches.
  • Dinner: Dinner at a local restaurant.
  • Overnight: Overnight accommodation in Le Havre.

Etretat Chalk Cliffs and Return to ParisDay 7

DAY 7: ETRETAT - PARIS

  • Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel.
  • Etretat: Continue to Etretat. Admire the Etretat Chalk Cliffs - a natural beauty with dramatic views of the English Channel and home to the author of Arsene Lupin. Explore the village at your own pace.
  • Return: Return to Paris. Head to Place du Trocadero and have a stroll through the Champs de Mars.
  • Eiffel Tower: Get a bird's eye view of Paris from the observation platforms of the Eiffel Tower.
  • Dinner: Dinner at a local restaurant.
  • Overnight: Overnight accommodation in Paris.

Fly Back HomeDay 8

DAY 8: PARIS - HOME

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport. Say Au Revoir to your Prometour Tour Director.

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Overview

  • Duration:8 days 7 nights
  • Tour Type:Educational Tours
📍 Cities: Paris, Versailles, Rouen, Le Havre, Etretat

Itinerary

Fly to FranceDay 1

DAY 1: HOME - PARIS

Board your transatlantic flight and fly through the night to France.

Arrival - Champs Elysees and Seine CruiseDay 2

DAY 2: PARIS

  • Welcome: Bienvenue en France! Meet your Prometour Tour Director upon arrival. Transfer to your hotel and drop off your luggage.
  • Champs Elysees: Explore Paris with your Prometour Tour Director - see Place de la Concorde, the Champs Elysees, the Arc de Triomphe, and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
  • Seine Cruise: Admire the architecture of Paris from the Seine aboard a Bateau Mouche.
  • Dinner: Dinner at a local restaurant.
  • Overnight: Overnight accommodation in Paris.

Pantheon, Shakespeare Bookstore, Victor Hugo House and Pere LachaiseDay 3

DAY 3: PARIS

  • Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel.
  • Cafes: Pass by Cafe de Flore and Cafe des Deux Magots in the Saint-Germain-des-Pres neighborhood - where French intellectuals such as Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir spent their time.
  • Pantheon: Enter the Pantheon - the resting place of many great French figures such as Victor Hugo and Emile Zola.
  • Shakespeare: Enter Shakespeare and Company Bookstore in the heart of Paris.
  • Victor Hugo: Visit La Maison de Victor Hugo, where he wrote some of his major works facing Place des Vosges.
  • Pere Lachaise: Discover the Pere Lachaise Cemetery - the final resting place of Balzac, Marcel Proust, Oscar Wilde, Edith Piaf, and more.
  • Dinner: Dinner at a local restaurant.
  • Overnight: Overnight accommodation in Paris.

Versailles Gardens and MontmartreDay 4

DAY 4: EXCURSION TO VERSAILLES

  • Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel.
  • Versailles: Board the RER train towards Versailles. Guided visit of the Chateau de Versailles - see the Grand Apartments, the Royal Chapel, and the Hall of Mirrors.
  • Gardens: Explore the elegantly landscaped Gardens of the Chateau.
  • Montmartre: Discover Quartier Montmartre, known as "La Butte" - enjoy the always lively Place du Tertre.
  • Dinner: Dinner in a local restaurant.
  • Overnight: Overnight accommodation in Paris.

Maison de Balzac and Quartier MontparnasseDay 5

DAY 5: PARIS

  • Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel.
  • Balzac House: Tour the House of Honore de Balzac - let the guide tell you all about the writer of La Comedie Humaine.
  • Montparnasse: Discover the Quartier Montparnasse - the heart of intellectual and artistic life during the Roaring 20s. Writers such as Hemingway and Fitzgerald frequented cafes like La Closerie des Lilas and La Rotonde.
  • Quartier Latin: Explore Paris at your own pace or shop at the Le Petit Prince Store in the Quartier Latin - dedicated to Saint-Exupery's masterpiece!
  • Dinner: Dinner at a local restaurant.
  • Overnight: Overnight accommodation in Paris.

Rouen and the Le Havre Literary WalkDay 6

DAY 6: PARIS - ROUEN - LE HAVRE

  • Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel.
  • Rouen: Travel to Normandy. Discover Rouen - home to French novelists including Corneille and Gustave Flaubert, who made his hometown famous in Madame Bovary. Explore Rouen and take a look at the Gros Horloge.
  • Le Havre: Travel to Le Havre. Discover the coastal town through quotes of famous French authors from 1830 to 2014. The Literary Walk is divided into 20 stops indicated by benches.
  • Dinner: Dinner at a local restaurant.
  • Overnight: Overnight accommodation in Le Havre.

Etretat Chalk Cliffs and Return to ParisDay 7

DAY 7: ETRETAT - PARIS

  • Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel.
  • Etretat: Continue to Etretat. Admire the Etretat Chalk Cliffs - a natural beauty with dramatic views of the English Channel and home to the author of Arsene Lupin. Explore the village at your own pace.
  • Return: Return to Paris. Head to Place du Trocadero and have a stroll through the Champs de Mars.
  • Eiffel Tower: Get a bird's eye view of Paris from the observation platforms of the Eiffel Tower.
  • Dinner: Dinner at a local restaurant.
  • Overnight: Overnight accommodation in Paris.

Fly Back HomeDay 8

DAY 8: PARIS - HOME

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport. Say Au Revoir to your Prometour Tour Director.

Learning Objectives

Analyze the intellectual and literary heritage of Paris through visits to the Pantheon – resting place of Victor Hugo, Emile Zola, and Marie Curie – and the Maison de Victor Hugo overlooking Place des Vosges.

Investigate the literary geography of Montparnasse during the 1920s Roaring Twenties, examining how cafes like La Closerie des Lilas and La Rotonde inspired writers including Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Baudelaire, and Zola.

Evaluate the legacy of Gustave Flaubert and Pierre Corneille in Rouen, examining how the Norman city shaped French literature and how Flaubert portrayed his relationship with his hometown in Madame Bovary.

Compare the coastal literary heritage of Le Havre and Etretat, tracing the 20-stop Literary Walk of Le Havre from 1830 to 2014 and examining the connection between the Etretat Chalk Cliffs and the author of Arsene Lupin.

Examine the cultural role of the Shakespeare and Company bookstore in Paris, connecting the English-language expatriate literary community to French cultural life on the Left Bank.

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Landmark Highlights

  • Paris: Champs Elysees, Arc de Triomphe, Bateau Mouche Seine cruise. Cafe de Flore and Cafe des Deux Magots in Saint-Germain - haunt of Sartre and de Beauvoir.
  • Literary Paris: Pantheon - resting place of Victor Hugo, Emile Zola, Marie Curie. Shakespeare and Company Bookstore. Maison de Victor Hugo. Pere Lachaise Cemetery - Balzac, Proust, Oscar Wilde, Edith Piaf.
  • Versailles: Chateau de Versailles guided visit - Grand Apartments, Royal Chapel, Hall of Mirrors. Elegantly landscaped Gardens. Montmartre and lively Place du Tertre.
  • Literary Day 2: Maison Honore de Balzac tour. Quartier Montparnasse - La Closerie des Lilas, La Rotonde. Le Petit Prince Store in the Quartier Latin.
  • Normandy: Rouen - charming town of French novelists, Gros Horloge. Le Havre Literary Walk - 20 stops with quotes from 1830 to 2014. Etretat Chalk Cliffs and home of Arsene Lupin. Eiffel Tower observatory.

Why Choose Prométour?

100% Risk Free Registration (no costs)
30+ years of Experience
Customizable Itineraries
Guaranteed travel dates
No Hidden Fees, No Surprises
24 x 7 Dedicated support
Learn More

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