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GRAND TOURS

Chemin de Fer de la Vendee

Northern France

Wednesday 19 June to Wednesday 3 July 2024

Journey with us through Northern France, a destination known for its history, cuisine and spectacular coastline. With historic cities, rivers, coast and
heritage railways there is something for everyone on this tour.

Day 1 - London to Amiens Day 4 - Onwards to Rouen the capture of this bridge played an important role
Early afternoon Eurostar from London St Pancras A mid-morning train takes us to Rouen for a 2- night following the Normandy Invasion. The bridge is a
to Amiens via Lille for a 3-night stay. We arrive late stay. We arrive early afternoon and the rest of the replica of the original which is now a war memorial
afternoon and our hotel is located next to the afternoon is at leisure. There are several museums and is the centrepiece of the Memorial Museum. We
railway station. and churches in Rouen to explore including a tower continue to St Malo for a 3-night stay.
where Joan of Arc was held while being tried for
Day 2 - Baie de Somme Railway heresy. Days 7 & 8 - Free Days in St Malo
By train to the Baie de Somme Railway to spend This beautiful city curves out to the sea on a stunning
a full day exploring this heritage line and its steam Day 5 - Along the Seine natural harbour and has some of the best beaches
locos and rolling stock. We return by rail in the early A boat journey up the River Seine to the village of La on the Emerald Coast. St Malo is a maze of medieval
evening to Amiens. Bouille. We spend a few hours here to enjoy lunch streets bursting with history and culture and the
and to explore the small but pretty medieval village stunning Gothic and Romanesque Cathedral de St
Day 3 - At Leisure in Amiens which stretches along the Seine River. We retrace our Malo dominates the skyline of this ancient walled
A day at leisure in Amiens. The city’s famous UNESCO steps back to Rouen along the Seine, arriving back town. A trip by boat or rail to the quaint medieval
World Heritage Gothic Cathedral is certainly worth late afternoon for an evening at leisure. village of Dinan is highly recommended. It is also
visiting. Wander through its medieval quarter and see possible to take a trip to the UNESCO World
the floating Marsh Gardens (Hortillonnages) within Day 6 - Pegasus Bridge Heritage Site of Mont St Michel or, you may wish to
Amien’s winding network of canals, giving the city Departing by road this morning we travel to St Malo, make the short journey to the historic city of Rennes
the nickname of “Little Venice of the North”. Or visit a port city on the north coast of Brittany. En route we to explore its transport network.
Paris, just over an hour away by train on a regular will stop at Pegasus Bridge and Memorial Museum.
service. June 2024 marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day and

Amiens - Sergey Dzyuba - shutterstock Rouen - Catarina Belova - shutterstock Baie de Somme Railway © Alba Bayes

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