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Four to five hours
On the TGV.
Less than one hour
Bordeaux (
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Mark the start of week two with a cross-country flight to the capital of French wine-
making,
Bordeaux
. It's a beautiful city in its own right, but for most people it's
Bordeaux's viticultural heritage that's the main draw. Tailored minibus trips are ideal
if you're short on time: try to choose one that includes visits to the vineyards of the
Médoc
and the hilltop village of
St-Émilion
.
NICE BORDEAUX
Two hours
Eight hours
Via direct TGV, longer if changes are required.
The Dordogne (
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Meander inland through the rolling countryside of the
Dordogne
en route to one of
France's loveliest medieval towns,
Sarlat-la-Canéda
. Devote at least a day to visit-
ing the amazing artworks of the
Grotte de Lascaux
and the other caves of the
Vézère Valley
.
BORDEAUX
SARLAT-LA-CANÉDA
2¾ hours
2¼ hours
Along regional roads.
The Loire Valley (
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From Bordeaux, it's on to the Loire Valley and its ostentatious
châteaux
. Base
yourself in the smart city of
Tours
, and visit da Vinci's house in
Amboise
, the del-
icate palace of
Chenonceau
and François I's lavish hunting lodge,
Chambord
.
SARLAT-LA-CANÉDA
TOURS
Four hours
Six hours
Usually with changes at Souillac and Limoges.
Normandy (
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From the Loire, travel north via the abbey of
Mont St-Michel
en route to Bayeux,
which makes an ideal base for tracing the story of two landmark invasions. William
the Conqueror's raid on England in 1066 is dramatically recounted in the
Bayeux
Tapestry
, while
Normandy's beaches
will be forever linked with the historic
events of 6 June 1944 - known to the French as Jour-J, and to the rest of the world
as D-Day. From Bayeux, it's a short hop back to journey's end in
Paris
.
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