Paris to Barcelona: 2010 July 31, 2010
Posted by schlanghole in History, Travel.Tags: alyscamps, amphitheatre, ancient history, arles, barcelona, Beynac-et-Cazenac, calanques, carcassone, cassis, cave drawings, Chateau de Beynac, Château de Castelnaud, domme, dordogne, france, gothic quarter, history, la rambla, La Roque-Gageac, la seu, les baus, montpelier, nimes, paris, park guell, pont du gard, rocamadour, roman, sagrada familia, Saint-Emilion, sarlat, travel, versailles
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My wife, sister in law, two friends and I are going to France. I wrote a 21 page word document which includes the historical background and detail for each region, town, museum, monument, etc. Below is the “short version” of our itinerary. I plan on tweeting and blogging each day of the trip once we are underway.
Day 1
Accommodations: Paris
Agenda: Eiffel Tower, Trocadero, Boat ride on the Seine
Day 2
Accommodations: Paris
Agenda: D’Orsay Museum, Ile de la Cité, Notre Dame, Latin Quarter, Saint Chapelle, Pont Neuf, Eiffel Tower
Day 3
Accommodations: Paris
Agenda: Arc de Triomphe, Champs-Elysees, Tuileries Gardens, Louvre
Day 4
Accommodations: Sarlat-la-Caneda
Agenda: Versailles Palace, Versailles Gardens, Sarlat-la-Caneda
Day 5
Accommodations: Sarlat-la-Caneda
Agenda: Canoe trip on Dordogne River, Domme, Château de Castelnaud, La Roque-Gageac, Beynac-et-Cazenac, Chateau de Beynac
Day 6
Accommodations: Sarlat-la-Caneda
Agenda: Sarlat Saturday market, wine trip to Saint-Émilion
Day 7
Accommodations: Sarlat-la-Caneda
Agenda: Montfort Castle, Fenelon Castle, cave drawings at Grotte de Font-de-Gaume and Grotte de Rouffignac
Day 8
Accommodations: Carcassone
Agenda: Rocamadour, Chapel of our Lady, Carcassone
Day 9
Accommodations: Arles
Agenda: Carcassone, Arles, Roman Amphitheatre, Roman Theatre, Alyscamps, Thermae of Constantine
Day 10
Accommodations: Arles
Agenda: Cassis, charter boat to the Calanques, Beaches
Day 11
Accommodations: Arles
Agenda: Sainte Berthe Vineyard, Les Baux
Day 12
Accommodations: Arles
Agenda: Nimes, Roman amphitheatre, Maison Carrée, Pont du Gard Aqueduct
Day 13
Accommodations: Barcelona
Agenda: Train from Montpelier to Barcelona, La Rambla, Gothic Quarter
Day 14
Accommodations: Barcelona
Agenda: La Seu, Plaça del Rei, Plaça de Sant Jaume, Sagrada Familia, Park Guell
Day 15
Accommodations: Barcelona
Agenda: Picasso Museum, Plaça de Sant Josep Oriol, Plaça Reial
Day 16
Fly home
Complete map with all stops: 1,467 miles // http://bit.ly/d8yXce
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