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T H E PA L AC E O F V E R S A I L L ES M O N T M A R T R E , PA R I S , FR A N C E SHOR E E X C U R SIONS ON Y O U R JO U R N E Y PANOR AMIC PARIS FR ANCE Discover Paris with an exper t guide. Drive along the Champs-Élysées to view the Arc de Triomphe, Grand Palais and Place de la Concorde. See the Louvre and Notre Dame on Île de la Cité, explore the Latin Quar ter and conclude at Les Invalides, home to Napoleon's Tomb. INCLUDED MONET'S GARDEN BY BIC YCLE L A ROCHE-GUYON, FR ANCE Ride through pic turesque scener y along the Seine as you explore the life of Claude Monet. Arrive at the Monet Foundation, a museum dedicated to his life and work s, and his former home. Stroll the gardens and witness the landscapes that grace Monet's paintings, including the Japanese bridge and water garden shaded by weeping willows. OPTIONAL NORMANDY BEACHES IN WORLD WAR II FR ANCE Witness memorials to a World War II invasion that had far-reaching consequences for the British Commonwealth. Drive to the town of Bayeux to visit the Memorial Museum of the Bat tle of Normandy. Visit the beaches of Normandy. See Gold Beach and the seaside village of Arromanches. INCLUDED ROUEN WALKING TOUR FR ANCE Stroll through its medieval quar ter and admire the soaring Notre Dame Cathedral, immor talised by Monet. Visit Richard the Lionhear t's tomb, the ornate Gros Horloge and half-timbered houses. See Joan of Arc's historic sites, from the abbey where she was sentenced to the square marking her mar t yrdom. INCLUDED PARIS CRUISE BY NIGHT FR ANCE See Paris in all its illuminated glor y as you drif t along the Seine River on a leisurely night cruise. Board your open-air vessel and set sail to view the cit y's famous monuments, such as the Louvre, the Musée D'Orsay, the Grand Palais and the imposing Conciergerie. OPTIONAL THE PAL ACE OF VERSAILLES PARIS, FR ANCE Enjoy a day at Château de Versailles. Mar vel at the state apar tments of the king, the Hercules Drawing Room with its magnificent painted ceiling, and the famed Hall of Mirrors—the glit tering corridor of chandeliers and glass in which the Treat y of Versailles was signed, thus ending World War I. OPTIONAL 132 | For pricing, availability and more details visit viking.com

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