Custom and Private Day Tours from Le Havre If you are landing at a port of call in Normandy, France such as Le Havre please contact us to arrange a custom tour to the d-day landing beaches or for a special day trip to Paris. Pick-up and drop-off at your dock. Call us before your cruise toll free in the USA at 1-866-996-9727. (Calling from outside the USA? Click here) or email us at: info@linkparis.com Possible sites and destinations: Paris Caen War Memorial American Cemetery at Colleville Sur Mer and Omaha Beach Pegasus Bridge Bayeux Tapestry Longues Sur Mer If you have any other destinations in mind besides the above please visit our 40 places to see in Normandy page. About Le Havre This very...
When 86,000 acres produces 200 million bottles of bubbly, you might say you have a popular product. Champagne is all about luxury and celebration, a tradition that started in the 10th century when it became the official drink at the coronation of French King Hugh Capet. And isn't it impressive when your drink is so popular and well made they name it after the land? People are often amazed to learn Champagne (more specifically Champagne-Ardenne) is an actual place, not some fancy-sounding, made-up name where you pronounce the "ch" like an "sh" to seem sophisticated. The Champagne we know today is based on trial-and-error experiments by the monk Dom Perignon and many others. Double fermentation creates those bubbles...
Come discover Brittany through the footsteps of its famous artists and the cités des peintres. The French Ministry of Culture has designated eight cities as national "cities of art and history" for their contributions of culture and beauty to France. An itinerary through these cities (Quimper, Auray, Vannes, Rennes, Fougères, Vitré, Dinan, and Saint-Malo) is the best way to experience Brittany's rich cultural heritage. For more than two centuries, Brittany has inspired creativity from all walks of life, and today it remains one of the most popular French regions for artists. Surrounded by coastal landscapes and the charm of Breton customs and legends, artists founded colonies at Concarneau, Pont-Aven, and Douarnenez, to name a few. In the 1860s, the American...
Bordeaux is a small city with a worldwide reach, thanks to the wine business it has dominated since at least the 13th century. Grape cultivation actually goes back as far as the 8th century. Vinexpo, the largest wine fair on the planet, is held there each June. Local wines with international fame include the First Growths of Château Lafite-Rothschild, Château Margaux, Château Latour, Château Haut-Brion, Château Mouton-Rothschild. (Visit Bordeaux with a Bordeaux Day Trip From Paris) How pretty is Bordeaux? When Napoleon III commissioned Baron Haussmann to spruce up the squalid streets of Paris, Haussmann looked to the grandly-scaled avenues and elegant buildings of Bordeaux as his inspiration. Though there is no subway, the city offers a picturesque water...
Must see destinations are marked with a 1. MUSEE DES BEAUX ARTS ET DE LA DENTELLE ALENCON A permanent lace exhibition, featuring the famous Alencon stitch, is just one of the major attractions at Alencon's museum. Also exhibited are French and foreign paintings (from the 15th to the early 20th century) and an amazing collection of 19th century Cambodian items. Several temporary exhibitions are organized each year (program on request). Open: Year round - Closed on Mondays in the off season and on 1/1, 5/1, 12/25. 2. ARROMANCHES 360 at ARROMANCHES LES BAINS Arromanches 360 takes you into the thick of the action of D Day: A film, "The Price of Freedom" mixes rare and previously unreleased footage from war...
