Depart from your hometown city for your overnight flight to Paris, France. Meals will be serevd on board. 
 

Upon arrival you will be greeted by your Perillo Tours Representative and transfer by private motorcoach to your hotel. The rest of the day is at leisure to help you adjust to your new time zone. Dinner and overnight accommodations at our hotel. (D.)

After breakfast we depart for Mont-Saint-Michel, our journey will take 4 1/2 hours from Paris. Stroll through this charming village with stone houses and narrow streets, built on a rock off the coast of Normandy and surrounded by one of the world's largest bays known for its incoming tide that "comes in with the speed of a galloping horse". The village and the bay are listed in Unesco's World Heritage sites. Visit of the abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel. In the year 709, after the first apparitions of the archangel Michael, a first chapel is built on the mount and dedicated to the archangel Michael. They reorganized the existing buildings to make it into a monastery and to welcome pilgrims. The pilgrimage to Mont-Saint-Michel then became one of the most famous in the Christian world. Transformed into a prison at the French Revolution, the abbey was then restored and was listed as a national historical monument before a religious community was again established. dinner and overnight accommodations at your hotel in Mont-saint-Michel. (B.D.)

After breakfast we transfer to the Normandy landing beaches. On June 6, 1944 tens of thousands of American, English, Canadian, Scots and French soldiers landed on the beaches of the Normandy coast to free France from the Nazi stronghold. Thousands of young soldiers died that first day in the name of liberty, the value that makes the greatness of mankind. The coast of Normandy still has the indelible scars of that event. We begin our visit by stopping at the Bénouville's bridge, most known as Pegasus bridge. You'll then go to Arromanches where you can see the maritime vestiges of what made the greatest artificial port ever created. All the armored vehicles, trucks, supplies and men came into France through this port. You'll then discover  Omaha beach, the most famous of the Normandy landing beaches. Finally, as a duty to remember, you can go to the American cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer where these young soldiers are buried. We stop for lunch (on your own). After discover the pointe du Hoc, a 30m cliff overlooking the ocean. Its natural position facing Great-Britain made it a very strategic place during World War II for the German armies who installed casements. On June 6th 1944, American rangers fought a fierce battle to take the position and protect the allies forces landing on the nearby beaches. After in Caen, we visit the memorial of the landing, retracing the events of the largest military operation of all time that gave freedom back to France. Dinner and overnight accommodations in Caen. (B.D.)

After breakfast we transfer back to Paris. Upon arival we board the famous parisian "bateaux-mouches" for an unique 1 hour experience of Paris : the Eiffel Tower, the Concorde, the garden of the Tuileries, the Orangerie, Saint Louis island, the cathedral Notre-Dame, the Louvre... you'll have a view of all the most beautiful site of Paris from the river Seine! Originally from Lyon, the "bateaux-mouches" were introduced in Paris in 1867 for the world's fair. They were used as a way of transportation between the different spots of the fair. After lunch (on your own). After head to the top of the Eiffel Tower, the symbol of Paris with its silhouette immediately recognizable. The lifts will make their way through its iron skeleton to bring you at 276 m in a few minutes. From the top, when the weather is clear, you'll have a breathtaking view of Paris ! With more than 6 million visitors each year, it is the most visited monument in France after the cathedral Notre-Dame. Built in only two years for the 1889 World Fair, it was first called the "300 meter tower" but then took the name of its creator Gustave Eiffel. The tower was supposed to be torn down once the World Fair was over but was happily spared as it showed itself to be useful for scientific research (weather station/telephone/radio). we have the opertnity to meet with  Pastor Franck Lefillatre of the Evangelical church “Eglise Paris Metropole”. After we dine this evening at a local restaurant before returning to our hotel. (B.D.)

Breakfast, then  visit of the famous Louvre museum, one of the largest and most important museum's in the world. The collections are exceptional and visitors come from around the world to discover its treasures. The eight galleries (Oriental, Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan and Roman antiquities, islamic art, sculptures, art objects, paintings and graphic arts) allow for but a fraction of the rich collection to be exhibited. Among the most celebrated art to be exhibited are the Mona Lisa by Leonardo de Vinci and the Venus de Milo. Located in center Paris, the Louvre was once a palace constructed by Philippe Augustus in 1190. Throughout the centuries, kings have transformed the edifice, each one leaving his personal touch by adding on a wing or even changing the general architectural style. This was a royal residence of the kings of France until the King Louis XV. In 1791, just after the French Revolution, the Louvre was decreed "a union of all the monuments of sciences and arts". It opened to the public on August 10, 1793. One enters through the 20 m high glass pyramid, built at the request of the president François Mitterrand. After you have the oppertunity to meet with the Pastor Jean Paul Morley at the Christian church Pentemont-Luxembourg, author of several books. On the Ile de la Cité, in the historic heart of Paris, is the cathedral Notre-Dame de Paris, a jewel of gothic art. Discover this unique site which is still a place of rich spirituality with around twenty priests ordained each year. It is also possible to venerate here the Crown of Thorns on the first Friday of each month. The Sainte Chapelle (Holy Chapel) is a real treasure hidden on the island of the Ile de la Cité in the centre of Paris. It has been built as a royal eccrine to receive the holy relics of the Crown of Thorns acquired by French king Louis IX. Return to your hotel for dinner and overnight accommodations. (B.D.)

After breakfast visit the chateau of Versailles, the most famous and majestic of all French chateaux. Discover the great apartments, the hall of Mirrors, the king's room, the queen's room, the apartments of the ladies and the park (excluding temporaries exhibitions). Situated 40 mn from Paris, the chateau and its domain were built for the glory of the French monarchy. In 1623, king Louis XIII. After lunch (on your own) stroll the hill of Montmartre which overlooks Paris north of the river Seine. It's a lively neighbourhood well known for its ideal location, the romantic charm of its small streets and for the many artists who decided to live here at the end of the 19th century.  After meet with Carlos Payan, famous Evangelical Pastor in France, head of the event “ Paris tout est possible”. He has a ministry of healing. Dinner at a local restaurant before returning to your hotel for our overnighta ccommodations in Paris. (B.D.)

After breakfast transfer to Lyon and visit the basilica of Fourvière located on the hill of the same name that dominates the city of Lyon. This hill has been since antiquity a unique place of prayer for the people of Lyon who call it "the hill that prays". The divine offices offered each day are witness to the dynamic spiritual life here. Time permitting, visit the nearby museum of religious art.  Stop for Lunch (on your own) then continue on to Avignon for dinner and overnight accommodations at your hotel. (B.D.)

Breakfast then visit the famous papal palace, listed by Unesco as a World Heritage site. The construction of the palace began in 1335. It is the largest gothic construction of the middle ages. Two popes were responsible for directing the construction and they gave the palace its aspect of a Christian fortress: ramparts, keep, moats, a magnificent chapel. Today, the papal palace is open to all. It is also known for its famous festival d'Avignon, one of the most important international festivals of contemporary entertainment. We stop for lunch (on your own). After the rest of the day is at leisure with your motorcoach and tour leader for your request. Dinner and overnight accommodations at your hotel. (B.D.)

Breakfast then transfer to Aigues-Mortes and visit the Constance tower, used as a prison for women considered as heretic after Revocation of Edict of Nantes. After stop for lunch (on your own). After, depart to Anduze and visit a Protestant Temple then transfer to Mialet and visit the museum of the Desert to understand the history of Protestantism in France (opened from March through November).

In the heart of a typical hamlet in the Cevennes, the alleyways lead to the birthplace and house of Camisard leader, Roland. Through artifacts and authentic documents, the Desert Museum brings to life the Huguenot past and the history of the Camisards. In the history of French Protestantism, the expression Desert defines the period of time between the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes (1685) and the French Revolution (1789). Deprived of freedom of worship, far from the cities, hidden in isolated areas, deserts (in the wilderness, forests, caves, or gullies…), where the Protestants in France (in the Cevennes, but also in Haut-Languedoc, in Poitou, Dauphiné, Vivarais…) were obligated to live out their faith in hiding. The word Desert also had a biblical sense for them, the 40 years the Hebrew people of Exodus wandered in the desert, a place of tribulations, temptations and despair, but also where they would hear the word of the Lord. This chapter of history touches all of France, but specifically the Languedoc region and the Cevennes, where Protestantism was largely established at the beginning of the XVIth century. Once a year in September, in memory of the first hidden assembly held in this lost area, 20.000 Protestants gather here and pray. It is possible to attend this assembly. Afte, transfer to Avignon for dinner at a local restaurant and overnight. (B.D.)

After breakfast we transfer to Le Thoronet midway between Marseille and Nice, discover the very beautiful abbey of Thoronet nested in the green hills of the back country of Provence. It’s very simplistic architecture and its light makes it one of the most remarkable examples of Cistercian architecture in France. As a result, the site is listed as a national historical monument. No monks live in the abbey ever since 1971 and the French Revolution. The abbey has however gained back a spiritual dimension thanks to monsignor Rey, bishop of Fréjus-Toulon. Following his directions, a mass with Gregorian chants is now celebrated there every Sunday. Stop for lunch (on your own). After depart for Nice, check into our hotel. The rest of the day is at leisure. Motorcoach and tour guide are available for the rest of the afternoon. Dinner at a local restaurant followed by overnight accommodations at your Hotel in Nice. (B.D.)

After breakfast at the hotel, walk to the promenade des Anglais, the famous walk along the Mediterranean Sea near to all the habitants of Nice. Discovery of the Old Nice: Saint Reparate Cathedral, Flower Market, Saint Jacques-le-Majeur church. After stop for lunch (on your own) then depart for Marseille from there take the TGV Marseille / Paris (3 hours, fastest train in the world). Upon arrival transfer to your hotel for check-in. In the evening dinner is included at a local restaurant. Return to your hotel for your overnight accommodations in Paris. (B.D.)

Note: return to Paris can also be done by motorcoach to help reduce the cost but it is an 11 hour coach ride.

After breakfast transfer to the airport for your flight home. (B.)