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WEEK
2
Beaune to Chamonix
TRANSPORTATION: Beaune --> Chamonix, about 6
hr.
Use France Railpass
Day 2
Today enjoy the scenery as you train into the French Alps.
Did you know
Mont
Blanc is highest peak in the Alps?
Map
of Chamonix area
Map
of Chomonix
Logings:
Chamonix
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Chamonix
SIGHT SEEING:
Aiguille
du Midi cable car or lift
-Once at the top consider the scenic airial gondola toLa Plaud,
Iraly gondola
from the top of aiguille du
Midi
--Exciting & scenic way to trave l is by
Cable
Car
-- If the weather is clear--do the cable car over
-- You could Bus back to Chamanix from
Courmayeur,
Italy.
-- Enjoy Italian Alpine cuisine for lunch or dinner before
returning
or visit one of these:
Mer
de Glace & Ice Grotto
or do some
walking
& hiking
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Chamonix to Nice area
I like to home base in Antibes or
Villefranche-sur-Mer
TRANSPORTATION: Chamonix --> Nice about 6
hr.
Use France Railpass
Day 3
Map
Riviera
Start early today so you can arrive in the afternoon
SIGHT SEEING:
after droping your bags, Train to
Antibes (or Nice) 20 min away.
This will maximize your use of your rail pass day.
See sight seeing in next Column you could start today.
Driving
the Riviera
Logings:
Nice
or
Antibes
or
Villefranche-sur-Mer
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Nice: Riviera Village Hopping
TRANSPORTATION: Nice or Antibes --> Monte Carlo about
20 Min. Buy 2nd class point to point tickets
Antibes
Map
Nice_Map
Monte_Carlo Map
SIGHT SEEING:
Villefranche-sur-Mer
Antibes
Daily Morning Market
Picasso
Museum
Nice
Museums
& hours
Walking
Tour of Nice's Cours Saleya Flower Market
Matisse
Museum
Chagall
museum
Promenade des
Anglais
Rue de France Pedestrian Zone
Folk
Festival / La Farandole
Nice
Carnival
Monte
Carlo, Manaco
Palais
du Prince
Princess
Grace Rose Garden
Casinos
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Nice to Arles
TRANSPORTATION: Nice s --> Arles about 5 hr
Use France Railpass
Day 4
SIGHT SEEING:
Arles
Map
Market
day Sat &
Wed -one of the best in So.
France
--Get Arles Museum Pass from
any sight (covers almost everything for 1 week)
Van
Gogh
sights
Arles Sights
***
Arles
Arènes Amphitheatre
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Roman Theater
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Place de la République
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St
Trophime
***St
Trophime's Doorway
**Cloître
St-Trophime
--Place de Forum
is cafe crammed sq. where Roman Forum once stood and Van Gothe hung
out.
--Bullfights
in arena: 3 classes & they
don't kill the bull.
Sat Easter-Oct
Logings:
Arles
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Arles
Day Trips
A car makes these
day trips easy & cheap but can be done by
Local Bus available at train
station:
***Les
Baux:
12th
century Clif ruin.Early morning or late afternoon is
best. 9-19:00 Don;t
miss Van Gothe slide show in small chapel.
Bus
4/day 30
min or
***Pont
du
Gard:
Perfectly preserved Roman aqueduct. grand Expo Musee 9:-19:30 Aqueduct is
FREE Bus 6/day summer 4 off
season 40
min or
*ST
REMEY
cute town. entrance to
GLANUM--a Roman Market
town Ruin rmaniscant of a minature Pompeii Also near Van Gothe
painting areas and Sanitarium.
Buses 6/day 45
min.
Late afternoon train
to Carcassonne
TRANSPORTATION: Arles --> Carcasonne about 3:45 hr
Use France Railpass
Day 5:
Logings:
Carcassonne
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Carcassonne
SIGHT SEEING:
The Cité
St
Nazarius' Basilica
The
Castle
About 3 pm TRANSPORTATION: Carcasonne -->
Sarlat, about 5hr.
Use France Railpass
Day 6
Logings:
Sarlat
or Sarlat
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