vendredi 24 novembre 2006

Program of activities

The private visit activity programme organised according to your dates and the seasons. You will be able to absorb in a short period of time the french culture.


Cultural activities, week-end activities, sporting activities, advanced courses, etc. The cultural activity programme comprises a host of visits to prestigious places and the finest museums in Paris. You will be accompanied by leading experts in the field, including :

The Eiffel Tower and Trocadéro gardens
French jewellery and its savoir-faire
The Louvre Museum (Mona Lisa, etc.…)
The Orsay Museum and the Impressionists
Golf and silversmiths in Paris
Versailles (Louis XIV and the French gardens)…………………

You can also enrich your stay with our deluxe weekend activity programme designed according to season and your interests too reveal the France outside Paris. You will be able to spend one or two days enjoying all the diversity of France’s rich cultural heritage :

In Spring
« Le printemps, c’est un poème. On en parle, on le pratique, on l’attend… » Alphonse Boudard.
We await you in spring for :
Cheverny and the castles of the Loire *****
The Barbizon School and its Impressionist painters (Gauguin, Pissarro)***
Floral festival at Courson castle***
The flowery way in Alsace and medieval Alsace*****
The historic route of the Sun King ***
Painters and Normandy***
Sortie en Montgolfière en Ardèche*****…………………..

In Summer
« L’été est une saison qui prête au comique. Pourquoi ? Je n’en sais rien ? Mais cela est » Gustave Flaubert
We welcome you in summer for:
In the Bordeaux region, the « grands crus musicaux »*****
Nice Jazz Festival in the amphitheatre and Cimiez gardens*****
Orange Music Festival and Romanesque Provence*****
Chartres cathédrale and its stained glass windows***
Saumur and the Cadre Noir horsemen***…….……..

In Autumn
« L’automne est un andante mélancolique et gracieux qui prépare admirablement le solennel adagio de l’hiver » George Sand
We welcome you in autumn for :
At Thoiry castle, tableware***
Biennal International Fireworks Competition at Chantilly castle***
Festival of Burgundy Grands Crus*****
Floral festival at Courson castle***
Reims cathedral and the Champagne cellars***
Les voiles de Saint-Tropez (sailing boats)*****…………………………


In winter
« Je redoute l’hiver parce que c’est la saison du confort ! » Artur Rimbaud
Nous vous invitons en Hiver pour :
Burgundy and the Burgundy of the Cluniacs and Cistercians*****
Nice Carnaval and battle of the flowers*****
The lemon Festival at Menton*****
The private collection at Thoiry castle and safari park
The Aubusson tapestries***
Lyon, silk goods and the illuminations of 8th décembre*****………………


You will also be in he privileged position to enjoy some of the greatest national and international sporting events :
International golf competitions ***
Internationales rugby competition *****
The Paris Marathon
Roland Garros*****
The Paris Marathon
The Tour de France cycle race………….

And you will also be able to take part in a multitude of introductory or advanced activities :
Introductory courses in wine tasting
Courses on french fashion
Sports club
Golf lessons
Preparing french dishes with great Paris chefs
Quad riding............................