Grand Tour of France — 7 days
Paris, Burgundy, Provence and the French Riviera. Day-by-day itinerary: Paris; Paris → Dijon; Beaune → Lyon; Lyon → Avignon.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1 — Paris
- 09:00 — Arrival at Paris CDG
- 13:00 — Eiffel Tower + Champs-Élysées — Paris
- Walk to Saint-Germain — Paris → Saint-Germain
- 20:00 — Traditional Parisian bistro — Saint-Germain
Day 2 — Paris → Dijon
- 09:30 — TGV Paris → Dijon (1h40)
- 11:30 — Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy — Dijon
- Drive to the Côte de Nuits — Dijon → Côte de Nuits
- 14:00 — Route des Grands Crus — Gevrey-Chambertin — Côte de Nuits
- Drive to Beaune — Côte de Nuits → Beaune
- 19:00 — Hotel in Beaune — Beaune
Day 3 — Beaune → Lyon
- 09:00 — Hospices de Beaune — Beaune
- 11:30 — Train → Lyon (1h)
- 13:00 — Lyonnais bouchon — Vieux-Lyon
- Walk to the traboules — Vieux-Lyon → Presqu'île
- 15:30 — UNESCO Vieux-Lyon — traboules — Presqu'île
- 20:00 — Hotel in Lyon
Day 4 — Lyon → Avignon
- 09:00 — TGV Lyon → Avignon (40 min)
- 10:30 — Palais des Papes — guided tour — Avignon
- 14:00 — Pont d'Avignon + ramparts — Avignon
- 17:00 — Train Avignon → Arles (20 min)
- 18:00 — Arles Amphitheatre at sunset — Arles
- 20:00 — Hotel in Arles
Day 5 — Luberon & Gordes
- 09:00 — Hilltop village of Gordes — Luberon
- Drive to Sénanque — Gordes village → Sénanque Abbey
- 11:00 — Sénanque Abbey + lavender — Gordes
- Drive to Les Baux-de-Provence — Gordes → Baux-de-Provence
- 14:30 — Village of Les Baux-de-Provence — Baux-de-Provence
- 17:00 — Drive to Aix-en-Provence
- 19:00 — Hotel in Aix-en-Provence
Day 6 — Aix → Nice
- 09:30 — Train Aix → Marseille → Nice (3h)
- 13:30 — Old Nice — Cours Saleya market — Nice
- 15:30 — Promenade des Anglais + swim — Nice
- Walk to Old Nice — Promenade des Anglais → Old Nice
- 20:00 — Socca + pan bagnat — Niçoise specialities — Old Nice
- 22:00 — Seafront hotel in Nice
Day 7 — Nice → Departure
- 09:00 — Castle Hill — view over the Baie des Anges — Nice
- 11:30 — Last Niçoise lunch
- 14:00 — Taxi → Nice Airport NCE
- 17:00 — Return flight from Nice