France From Above

Our Journey Begins On The Coast At Saint Nazaire And The Mouth Of The River Loire And Along The River Valley Are Some Of The Finest Castles Palaces And Houses In France As We Head Upriver Past Nantes The Main Towns On This Journey Will Be Angers Tours Blois And Orleans Some Of The Palaces We Will See Are Enormous And Built Over 400 Years Ago Many Of The Castles Date Back Even Further In Time At Orleans We Head Northeast Away From The River To End Our Journey At Two Palaces Ndash Fontainebleau And Then On To One Of The Architectural Masterpieces Of Europe Ndash Vauxlevicomte

This Journey Starts Near Calais At The Narrowest Point Of The English Channel Past Boulogne Is The Start Of The Opal Coast That Was An Inspiration For 19thcentury Writers And Artists At The Picturesque Yacht Harbor Of St Valery We Take A Detour Inland To Rouen Where Joan Of Arc Was Burned At The Stake In 1431 We Follow The Seine Back To The Coast To Le Havre The City Port That Was Almost Completely Destroyed In The War Passing The Chic Resort Of Deauville We End Our Journey At The Historic City Of Caen The Final Resting Place Of William The Conqueror Nbsp

We Begin At The Normandy Beachheads The Site Of The Dday Landings From Wwii From There We Continue To The Fortified Medieval City Of Granville Then Its On To The Famed Mont Saint Michel Ending At La Trinite

This Journey Begins At The City Of La Rochelle Once An Important Medieval Port From There Well Cross The Bay To The Largest Of The French Islands Off The Atlantic Coast Ile Doleron Our Route South Takes Us Over The Vast Swathes Of The Renowned Oyster Farms Of The Charentemaritime Region On The Way To The Resort Town Of Royan Well Make Our Way Along The Gironde Estuary Leading Us To Some Of The Most Prestigious Vineyards In France Including Chateau Margaux Which Gave Rise To The Most Expensive Bottle Of Wine Ever Broken From The Great Wine Industry Capital Of Bordeaux We Head Back Towards The Coast

This Journey Begins In The Heart Of France And The Ruins Of Oradour Surglane Next Its South To The Region Of Lot And The Dramatic Cliffside Village Of Rocamadour Travel Along The Dordogne River To The Old Port City Of Bergerac Before Exploring The Castles And Vineyards Of The Lot Valley In The Heart Of The Midipyrenees Find The Fourthbiggest Metropolis In France Toulouse From The Walled City Of Carcassonne Travel Deep Into The Foothills Of The Pyrenees To End Our Journey At The Formidable Puilaurens Castle With Its Historic Chateaux Medieval Villages And Rolling Vineyards

This Journey Begins In The Exclusive Seaside Town Of Biarritz Head Into The Mountains To Reach The Extraordinary City Of Lourdes Enter The Midipyrenees Region To Find An Area With Its Own Unique Culture Customs Move Higher Into The Mountains To Reach The Odeillo Solar Complex Built To Research Energy From The Sun Finally Reach The Mediterranean And The Extraordinary Fort De Salses A Oncevital Strategic Base Built By The Greatest Military Engineer Of His Age