After arriving in Paris on Wednesday morning, you will have a busy first four days! On the list of things you will do:

• Enjoy a boat tour of the Seine river; a great way to get a sense of Parisian geography and see many of its most famous sights for the first time

• Visit Paris’s modern art museum, the Musée d’Orsay, which holds the large Impressionist Collection

• Visit the Eiffel Tower and Arc de Triomphe

• Walk down one of Paris’s most historic and beautiful streets, the Champs Elysées, from the Arc de Triomphe to the Louvre museum

• Travel outside of Paris to the world famous Palace of Versailles, spend the day touring the palace, the gardens (including Marie-Antoinette’s village) and enjoy a private group tour of the royal apartments

• Sunday, July 6 is an unscheduled day

Week Two is your first full week in Paris. The list of things you will do and see this week includes:

• Attend a performance at the Paris Opéra and Ballet

• Learn how to make croissants and baguettes at a French bakery workshop

• Tour the Catacombs

• Visit the neighborhood of Montparnasse and enjoy a group dinner at an iconic restaurant

• Taste a variety of French cheeses at a private visit to an artisanal cheesemonger

• Travel to the city of Dijon, in the region of Burgundy, where you will tour a vineyard, visit a famous moutarderie (mustard shop), and visit the impressive Cité de la Gastronomie in Dijon

By week three (your second full week in Paris), you will be feeling a lot more comfortable in the city. Your itinerary this week includes:

• Visits to historic cultural distinct neighborhoods like the Marais and the Latin Quarter

• Lunch at a Senegalese restaurant and the iconic L’As du falafel restaurant

• a guided tour of the old Paris Opera (Palais Garnier) - one of the most beautiful buildings in Paris and a walking tour of Paris’s Grandes Boulevardes

• The weekend of July 19-20 is unscheduled and you may either explore the city on your own or make plans to travel outside of Paris.

There are only two days left in the program! After your weekend off, here are your scheduled activities:

• A visit to the Montmartre neighborhood and tour of Musée Montmartre and Sacré Coeur Cathedral

• Shopping at one of Paris’s many vibrant street markets and preparation for a group potluck dinner at your residence hall on the last night of the program

• Transportation to the airport on the morning of Wednesday, July 23