France Itinerary 2013
Let the adventure begin!
“Adventures in France: From Castles to Crepes” is a documentary travel film that takes the viewer on a whirlwind adventure around France as we scour the countryside for history, culture, food, & art. During this four week expedition, we guide the viewer around numerous monuments, castles, cathedrals, places of historic and cultural significance affording the widest possible vision of France.
The following is a list of the current day to day itinerary – there may be some changes along the way – but it should be pretty accurate with things timed and dated very carefully.
All places were previously visited during the 2009 expedition except:
* indicates new destination
** indicates visited (photographed but not filmed) in either 2000, 2002, 2004, or 2010.
The itinerary is coded as follows:
Castle
Cathedral
Ancient
Prehistoric
Art-History-Culture-Food
Part I: Northern France
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Chateau de Chantilly |
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Gross Tour Du Roi |
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Chateau du Compiegne | |
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Chateau de Pierrefonds |
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Amiens Cathedral |
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Château de Gisors | |
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Chateau Gaillard | |
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Monet’s Home & Garden |
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Château de La Roche-Guyon | |
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Château de Caen |
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Normandy Cemetery & Memorial* | |
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Omaha Beach* | |
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Mont Saint Michel |
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Château de Fougères** |
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Château de Comper* | |
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Forêt de Paimpont* | |
Part II: The Loire & Western Central France
Day 9 |
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Chateau d’Angers |
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Fontevraud Abbey** | |
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Dolmen de Bagneux | |
Day 10 |
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Château de Saumur |
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Château de Rochecotte | |
Laundry! | ||
Day 11 |
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Château de Langeais |
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Chateau de Azay-le-Rideau | |
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Château de Villandry | |
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Château de Pray | |
Day 12 |
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Château d’Amboise* |
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Clos Lucé** | |
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Château de Chenonceau | |
Day 13 |
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Collegiale St-Pierre** |
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Château Baronnial** | |
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Château d’Harcourt** | |
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Château de Gouzon** | |
Day 14 |
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Gouffre de Padirac** |
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Notre-Dame de Rocamadour | |
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Remparts de Rocamadour | |
Day 15 |
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Roquefort-sur-Soulzon** |
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Château de Calmont d’Olt** | |
Part III: Southern France
Day 16 |
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Cité de Carcassonne |
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Chateau des Ducs de Joyeuse | |
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Church of Saint Mary Magdalene* | |
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Rennes-le-Chateau Castle* | |
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Magdala Tower* | |
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Chateau de Peyrepertuse | |
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Chateau de Queribus | |
Day 17 |
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Palace of the Kings of Majorca |
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Fort de Salses | |
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Les Arenes | |
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Maison Carré | |
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The Tour Magne* | |
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Pont du Gard | |
Day 18 |
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The Palace of the Popes |
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Saint Bénezet Bridge | |
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Arles Roman Theater | |
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Arles Amphitheater | |
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Thermae of Constantine* | |
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Arles Cryptoportico* | |
Day 19 |
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Chateau d’If |
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Swimming in the Mediterranean* | |
Part IV: Eastern Central France
Day 20 |
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Cathédrale St-Lazare |
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Autun Theater** | |
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Temple of Janus** | |
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Porte St.-André** | |
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Porte d’Arroux** | |
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Château de Pommard* | |
Laundry | ||
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Palais des Ducs** |
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Tour Philippe le Bon* | |
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Boutique Maille* | |
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Amora Museum* | |
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Well of Moses** | |
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La chouette at Notre Dame** | |
Day 22 |
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Château de Etoges |
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Moët & Chandon* | |
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Mercier* | |
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Reims Cathedral** | |
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Vaux-le-Vicomte | |
Day 23 |
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Chartres Cathedral |
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Chateau de Malmaison | |
Return Car | ||
Part V: Paris
Day 24-30 (No set order yet) | ![]() |
Château de Versailles |
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Bastille Foundations | |
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Chateau d’Vincennes** | |
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The Louvre | |
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Cimetière du Père-Lachaise | |
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Les Invalides & Musée de l’Armée** | |
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Les Catacombes* | |
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Rodin Museum* | |
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Musée d’Orsay | |
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Musée de l’Orangerie* | |
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Eiffel Tower | |
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Arc de Triomphe | |
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Moulin Rouge | |
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Sacré-Coeur | |
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Sainte-Chapelle* | |
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Cathédrale Notre-Dame | |
Head Home! | ||