Explore Paris, Pyrenees and Madrid with your students. Arrive in Paris and visit the Louvre Museum and Eiffel Tower. Discover the Palace of Versailles, then take a train to Biarritz to spend some time exploring. It's off to to the quaint port of St.-Jean-de-Luz on the way to Burgos. Visit the royal estates of El Escorial and Segovia's Alcazar on the way to Madrid. Tour Madrid with a local guide before ending your journey in Toledo.
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France, Spain
10 Days
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Louvre Museum
Guggenheim Museum
Plaza Mayor
Narrow Toldeo Streets
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Your adventure, day by day
Day 1 :
Depart from United States
Enjoy your overnight flight to France
Day 2 :
Welcome to France!
Arrive in Paris
Bonjour! Welcome to Paris, often described as Europe's most beautiful city.
Day 3 :
Paris
Explore Paris with a Local Guide
A local guide brings you to the Arc de Triomphe, the majestic Eiffel Tower, the sweeping Champs-Élysées, and Les Invalides. Visit the inside of Notre Dame Cathedral, famous for its intricately carved gargoyles.
Visit the Louvre Museum
Appreciate the artwork in Paris's historic monument and one of the world's largest museums.
Tour the Eiffel Tower
Tonight, travel to the top of the Eiffel Tower and enjoy breathtaking views of Paris.
Day 4 :
Versailles
Discover the Palace of Versailles
Picture the flow of royalty through the vast grounds and gardens of Louis XIV’s Palace of Versailles. Tour the Hall of Mirrors, the royal apartments and the gardens.
LEAP Seize the Château!
LEAP Activity | Seize the Château!
This costume workshop is a lively role-play activity that puts you in the shoes of the monarchy, clergy, nobility, bourgeoisie, or peasantry to explore the issues underlying the French Revolution.
Day 5 :
TGV-Biarritz
Board High Speed Train to Biarritz
Travel south to this glitzy Atlantic resort that lured luminaries like Charlie Chaplin.
Explore Biarritz
View the spires of St. Martin's church and the Rocher de la Vierge, an impressive rock formation connected to the mainland by a bridge constructed of metal left over from the Eiffel Tower.
Day 6 :
St.-Jean-De-Luz-Guggenheim
Discover St.-Jean-de-Luz
Enjoy a morning jaunt to the quaint port of St.-Jean-de-Luz, a charming Aquitaine village just a few minutes from Spain and the Pyrenees.
Visit Bilbao's Guggenheim Museum
Cross into Spain to view large-scale contemporary art in Bilbao's Guggenheim Museum, constructed from tons of glass and titanium.
Continue to Burgos
Day 7 :
Segovia-El Escorial
Journey to Segovia
The Roman aqueduct in Segovia and the fairytale Alcázar will fascinate you!
Visit El Escorial
Discover this historical residence of the King of Spain, Philip II's palace.
Explore the Valley of the Fallen
See its massive memorial cross honoring those who died in the Spanish Civil War.
LEAP El Caudillo's ConquestAdd On: Casa Botin Dinner
Dine on delicious Spanish cuisine at the oldest restaurant in the world, and a favorite of Ernest Hemingway.
LEAP Activity | Spanish Civil War
Nationalist? Republican? Argue ideology in a revolutionary role-play that delves into the causes of the Spanish Civil War!
Day 8 :
Madrid
Tour Madrid with a Local Guide
Welcome to the Spanish capital. Share your morning with a local guide in the Plaza de España, the Plaza Colón, and at the royal palace.
Visit the Reina Sofía Museum
Study famous works of art as you tour the renowned Prado and Reina Sofía Museums.
LEAP Cocina Española
LEAP Activity | Cocina Española
Create some of Spain’s most popular and iconic dishes and discover firsthand what makes these dishes enduring classics of Spanish cuisine.
Day 9 :
Toledo
Discover Toledo with a Local Guide
Explore Spain's golden city today, including the Gothic cathedral, the Synagogue of Santa María la Blanca, and the Monasterio de San Juan de los Reyes.
LEAP Zapateando
Tonight, dance with the pros to the Spanish guitar!
LEAP Activity | Zapateando
First, take part in the passionate Flamenco dance style and experience the connection between a dancer, musician, and singer. Then, watch while your instructors and accompanists show you how it’s done in a live performance.
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Up to Three College Credits Included with this Program
Through our Discovery for Credit Program, students traveling on an international WorldStrides program have the opportunity to earn academic credit by completing an online course that allows them to reflect upon many of the themes and topics explored during their travel program. Those in grades 6–12 at the time of travel can earn free elective high school credit upon successful completion of both the travel program and online course. Through our university partner, George Mason University, eligible students in grades 9-12 at the time of travel can earn up to three college credits upon successful completion of both the travel program and online course. Students who earn credit with WorldStrides will find this distinguishes them as online learners and gives them a jump-start on their path to a successful higher education experience. Click here for more details.
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