The French Soccer Experience: Paris

Welcome to Paris! Meet your tour director and check into hotel.

The team will participate in a training session by your coaching staff to prepare for upcoming friendly matches.

What's that huge white arch at the end of the Champs-Élysées? The Arc de Triomphe, commissioned by Napoleon in 1806 after his victory at Austerlitz. Your licensed local guide will elaborate on this, and other Parisian landmarks. See some of the most famous sites, including the ornate, 19th-century Opera, the Presidential residence, the ultra-chic shops of the Rue du Faubourg St-Honoré, and the gardens of the Tuileries. You'll pass the Place de la Concorde, where in the center you’ll find the Obelisk of Luxor, a gift from Egypt in 1836, and the Place Vendôme, a huge square surrounded by 17th-century buildings. Spot chic locals (and tons of tourists) strolling the Champs-Élysées. Look up at the iron girders of the Eiffel Tower, built for the 1889 World's Fair to commemorate the centenary of the French Revolution. See Les Invalides (a refuge for war wounded), the École Militaire (Napoleon's alma mater), and the Conciergerie (the prison where Marie Antoinette was kept during the French Revolution).

Play an international friendly match against a local club or academy team. The team will meet and compete against athletes of similar ages and skill levels, and have the opportunity to make friends for life.

Experience beauty of “the City of Lights” on a Seine River Cruise while passing under graceful bridges and view important landmarks on the banks of the river.

Ascend to the top of Paris’ most recognizable landmark and global icon, the Eiffel Tower.

Participate in a special coaching clinic with a guest coach, player or instructor. The clinic will be designed exclusively for the team and to enhance skills in areas identified by the coaching staff.

The team will participate in a training session by your coaching staff to prepare for upcoming friendly matches.

The team will travel to the nearby town of Versailles to visit the palace commissioned by Louis XIV and Louis XIII’s hunting lodge. The Palace of Versailles features spectacular gardens, the ornate state apartments and the magnificent Hall of Mirrors.

Le Parc des Princes was built to provide the city of Paris with a modern venue for important rugby and football matches. The stadium replaced the old Vélodrome, that had stood in its place since 1897. Parc des Princes was officially opened in June 1972 by French president Georges Pompidou. The first match was the Coupe de France final between Marseille and Bastia (2-1). One year after the opening, in 1973, newly founded Paris Saint-Germain moved into the stadium.

Play an international friendly match against a local club or academy team. The team will meet and compete against athletes of similar ages and skill levels, and have the opportunity to make friends for life.

The world's largest art museum, the Louvre is housed in a Medieval fortress-turned-castle so grand it's worth a tour itself. You walk through the 71-foot glass pyramid designed by I.M. Pei and added in 1989, and step into another world. The Mona Lisa is here, as well as the Venus de Milo and Winged Victory. The Louvre has seven different departments of paintings, prints, drawings, sculptures and antiquities. Don't miss the Egyptian collection, complete with creepy sarcophagi, or the collection of Greek ceramics, one of the largest in the world.

Play an international friendly match against a local club or academy team. The team will meet and compete against athletes of similar ages and skill levels, and have the opportunity to make friends for life.

The team will attend a professional soccer match featuring top club teams and embrace French soccer culture in the stands of a highly competitive match.

The Normandy region of France comprises 360 miles of coastline bordering lush farmland and bustling market towns. Despite its natural beauty and gastronomic delights, the area is primarily known for its history: from William the Conqueror to WWII. It is perhaps this rich heritage, along with the verdant surroundings, that inspired the Impressionist movement, begun here in the 19th century.