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This city was made for walking. Stroll grand boulevards with sweeping views of the city, pristine parks with trees planted in perfect rows, and narrow streets crowded with vendors selling flowers, pastries and cheese. Then head to the Île de la Cité, a small island in the Seine, to see Notre Dame Cathedral.

View the Notre-Dame Cathedral. Work began in 1163 on a spot that had been a holy shrine since Roman times. Over the centuries, the cathedral has been the scene of some of France's most momentous occasions, including the coronation of Napoleon.

Enhance your language skills with a dynamic 4-hour French lesson in Montpellier. Led by experienced native-speaking instructors, these sessions focus on practical communication and cultural context. After class, apply what has been learnt—whether it's ordering lunch at a café, exploring local towns, or chatting with locals. It’s the perfect blend of structured learning and real-world practice, designed to build confidence and fluency in an unforgettable setting in the south of France.

Enhance your language skills with a dynamic 4-hour French lesson in Montpellier. Led by experienced native-speaking instructors, these sessions focus on practical communication and cultural context. After class, apply what has been learnt—whether it's ordering lunch at a café, exploring local towns, or chatting with locals. It’s the perfect blend of structured learning and real-world practice, designed to build confidence and fluency in an unforgettable setting in the south of France.

Feel the power of ancient Rome at the Arènes de Nîmes, one of the best‑preserved amphitheaters in the world. Climb its weathered stone steps, wander through its grand corridors, and imagine the roar of 24,000 spectators echoing through this remarkable arena.

Enhance your language skills with a dynamic 4-hour French lesson in Montpellier. Led by experienced native-speaking instructors, these sessions focus on practical communication and cultural context. After class, apply what has been learnt—whether it's ordering lunch at a café, exploring local towns, or chatting with locals. It’s the perfect blend of structured learning and real-world practice, designed to build confidence and fluency in an unforgettable setting in the south of France.

Nestled on the Mediterranean coast, La Grande Motte stands out for its striking modernist architecture and scenic seaside charm.

Enhance your language skills with a dynamic 4-hour French lesson in Montpellier. Led by experienced native-speaking instructors, these sessions focus on practical communication and cultural context. After class, apply what has been learnt—whether it's ordering lunch at a café, exploring local towns, or chatting with locals. It’s the perfect blend of structured learning and real-world practice, designed to build confidence and fluency in an unforgettable setting in the south of France.

If you’re coming to Paris, you absolutely need to take a walk in Montmartre! This area will wake the artist in you up. Its narrow alleys, windmills, little details, and soul are some of the things that make Montmartre so unique. As you walk in Montmartre, you will quickly understand how it has inspired so many artists such as Picasso and Van Gogh. As you walk up the hill make sure to take in all that surrounds you, because in Montmartre you are likely to find surprises around every corner!

Line up to climb to the top floor of this iconic landmark for a spectacular birds-eye view of the glittering City of Light.

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 and the Place de la Concorde, where in the center you’ll find the Obelisk of Luxor, a gift from Egypt in 1836. 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) and the École Militaire (Napoleon's alma mater).

The ultimate palace, Versailles was built by Louis XIII, and housed the royal family and its groveling court from 1682, when Louis XIV the Sun King moved in, to the French Revolution. Everything in Versailles is worth a look, from the 250-foot-long Hall of Mirrors, with themed salons- "war" and "peace" -on either side, to Marie Antoinette's faux country hamlet. When being a queen became too much to bear, she would pretend to be a commoner, tending her sheep and wearing peasant clothes. (Please note Versailles is closed on Mondays.)

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--one with carved ceilings, deep-set windows, and so many architectural details you could spend a week just admiring the rooms. The Mona Lisa is here, as well as the Venus de Milo and Winged Victory (the headless statue, circa 200 BC, discovered at Samothrace). 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. (Please note the Louvre is closed on Tuesdays.)

Immerse yourself in French cinema with a special screening at a Parisian theater. Enjoy an authentic French film, presented in its original language with English subtitles. Before the screening, take part in an engaging introduction to French cinema, featuring a discussion and interactive quiz to deepen your appreciation of this rich cinematic tradition.

Step foot into a magnificent Parisian theatre and join locals for a spectacular French play or musical and for those not quite fluent enough, English subtitles running above stage will allow you to follow the play with ease.