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La Belle France

La Belle France is a nine-day French language immersion tour that moves through three very different faces of the country — the grand avenues and arrondissements of Paris, the walled port city of St. Malo on the Brittany coast, and the château country of the Loire Valley. The through-line is language: every setting your group enters, from a Parisian café to a Loire market town, is a live classroom where French is the working language of the day.

Duration9 days · 8 nights

CountriesFrance

Cities3 stops

Group size6 – 80+ travelers

Best fitLanguage-immersion

Destination guide: Paris →

Arrival Paris

Arrival transfer

Dinner

Overnight

At a glance

Days9

Countries1

Cities3

OvernightsParis 3, St. Malo 1, Loire Valley 2, Paris 1

Best fit for

Language-immersion

Curriculum fit

Analyze how Haussmann's 19th-century urban redesign shaped the spatial and social character of Paris as observed during city exploration.
Compare the regional identities of Paris, Brittany, and the Loire Valley by examining differences in architecture, landscape, and cultural history across the itinerary.
Evaluate the political and military significance of St. Malo's fortified port by examining its coastal geography and historical role in French maritime expansion.
Interpret the influence of Renaissance humanism on French royal patronage through direct observation of Loire Valley châteaux and their architectural design.
Trace the development of French national identity across three distinct regions, connecting historical events to the built environments students encounter on the tour.
Examine the relationship between language and regional culture by applying French communicative skills in authentic contexts throughout Paris, Brittany, and the Loire Valley.

Drafted from the day-by-day. Use as a starting point for your syllabus.

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