Provincial French Countryside

time SEP. 2-16, 2022

ticket $5,195

activity Activity Level: Moderate Activity

diploma UCLA Faculty on Tour

Overview

Toulouse, Sarlat-en-Perigord, Saumur, Crepon, Paris

Experience the beauty, allure, and hospitality of provincial France at an easy pace and in a unique style on this 15-day small group tour. Set out from Toulouse to discover the rich history of Carcassonne and Albi with its Toulouse-Lautrec Museum. During a three-night stay in the medieval gem of Sarlat, see Lascaux IV’s cave paintings, cruise the Dordogne River, and tour cliffside Rocamadour. Saumur offers a picturesque base for a three-night Loire Valley sojourn, with visits to a winery and the impressive Chenonceau château. Traveling to Normandy for a three-night stay, tour the renowned Mont-St-Michel abbey. See the 1,000-year-old Bayeux Tapestry and visit Caen’s Memorial Museum. A poignant day’s touring includes Normandy’s D-Day Landing Beaches and the American Cemetery. Walk through Monet’s famed Giverny gardens, then get acquainted with enchanting Paris during a two-night stay. Savor more time in the “City of Light” with an optional 3-day/2-night post-tour extension.

Cost: $5,195
Odysseys Unlimited

Activity Level: Moderate Activity

Health and Safety Protocols

Odysseys Unlimited will waive the $200 per person penalty associated with tour deposits.
Each guest’s $500 deposit will be fully refundable up until the final payment due date: 95 days prior to tour departure.

Book this Tour

STEP 1
Download the tour Reservation Form here. This tour is booked quickly, so sign up early to reserve space.

STEP 2
Enclose a check or provide credit card information for $500 per person, per tour, as a deposit for the selected tour. Make check payable to Odysseys Unlimited. Deposits are provisional and fully refundable pending your acceptance of final brochure terms.

STEP 3
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Attn: Special Interest Groups
One Newton Place
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UCLA Faculty on Tour

Teofilo Ruiz

UCLA Professor of History

Teofilo Ruiz received his doctorate from Princeton University and has taught at many universities, including the University of Michigan and Princeton. He served as UCLA History Department chair (2002-2005) and chair of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese (2008-2009). A medievalist and early modern historian, Ruiz was selected by the Carnegie Foundation as one of the four Outstanding Teachers of the Year in 1994. The author of 14 books, he received the prestigious 2007 Guggenheim Fellowship and the Distinguished Teacher Award at UCLA. In 2012, Ruiz was selected as the Senior Research Lecturer at UCLA and received the National Humanities Medal from President Obama. With 13 past tours, Professor Ruiz is the most popular and beloved lecturer traveling with UCLA Alumni Travel.

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