Oxbridge Academic Programs - L'Académie de France
For many, the experience of French culture cannot be considered complete without a visit to Paris. For this reason, we offer students the option of extending their European experience for five additional days in France’s capital. Students travel to Paris by TGV (France’s high speed train), accompanied by Académie de France faculty, and stay right in the heart of Paris, in a stunning, converted 17th-century hôtel particulier located on the Right Bank in the Marais district.
The program consists of educational visits to the city’s famous monuments, introductions to some of the world’s greatest art collections and architecture, and guided tours of Paris’ historic neighborhoods. In addition, students enjoy meals in traditional French restaurants, relax with fellow students in any number of enchanting parks and cafés, stroll along the picturesque Seine, and engage in enlightening discussions with their group leaders. Our goal is to give participants a meaningful experience of Paris to complement what they have already learned about France and French culture.
The Paris Connection begins on Tuesday, August 3 and ends on Saturday, August 7. Students should book
their flight home from Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris.
The comprehensive $1345 US fee includes transportation
from Montpellier to Paris, room and board (two meals per
day), tuition, museum admissions, excursions, activties, and
all scheduled events of the program. To reserve, include
a deposit of $300 US at the time of intitial application to
l’Académie de France.
ITINERARY
Day 1
Having traveled to Paris by TGV, students
arrive in the early afternoon and have time
for lunch and unpacking. The group is led
on a walking tour of the Ile St Louis and
Ile de la Cité, ending with a guided tour of
Notre Dame and the Sainte-Chapelle. Free
time in the evening to explore the Marais.
Day 2
Visit to the Louvre in the morning with the
opportunity to choose from various exhibits
in the vast museum. In the afternoon, a
stroll across the river leads to a walking
tour of the Latin Quarter. Dinner out at an
authentic French restaurant followed by a
sunset cruise on the Seine.
Day 3
Visit to an open air market on the Left
Bank, where students can forage for a picnic
lunch to enjoy in the Luxembourg Gardens.
Later, a guided tour of the Musée d’Orsay.
Dinner out, followed by a trip up the Eiffel
Tower to see the City of Light from above.
Day 4
Students can choose between a visit to the
bohemian Montmartre district and a guided
tour of the Catacombs. In the afternoon,
another choice: a tour of the Rodin museum
or a visit to the Père Lachaise cemetery and
the graves of Molière, Balzac, Oscar Wilde,
and Jim Morrison, among others. The last
evening is spent enjoying the summer fair
in the Tuileries Gardens, sampling French
street food and riding the Ferris wheel.
Day 5
After a typical Parisian breakfast, we escort
all students to the airport and check them in
for their departing flights.
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