France & Spain
A Couples Grand Tour
🇫🇷 France & Spain 🇪🇸
16 Days · Paris · Lyon · Provence · Saint-Tropez · Carcassonne · San Sebastian · Madrid
✦ Two countries, two weeks, one unforgettable journey ✦
Paris
Days 1-2
Paris
The City of Light, Done Right
- Check into Le Damantin Hotel & Spa -- a stunning boutique hotel in the heart of Paris
- Afternoon Paris by Mouth food tour -- the best introduction to the city you will ever have
- Sundowner drinks at the champagne bar on the second floor of the Eiffel Tower
- Evening Paris Charms & Secrets bike tour through the city at night -- Paris after dark on two wheels is something else entirely
Lyon
Day 3
Lyon
The Gastronomic Capital of the World
- High-speed train from Paris to Lyon -- not Paris, not anywhere else, Lyon holds the title of gastronomic capital of the world and it earns it every single day
- Spend the afternoon wandering -- medieval traboules (secret passageways connecting the city's hidden courtyards), riverside promenades and a hilltop basilica with views that stretch for miles
- Dinner at La Mère Brazier -- the restaurant that started it all, the first in France to ever receive three Michelin stars
Provence
Day 4
Aix-en-Provence
Bikes, Markets & Rosé
- Train south to Aix-en-Provence and check into La Maison d'Aix -- a charming Provençal hotel in the old town
- Rent bikes and explore the sun-drenched Provençal countryside -- this region was made for exactly this
- Wander the old town's cobblestone streets, morning markets and sun-warmed squares -- rosé in hand, obviously
Saint-Tropez & The French Riviera
Days 5-6
Saint-Tropez
Yachts, Hidden Alleys & the Riviera
- Drive to Saint-Tropez and check into La Bastide D'Antoine -- two days in the French Riviera's most glamorous village
- Stroll the legendary port where the world's most extraordinary luxury yachts line the dock -- the kind you have only ever seen in magazines
- Lose yourself in the charming alleyways filled with local boutiques, art galleries and hidden cafés
- Day trip along the Riviera to Monte Carlo and Nice -- two of the most iconic addresses on the Mediterranean
Carcassonne
Day 7
Carcassonne
A Night Inside the Castle Walls
- Drive to Carcassonne -- the most perfectly preserved medieval fortress city in Europe, where an entire village still lives within the original moat and ramparts. It looks like a fairy tale and is completely real.
- Check into Hotel de la Cité -- a luxury hotel built INTO the castle walls themselves. You are not near the castle. You are IN it.
- Dinner in the village -- order the cassoulet. Carcassonne invented it and does it better than anywhere else on earth -- a slow-cooked masterpiece of white beans, duck confit and sausage that has been warming people since the Middle Ages.
San Sebastian
Days 8-10
San Sebastian
The Pintxos Capital of the World
- Cross into Spain and check into Room Mate Gorka in San Sebastian -- one of the most beautiful cities in Europe, draped around a perfect crescent bay
- San Sebastian has more Michelin stars per capita than anywhere else on earth -- spend two days eating your way through the old town's pintxos bars
- Day trip to Bilbao -- home to the extraordinary Guggenheim Museum, a titanium building so stunning it transformed an entire city
- Dinner at Arzak -- one of Spain's most legendary restaurants, helmed by the same family for over a century
Madrid
Days 11-15
Madrid
Spain's Grand Finale
- Drive to Madrid with a stop at the walled medieval city of León along the way -- one of Spain's most underrated and spectacular stops
- Check into VP Plaza España -- a design hotel with sweeping views over the city
- Guided food and wine tour through Madrid's most celebrated market and tapas bars
- Day trip to El Escorial -- King Philip II's extraordinary royal monastery palace, a UNESCO World Heritage site an hour outside the city
- Explore Madrid's finest museum district and the chic shopping streets of the Salamanca neighborhood
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