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Summer Study in France Program
This summer, the program is celebrating its thirty-second birthday. The group will leave the United States on June 16. The first 10 days will be spent in Paris (June 17-June 27), visiting major monuments, museums and neighborhoods. There will also be excursions to Saint-Denis, Versailles, Vaux-le-Vicomte, Épernay and Fontainebleau. While... read more
This summer, the program is celebrating its thirty-second birthday. The group will leave the United States on June 16. The first 10 days will be spent in Paris (June 17-June 27), visiting major monuments, museums and neighborhoods. There will also be excursions to Saint-Denis, Versailles, Vaux-le-Vicomte, Épernay and Fontainebleau. While in Paris, the students will stay in a clean, modern, residential hotel. On June 28, they will leave for Normandy, visiting the Musée des Impressionismes and Monet's gardens and home in Giverny, Lisieux, the tapestry museum and cathedral in Bayeux, a D-Day museum and landing beaches in Arromanches, the American Cemetery and Mont-Saint-Michel. When the students return to Paris at the end of the program, they will visit the cathedral at Chartres.
The month of July will be spent in La Rochelle. This beautiful port city of more than 70,000 inhabitants is located on the Atlantic Ocean in the department of Charente-Maritime. Both the city and the surrounding area are extremely rich in history. In addition to having one of Europe's most beautiful aquariums, La Rochelle possesses a large number of interesting museums. Being a fishing port, the city has a plentiful supply of fresh seafood. Thanks to its temperate climate, beautiful beaches and pleasant atmosphere, La Rochelle draws tourists from all over the world. Students will live with carefully chosen families and take courses at the Institut d'Études Françaises. Less
