The Grand Huguenot Tour
Dive into the heart of history with our Grand Huguenot Tour, an immersive 11-day journey through the emblematic places of Protestant heritage in France. Discover the historic sites, poignant stories, and picturesque landscapes that marked the Huguenots' journey, while reconnecting with your roots and heritage.
Sample program
Duration: 11 days (carried out for high school students)
DAY 1: PARIS - GENEVA - MONNETIER-MORNEX (X KM)
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Group pick-up at Geneva Cornavin station
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Coach transfer to hotel in Monnetier-Mornex
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Installation in rooms; stroll through the village, relaxation (table soccer, ping-pong...)
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Dinner at the hotel restaurant - Evening at leisure
DAY 2: MONNETIER-MORNEX - GENEVA - MONNETIER-MORNEX (29 KM)
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Breakfast
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Geneva: Visit to the International Museum of the Reformation and Espace Saint-Pierre
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Picnic in Parc des Bastions and talk by a pastor at the Reformers' Wall
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Shopping in a chocolate and souvenir store
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Yvoire: Guided tour of the medieval village
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Return to hotel - Traditional Savoyard fondue dinner
DAY 3: MONNETIER-MORNEX - VALLÉE DE JOUX - MONNETIER-MORNEX (180 KM)
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Breakfast
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Vallée de Joux: Vacherin Mont d'Or festival at Les Charbonnières
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Picnic and free tour of the stands, then departure for Geneva
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Cruise on Lake Geneva
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Return to hotel - Dinner
DAY 4: MONNETIER-MORNEX - ÉCHALLENS - MONNETIER-MORNEX (196 KM)
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Breakfast
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Departure for Echallens (Switzerland)
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Celebration in a Protestant church
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Picnic in Lausanne on the shores of Lake Geneva; relaxation
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Return to hotel - Dinner
DAY 5: MONNETIER-MORNEX - ANNECY - MONTMIRAL - VALENCE (255 KM)
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Breakfast at the hotel
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Annecy region: Visit to the Paccard Bell Museum in Sévrier
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Picnic on the shores of Lake Annecy; relaxation
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Montmiral: Visit to the Cedar Protestant School
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Valence: check-in and dinner at the hotel restaurant
DAY 6: VALENCE - VERCORS - VALENCE (110 KM)
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Breakfast at the hotel
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Bourg-de-Péage: visit to the Pogne Pascalis museum
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Vercors: guided tour of Choranche cave, lunch at on-site restaurant
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St Nazaire en Royans: guided tour of the St-Nazaire-en-Royans aqueduct
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Dinner and return to hotel
DAY 7: VALENCE - AIGUES-MORTES - MAUGUIO (222 KM)
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Breakfast
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Aigues-Mortes: discovery tour of the Petite Camargue by barge
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Lunch in the fortified enclosure
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Free time in the pedestrian streets of the old town
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Guided tour of the Tour de Constance and ramparts
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Mauguio: stop on a Mediterranean beach
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Dinner and check-in at your hotel
DAY 8: MAUGUIO - MIALET - ST-JEAN-DU-GARD - VALENCE (256 KM)
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Breakfast
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Générargues: guided tour of the Prafrance bamboo plantation
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Cévennes steam train: to Saint-Jean-du-Gard
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Lunch in a bistronomic restaurant
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Cévennes steam train: return to Générargues
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Mialet: guided tour of the Musée du Désert at Mas Soubeyran
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St-Péray: dinner and check-in at the hotel
DAY 9: VALENCE - DRÔME PROVENÇALE - VALENCE (66 KM)
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Breakfast at the hotel
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Drôme Provençale: visit to the village of Mirmande (listed as one of “Les Plus Beaux Villages de France”)
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Gastronomic lunch
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Forêt de Saoû - free time, followed by the story of Isabeau Vincent
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Dinner and return to the hotel
DAY 10: VALENCE - BOUCIEU LE ROI - VALENCE (74 KM)
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Breakfast at the hotel
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Boucieu-le Roi, a village full of character
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Lunch
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Velorail and historic railcar
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Visit to the Chocolate Museum in Tain l'Hermitage
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Dinner and return to hotel
DAY 11: VALENCE - VAISE - LYON PART-DIEU (110 KM)
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Breakfast at the hotel
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Lyon: celebration in a Protestant church
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Lunch
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Departure for train station or airport
