Leisure  Paris offers a variety of cultural sights, entertainment and other leisure time activities. There are the cafés, brasseries and restaurants, the cinemas, theatres and concerts, as well as the museums and galleries. If you enjoy walking, and would like to participate actively in Parisian life and make use of every opportunity to speak French, you will soon feel at home here. Eurocentres activities Paris on in-line skates, city bike rides, strolls through the old part of the city (Marais, Montmartre), visits to museums and catacombes. Excursions Excursions to Reims, to the chateaux of the Loire, to Euro Disney, Asterix entertainment park, weekend excursion to Mont Saint Michel. Costs Sample social programme (approximate prices) Marais quarter EUR 6 Rodin museum EUR 6 + entrance fee Picasso museum EUR 6 + entrance fee Wine museum EUR 6 + entrance fee Paris City Hall EUR 6 + entrance fee Catacombes EUR 6 + entrance fee Opéra Garnier EUR 6 + entrance fee Musée d’Orsay EUR 6 + entrance fee Sample excursion programme (approximate prices) Reims (cathédrale) et Epernay (vignes et cave-dégustation) EUR 60 Loire châteaux EUR 152 Futuroscope (1 day) EUR 152 Versailles Château EUR 8 + entrance fee Le Mont Saint-Michel (2 days) EUR 152 http://www.futuroscope.com/index.php http://www.eurodisney.com/index.php Please note that these excursions are exclusively offered through the services of a specialised independent agent. They are not directly organised by Eurocentres Paris. Below is one example of regular excursions that can be booked locally at the school. Weekend excursion to Chateux de la Loire 2 days/1 night EUR 152 Dates: 1 x month, departure on Saturday mornings, return on Sunday evenings (subject to sufficient interest) Program: Apart from visiting the main castles in the Loire valley, you will have the chance to explore the cultural town of Tours (137.000 inhabitants) on your own accord. Tours is situated on the Loire – approx. 230 km southwest of Paris and is characterized by its Medieval center and modern industrial estates on its outskirts. During the reign of Louis XVI, the many Loire castles located close to the town were the seats of the many French kings until Henry IV finally moved the court to Paris. Today, Tours lives from tourism as a gateway to the Loire castles but also from mechanical engineering, the tool and metal industry, the production of silk products and naturally also from the wine produced in the Loire valley. A new technology center co-operating with the University of Tours, aims to provide a new economic focus for the area. The town also offers a wide range of cultural and sporting facilities. Day 1: Assembly by school and depart by coach to Loire valley. Numerous stops along the way allow you to visit the Loire castles or to enjoy the countryside. In the evening we will arrive at the outskirts of Tours, where we will spend the night. Day 2: Drive to the center of town. Free time to explore the town and taste the local specialties in one of the numerous restaurants. Depart for Paris in the afternoon and arrive in the evening. Price includes Coach journey to Loire valley and onwards to Tours. Drive though Loire valley, visiting some selected castles (entrance included). Accommodation in rooms with twin or several beds in basic tourist class hotels including breakfast (some have private bath/shower/WC). Transfer to Tours for sightseeing at leisure. Meals are not included. Excursions are organized by a partner firm. Changes to the program are also possible without prior notification. The terms and conditions of the partner firm shall apply.