WWII & the Liberation of France

Take a walking tour of London

With your Field Director you will see:

• The Strand, London's major thoroughfare
• Trafalgar Square, a bustling central square
• Leicester Square, a square lined with theaters and other events
• Covent Garden, a vibrant and charming shopping area

Enjoy a fish and chips dinner in London

🔹 Guided learning: Take a WWII-themed guided tour of London

With your expert local guide you will see:

• Grosvenor Square, home to Eisenhower’s military headquarters during the war
• Piccadilly Circus, a five-way intersection  
• St. Paul’s Cathedral, a domed church which has hosted many royal events
• Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace (if scheduled)

Visit the Cabinet War Rooms, where Prime Minister Churchill and the Allied Commanders planned the Allied war effort 

Visit the Imperial War Museum to gain insight into the everyday challenges of modern warfare, the life of Winston Churchill and the workings of his cabinet during World War II

Visit Portsmouth's D-Day museum 

Travel by ferry to the Normandy region along the same route used by Allied naval forces 

Enjoy dinner on the ferry 

🔹 Cultural engagement: Tour the D-Day beaches of Normandy with an expert local guide

Visit the Caen Memorial, dedicated to reminding visitors of the fragility of peace 

Take a guided tour of Normandy

With your expert local guide you will see:

• Pointe du Hoc, the 320-foot cliff scaled by Allied troops to suppress the German attack
• American Cemetery, where nearly 10,000 American soldiers are buried
• Arromanches, another key battleground

Visit Pointe du Hoc, the 320-foot cliff scaled by Allied troops to suppress the German attack

Visit the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, where nearly 10,000 American soldiers are buried, their graves marked with rows of white crosses

Stop to take a photo in Arromanches, another key battleground

Travel via Rouen, and step inside the stunning Rouen Cathedral, which was severely damaged by Allied bombs in 1944, on your way to Paris 

Tour Rouen with your Field Director

🔹 Cultural engagement: Take a walking tour of the Latin Quarter, so named because the language was once commonly spoken by the Sorbonne students that populated the area

See Notre-Dame Cathedral, known for its sculptured facade, stained-glass rose windows, and seemingly weightless vaulted ceilings

Enjoy a scenic view of Paris as you sail along the iconic Seine River 

🔹 Guided learning: Take a guided tour of Paris

With your expert local guide you will see:

• Place de la Concorde, a major public square
• Champs-Élysées, an elegant boulevard packed with high-fashion boutiques 
• Arc de Triomphe, a monument honoring those who fought for France in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars 
• Eiffel Tower, built for the 1889 World's Fair and an iconic symbol of Paris
• Hôtel des Invalides, a grand hospital commissioned by Louis XIV 

Visit the Shoah Holocaust memorial and museum, including the Wall of Names, which is cut from stone straight from Jerusalem and inscribed with the names of 76,000 French Holocaust victims