PLEASE NOTE: Price is per person and based on two people sharing a twin/double room. Single room supplements and upgrades are not included.
Itinerary
Dec 21
Local departure by coach or Door-to-Door service, then to our overnight hotel in the Paris area.
Dec 22
We continue south through France and into Spain, to reach the resort of Roses for five nights.
Meals - Breakfast, Dinner
Dec 23 - Roses Express
This morning we board the Roses Express (little town train) for an included trip to the Cap de Creus Nature Park where we can admire the impressive sea views. Please note that the tracks on this tour are dusty, therefore, we recommend suitable footwear. This afternoon you have time leisure for you to begin your own exploration of the town. Roses is a modern town with shopping, restaurants and bars. Located on the northern edge of the Costa Brava, it is home to some of the most attractive but least crowded beaches in the area.
Meals - Breakfast, Dinner
Christmas Eve - The Red Train of the Pyrenees
Included guided excursion, as we head back into France, and to Rivesaltes, where we join the Train du pays Cathere et du Fenouillèdes (also known as the Red Train). We journey through vineyards into the verdant heart of the French Pyrenees – from the mountains to the sea – to the pretty town of Axat. In the afternoon, on the way back to Roses, we make a short stop in Perpignan for shopping.
Meals - Breakfast, Dinner
Christmas Day
A relaxing day in resort, before Christmas lunch at the hotel.
Meals - Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Boxing Day - Núria Valley Railway of the Pyrenees
Included guided excursion on the Rack Railway up to the Sanctuary of Nuria. Located in the Eastern Pyrenees, the mountain resort of Vall de Nuria, sits high above the Ribes Valley. Breathtaking scenery awaits as we climb more than 100 metres over the 12 kilometre journey. We enjoy a tasting of some local products.
Meals - Breakfast, Dinner
Dec 27
We leave Roses and head north through France to our overnight hotel on the outskirts of Paris.
Meals - Breakfast
Dec 28
Return home.
Meals - Breakfast
Accommodation
You will stay for five nights at the 3-star Prestige Coral Platja Hotel in Roses. The hotel belongs to the Prestige Hotels chain, and is situated on the seafront on Santa Margherita Beach and only two kilometres from the centre of Roses.
Overnight stays in the Paris area will be in city-style hotels.
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