Normandy - France

time JUN. 15-23, 2024

ticket $3,995

activity Activity Level: Moderate Activity

diploma UCLA Faculty on Tour

Overview

Paris, Honfleur, Omaha Beach, Pointe du Hoc, Le Havre, Caen, Bayeux

From Normandy’s sweeping, cliff-lined coast to its rolling countryside, discover proud traditions, dramatic history, culinary delicacies and alluring beauty on this fascinating, seven-night exploration. And as the world marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day, spend two full days visiting Omaha and Utah Beach, the Normandy American Cemetery and other sites associated with this pivotal World War II operation. Admire some of France’s greatest treasures including magnificent Mont-Saint-Michel and the finely stitched Bayeux Tapestry. Savor flavorful local wines and a tasty lunch at a stately, 10th-century castle, plus sample Normandy’s acclaimed Calvados apple brandy on an estate. Throughout your travels, expert guides and lecturers share illuminating details about the region’s history and culture. Each evening, relax at your first-class hotel in the heart of Honfleur, a picturesque, 17th-century harbor town. This small-group journey features a professional Travel Director and a generous meal plan with wine at dinner. Ideal for solo travelers with no single supplement!

Cost: $3,995
AHI Travel

Activity Level: Moderate Activity

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Book this Tour

STEP 1
Download the tour Reservation Form here. This tour is booked quickly, so sign up early to reserve space.

STEP 2
If you wish to pay your $600 per person deposit by check, make check payable to AHI Travel. If you wish to pay your $600 per person deposit by credit card, you will be asked to submit those credit card details after the reservation request form has been received. AHI Travel will contact you to discuss deposit payment within one business day of receiving your reservation request in their office.

STEP 3
Fax 310-209-4271, email travel@alumni.ucla.edu, or mail to:
AHI Travel
International Tower – Suite 600
8550 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue
Chicago, IL 60631

A brochure will be mailed to you as soon as it is available.

UCLA Faculty on Tour

Professor Kathryn Norberg

Department of History

Kathryn Norberg has taught in the UCLA Department of History for 32 years. She is a historian of Europe, specializing in French history before 1800. She is the author or editor of six books and many articles dealing with topics as diverse as the history of charity, French peasant communities, national debt crises, women during the French Revolution, eighteenth-century furniture and clothing in fashion prints. A past president of the Western Society for French history, she has taught courses on prehistory, late medieval France and royal courts. She has traveled widely in provincial France, researching projects in more than 20 French cities and Montreal, Canada. She also works in women’s and gender history and twice served as Acting Chair of the UCLA Gender Studies Department. Recent projects have given Norberg a passion for military history and material culture, especially history of architecture, clothing and food.

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