INCLUDED

• Return Eurostar and TGV trains from London St Pancras or Ebbsfleet to Chambéry including coach transfer in Paris
• 5 or 6 nights' accommodation on dinner, bed and breakfast basis at the 3-star Chateau des Comtes de Challes, based on shared occupancy of twin room
• Transfers and full touring itinerary 
• Tour manager throughout

NOT INCLUDED

• Holiday insurance
• Single room supplement
• Standard Premier/1st Class upgrade on Eurostar/TGV. On the Eurostar this constitutes upgraded seating and light meal with complimentary drink with upgraded seating only on the French railway leg
• Meals other than those stated
• Items of a personal nature such as drinks, laundry, telephone calls etc
• Porterage and gratuities

PLEASE NOTE: As with most trains, passengers are responsible for carrying baggage onto and off the train. Baggage can be stored on overhead shelves or at the entrance to the carriages.Trollies are available at St Pancras and Lille, but bags do need to be carried on to the platform.

Travel Editions recommends a luggage delivery service called Carry My Luggage, where your suitcase can be picked up from your home before departure and delivered straight to your hotel; therefore removing the worry about carrying your cases onto and off the trains. Please click here for more information and a 20% discount exclusive to Travel Editions clients off the Carry My Luggage service. 

PLEASE NOTE 2: Eurostar have changed their upgraded service from September 2010 from "Leisure Select" to a new service that they are branding as "Standard Premier."  This service includes the upgraded seating on the train but now includes only a cold, light meal and a drink.

PLACES OF INTEREST VISITED ON THE TOUR

Chambéry, Aix-les-Bains and Abbey d’Hautecombe
Once the capital of Savoy, the dignified town of Chambéry has a distinctly Italianate feel that betrays its history as part of Italy. Highlights here include its much-loved and extravagant Fontaine des Eléphants, Chateau of the Dukes of Savoy dating back to the 14th century and 17th century country house, Les Charmettes, once home to the philosopher Rousseau. Aix-les-Bains is a gracious spa town on Lac du Bourget, famed for its thermal baths and Faure Museum housing a collection of Impressionist paintings and Rodin statues. The nearby Abbaye d’Hautecombe is a beautiful Benedictine abbey that contains the mausoleum of the Savoy dynasty.

Chartreuse & Grenoble
The Chartreuse is a magnificent region of mountains and forests, famed for the Monastery whose monks produced the renowned liqueur, but which is now produced in the town of Voiron. Grenoble is a thriving university city, home to the 1968 Winter Olympics, whose sights include the cable car to the Fort de la Bastille, lively Place St-André in the heart of the medieval city, 13th century Church of St-André and several museums.

Annecy & the Lake
The town of Annecy is one of the most attractive and charming towns in the Alps, set at the northern tip of Lac d’Annecy and surrounded by mountains. Its small medieval quarter is laced with canals, flower-covered bridges and arcaded streets. Perfect for leisurely and relaxing browsing, there are nonetheless some major sights - the formidable 12th Century Palais de l’Isle and the turreted Chateau d’Annecy. One of the largest lakes in France, Lake Annecy is surrounded by glorious mountain scenery and attractive towns and villages.

Lyon
Dramatically sited on the banks of the Rhone and Saone rivers, France’s second city, Lyon, has long been a vital gateway between north and south. It is renowned as the gastronomic centre of the country with a wealth of excellent restaurants from humble bistros to Michelin-starred centres of excellence and is bordered by the two important wine regions of Beaujolais and Cotes-du-Rhone. Sights here date back to Roman times with two theatres which still stage events (and an excellent Gallo-Romaine museum). The old town is an atmospheric warren of cobbled streets, covered walkways and Renaissance palaces, perfect for a leisurely promenade. The main sights include the Basilique de Notre-Dame de Fourvière, Roman theatres, Cathédrale St Jean, 15th century Hotel de Gadagne that houses two museums and Chemin du Rosaire, a beautiful path that leads down from Fourvière offering spectacular views of the city.

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