Art tour to Paris by coach: 3 days, 2 nights
Your art tour to Paris will enable your students to see the wonderful art of the city along with taking in the beautiful aesthetics and architecture that Paris has to offer. This tour is short but is sure to enrich, inspire and extend your students’ understanding. Increased duration is possible and there are a variety of alternative excursions – please see ‘Excursion Ideas’ tab.
Suggested itinerary
Day one
- Travel day
Day two
- River boat cruise (view Eiffel Tower)
- Musee d’Orsay
- Orangerie
- Sacre Coeur and Montmartre
Day three
- Monet’s Garden Giverny
- Travel home
Tour gallery
Excursion Locator Map
Excursion Ideas
Tour Montparnasse
Subject range: Cultural
What you’ll experience:This is Paris’ only skyscraper and the tallest building in France at 210 metres. You can visit the panoramic floor for fabulous views over the city. The tower is open until late, so it’s also possible to take in the beautifully lit night time beauty of Paris.
Select says:This is by far the best place to view of the Eiffel Tower.
Louvre Museum
Subject range: Cultural, Art
What you’ll experience: The Louvre is the world’s largest museum and home to one of the most impressive art collections in history. It contains over 380,000 objects and displays roughly 35,000 works of art!
Pompidou Centre
Subject range: Culture, Art
What you’ll experience: The Centre Pompidou in Paris is big on all forms of modern art. There’s sculpture, photography and new media. It’s a place where the past, present, and future of art mingle together, giving you a 360-degree view of the creative world. So, when you visit the Centre Pompidou, you’re not just visiting a museum.
Notre Dame Cathedral
Subject range: Cultural, Art
What you’ll experience: The iconic Notre Dame Cathedral is situated in the heart of Paris and serves as a shining example of architectural genius and the artistic spirit of its era.
Sacré-Cœur
Subject range: Cultural, Art
What you’ll experience: The Sacré-Coeur, consecrated in 1919, is one of the mosticonic monuments in Paris. At the top of the Butte Montmarte, it has one of the most beautiful panoramic views of the capital, from 130 metres above ground. In a Roman-Byzantine style, the Sacré Coeur is recognizable by its white colour.
Monet’s Gardens
Subject range: Cultural, Art
What you’ll experience: The famous water lily ponds and colourful gardens created by the Master of Impressionism, Claude Monet, at his home in Giverny, close to Paris and Rouen, gave him his greatest artistic inspiration and have made this tiny river Seine-side village famous all over the world.
Accommodation
European Campus Sainte Therese
Location: Paris suburbs
Capacity: 130
Situated at Ozoir-la-Ferrière just 25km SE of Paris and 15 minutes' drive from Disneyland Paris. Set in 84 acres of grounds, this quality, purpose built accommodation is ideal for schools and offers excellent facilities alongside good access to Paris.
Rooms: Sleep 2-4, all with en-suite facilities.
Facilities: 24-hour reception, 2 dining rooms, meeting rooms, computer room with 32 computers, free Wi-Fi, extensive grounds including 3 hectares of forest, sports facilities including basketball, football, table tennis, fitness room and more!z
Première Classe - Bussy St George
Location: Paris suburbs
Capacity: 354
Located at Bussy St George, just 25 km from Paris and a short 10 minute walk to the nearest RER station.
Rooms: All rooms have en-suite facilities.
Facilities: Breakfast room, meeting room, free Wi-Fi, enclosed garden.
FUAJ Yves Robert
Location: Paris centre
Capacity:
The FUAJ Yves Robert is a modern youth accommodation located in an eco-district close to Butte Montmartre and the Gare du Nord.
Rooms: Sleep 1-6.
Facilities: Wi-Fi, bar, library, relaxation area, TV room.
Résidence Internationale de Paris
Location: Paris centre
Capacity: 102
A modern and simple youth accommodation situated in the 20th arrondissement of Paris near to the Paris Péripherique to the east of the city centre. Staff at the Résidence are experienced in accommodating youth groups and your group is sure to have an enjoyable stay.
Rooms: Spacious rooms sleeping 3-6, all en-suite.
Facilities: 24 hour reception, free Wi-Fi, packed lunches and hot meals available (on reservation).
Links to Learning
Learning areas:
KS3
The development of Church, state and society in Medieval Britain 1066-1509
• the Hundred Years War
The development of Church, state and society in Britain 1509-1745
• Renaissance and Reformation in Europe
Ideas, political power, industry and empire: Britain, 1745-1901
• the French Revolutionary wars
Challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world 1901 to the present day
• the First World War and the Peace Settlement
A study of a significant society or issue in world history and its interconnections with other world developmentsKS4
Conflict and tension, 1894–1918 (AQA)
Conflict and tension, 1918–1939 (AQA)
International Relations: the changing international order 1918–c.2001 (OCR)
Appeasement and the Road to War, 1918–1939 (SQA)
The Aftermath of the First World War and the Weimar Republic (CCEA)
