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Modern Languages and Classics |
FRE398 Immersion: Western France
A two-week total immersion program offered
in Western France.
This course satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and
International Perspectives requirement.
Questions
about FRE 398 should be addressed to Prof. Raymond Pelletier.
Prerequisites: FRE 212 or equivalent or permission.
Cr 3.
ITINERARY
- Day 1: Arrival at Charles DeGaulle Airport, Paris; departure for Nantes by TGV ; travel by vans to LaRochelle. Housing while in LaRochelle will be at Les Sables d’Olonne.
- Day 2: Exploration of LaRochelle including Le Musée du Nouveau Monde, le port de La Rochelle et l’Ile de Ré.
- Day 3: Travel to Brouage, the birthplace of Samuel de Champlain.
- Day 4: Travel to Angers. Housing while in Angers will be at the Centre d’acueil International du Lac du Maine.
- Day 5: Exploration of Angers led by a student at the Université d’Angers. Sites to visit include La Doutre, les Halles, Château d’Angers, la Maison d’Adam, la Cathédrale St-Maurice, le Jardin du Mail, and le Jardin des Plantes.
- Day 6: Travel along the Loire River to Saumur. The morning to be spent in Saumur. The afternoon includes a stop at the Église St-Pierre, viewing Troglodyte homes on the way to the Abbaye de Fontevraud.
- Day 7:
- Travel by van from Angers past Tours and some of the best-known châteaux in the region (Chinon, Ussé, Langeais, Azay-le-Rideau) on the way to an afternoon visit of Chenonceau.
- Day 8: Travel to Pleine Fougères. Housing while at la baie du Mont Saint-Michel will be at the Centre International du Séjour " Le Mont Saint-Michel”.
- Day 9: Travel to St-Malo intra-muros for a tour of this medieval, walled city. Sites to visit include Chateaubriand’s birthplace, Jacques Cartier’s home, the Cathédrale St-Vincent. At low tide, we walk to the Île du Grand Bé where Chateaubriand is buried. The afternoon will be spent in Limoëlou the site of Jacques Cartier’s manoir.
- Day 10: Visit Mont-Saint-Michel in the morning. The afternoon is free.
- Day 11: Travel to Paris by TGV. Housing in Paris at the Centre International de Séjour de Paris. After a mid-afternoon walk through the Tuilleries Gardens, three hours remain to visit the Louvre, after which we will dine on the Rive Gauche and view the Eiffel Tower at night.
- Day 12: Early morning visit to the Île de la Cité and the Cathédrale Notre-Dame. Walk along the Seine to the Musée d’Orsay for a two-hour visit. Optional visits of the Musée Rodin and the Invalides on the way to the Trocadero and the Arc de Triomphe.
- Day 13: Small group expeditions to Sacré Coeur, Montparnasse and the Rive Droite.
- Day 14: Early morning departure for the airport to catch an afternoon return flight to the US.
Information about FRE 398 should be addressed to Prof. Raymond Pelletier: Raymond.Pelletier@umit.maine.edu
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