VALUE: $4,400 Start your dream week in France with 2 nights on the Left Bank at the small five-star hotel, Esprit Saint Germain. At the hotel enjoy free cocktails by the 'vrai Paris' of artists, bookstores, fashion, and local restaurants. Visit the beautiful Luxembourg gardens and then sip an espresso at the legendary Brasserie Lipp or Les Deux Magots.

But what of the country and the sea? Fly to Vence, just 20 minutes from Nice, for two days on the Cote d'Azur at the glorious Chateau Saint Martin. In Vence, beyond your suite at the luxurious chateau with its Michelin-starred cuisine and pool, see its views of olive groves and the Cote d'Azur, go visit the 15th century hilltop village, check out the Maeght Foundation, and gaze at the Matisse Chapel (The Rosary).

Finally, jet back to Paris to see its other side in the fashionable 1st arrondissement for 2 nights at the five-star Hotel Grand Powers boutique hotel. You will be steps from the Avenue Foch, the Champs Elysees, the Grand Palais, the Arc, and the Place de la Concorde. Take your pick of a small group tour of the Louvre, a chocolate and pastry tour,
or the brilliant Musee D'Orsay!

All accommodations include breakfast and taxes. Chateau Saint Martin is closed in the late fall and winter and other blackout dates apply. Travel to and from Vence is provided.

Courtesy of Bayside Travel