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Day 1
Arrival at Paris CDG airport - Welcome by JERRY QUINLAN'S CELTIC GOLF - Transfer or drive to Hotel California.
Lodging at Hotel California, a prestigious four star hotel with a friendly atmosphere, perfectly located in the Champs Elysées area of Paris. The rooms and hallways are tastefully decorated, featuring a private collection of 4200 paintings. The patio provides a quiet place for breakfast and dinners with refined cuisine.
Day 2
Golf at Fontainebleau Golf Course
Set in the heart of the most famous sandstone forest, Fontainebleau is a real gem designed by Tom Simpson at his best. With its narrow and undulating fairways, surrounded on both sides by dense forest and numerous bunkers, this magnificent and peaceful course requires great accuracy. Sandstone rocks are scattered throughout the course, especially on the 12th, a short par 5 where strategy will prevail over power. Each hole is separate from the others, providing an exceptional quietness and calm to golfers.
Suggested sightseeing: Visit Château de Fontainebleau, the work of many French monarchs over the centuries. See the Renaissance rooms, with their decoration of frescoes and stucco created by Italian artists in the reigns of Francis I and Henry II. Visit the State apartments of the sovereigns, which evoke the sumptuousness of the Court of France until the end of the 19th century, and the private apartment of Napoleon Bonaparte, which was transformed into a symbol of grandeur.
Lodging at Hotel California.
Day 3
Golf at Isle Adam Golf Course
Designed by Ronald Fream, architect of several famous courses around the golf world, Isle Adam is set in a natural and preserved wooded environment. If the fairways are sometimes wide enough to avoid water hazards, the undulated and fast greens represent a serious challenge for any golfer giving a high slope to Isle Adam. With its cleverly-designed course, its first-class clubhouse, and excellent food, the Isle Adam Golf Course has become a favorite for golfers in the Paris area.
Suggested sightseeing: Visit Montmartre - a village overlooking Paris and the historic home of many artists. Stroll along tiny and crooked village streets and the square 'La Place du Tertre', where many artists still paint portraits of visitors. Visit the magnificent Sacré Coeur Basilica, which tops the highest hill in Paris, and dine at one of the many French restaurants which line the streets.
Lodging at Hotel California.
Day 4
Golf at Chantilly (Old) Golf Course
Regularly ranked among the Top Ten Courses in Continental Europe, Chantilly offers a thrilling challenge for any golfer. Designed by renowned golf architect, Tom Simpson, Chantilly has 10 times hosted the French Open (part of the European PGA) with champions such as Nick Faldo, winner of the 1989 edition, when he was at the top of his game.
Suggested sightseeing: Visit Château de Chantilly Musée Condé. Surrounded by a moat of shimmering water, the Château de Chantilly stands at the heart of a vast domain (16,000 acres) in one of the largest forests near Paris. The château's majestic park, planned by 17th-century landscape architect André LeNotre, includes a canal and pools, shady walks, and velvety lawns.
The château's art gallery, the Musée Condé, houses one of the finest collections of historical paintings in France (after the Louvre), with special strength in French paintings and book illuminations of the 15th and 16th centuries. The fascinating Musée Vivant du Cheval (devoted to horses) occupies the colossal 18th-century stables.
Lodging at Hotel California.
Day 5
Sightseeing and shopping in Paris: Montmartre, Le Louvre Museum, The Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysées. Visit Notre Dame Cathedral - with its magnificent facades, gothic galleries, and famous gargoyles; Saint-Germain des Près - the Medieval Paris, with its maze of little streets, famous cafes, jazz clubs, and old bookstores; The Champs Elysées - one of the most elegant boulevards in the world, with its luxury boutiques and expensive cafés.
Lodging at Hotel California.
Day 6
Golf at National Albatross Golf Course
Ranked by Golf Weekly Magazine at the 3rd best European professional tournament venue, National Albatross has been the site of the French Open (part of the European PGA) for the last 10 years. The finish on the 18th, a short par 5 with a water hazard in front of the green, remains a fantastic challenge for those who would attempt to reach it in two strokes. Playing this championship links course, one experiences "a little bit of Ireland" in France.
Suggested sightseeing: Visit Château de Versailles, the royal residence of Louis XIV, featuring splendid apartments as well as magnificent gardens, which exemplify French landscape gardening. The king's room and the mirror gallery are not to be missed.
Lodging at Hotel California.
Day 7
Golf at Paris International Club Golf Course
Located within 15 miles of the French Capital, Paris International Club is the only golf course in France designed by Jack Nicklaus. This hilly parkland course, with great water hazards and island greens, is a championship eighteen holes that has hosted the French Ladies Open part of the European PGA Tour. With its impeccable fairways and manicured greens, Paris International Club is one of the highest quality courses in the Paris area. It is also a very exclusive golf country club, a member of ClubCorp, featuring an outstanding traditional clubhouse and luxury facilities.
Suggested sightseeing: Visit Auvers sur Oise, the birthplace of impressionism painting, where Cezanne and Van Gogh produced some of their most famous work. Van Gogh's house can be visited, as well as an impressionism museum in the castle of Auvers.
Lodging at Hotel California.
Day 8
Transfer or drive to Paris CDG airport - Departure.
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