Accommodation and Meals

Accommodation

poitiers

Fiap Jean Monnet

In Poitiers, participants and faculty will stay at the Cité Roche d'argent, located next to the gothic cathedral and close to all major sites in Poitiers. Participants will enjoy single accommodations with private washroom facilities during their stay in Poitiers. 



In Paris, participants and faculty will stay at the Fiap Jean-Monnet, located at 30, rue Cabanis in the 14th arrondissement, next to the Glacière station of the metro.

The cost of the trip includes triple and quadruple occupancy in Paris; however single and double accommodations are available at a premium. Contact CEL directly if you are interested in a single or double accommodation..

Meals

During your stay in both Poitiers and Paris, participants are granted special permission to have their meals at the French Government subsidized rates.

In Poitiers, participants will have their meals in a private lounge at the Cité Roche d'argent residence and at the Maison diocésaine.

In Paris, participants are will have breakfast and dinner at the cafeteria of the Fiap.

le procopeFrance is known worldwide as a country of great food and restaurants. They are indeed dream restaurants in France. You also have a few hidden treasures. In past visits, we enjoyed meals in the following restaurants:

  • Le Bruant in Saint-Porchaire
  • Les Choucas in Chauvigny
  • L'abri des pins in Mérignac
  • La Belle Poule in Rochefort
  • Les Longitudes in Rochefort
  • La Flotille in Versailles
  • Le Bistrot St-Germain in Paris
  • Le Bouillon Racine in Paris
  • Au pied de cochon in Paris
  • Ladurée in Paris

There have also been official receptions with local government representatives in Poitiers and the Amitiés Acadiennes headquarters in Paris.

Finally, we have often had our final banquet at the historic restaurant Le Procope which lists its former patrons as Napoleon, Voltaire, Benjamin Franklin and Robespierre.

Other Special Activities

In past visits, we also enjoyed:

  • Medieval music in Notre-Dame-la-Grande
  • Mozart’s Requiem in La Madeleine
  • Vivaldi’s Four Seasons in La Sainte-Chapelle
  • The play La folle de Chaillot by Jean Giraudoux in the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées

In 2014, we plan to attend these special events :

  • Thursday, May 8, 2014 : the Military ceremony in Poitiers celebrating the end of World War II with parades, speeches and distribution of medals.
  • From Monday, May 12 to Sunday, May 18, 2014 : the Fête du pain in front of the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris - this is your chance to meet bakers from all over France, see them at work and taste their products (various types of bread and pastries)
  • Saturday, May 17, 2014 : the Night of Museums in Paris - on this occasion, the closing time of the museums is postponed to approximately one in the morning, which allows the public to visit the participating museums by night, for free. Many animations (concerts, plays) are offered during this event, which was attended in 2012 by two million visitors.

And yes, we will definitely go to a play, concerts and various restaurants.

 In the France Travel Study Program, we do everything we can so that you have a surprising and totally exciting “France experience”.