Discover the tranquil beauty, fascinating history and rich artistic heritage of the French province of Normandy while cruising on the Seine River aboard the intimate, five-star M.V. Cézanne from the historic port of Rouen to the splendid French capital of Paris. Enjoy excursions to the provincial capital of Rouen, renowned for its cathedral; the impressionist painter Claude Monet's house and studios in Giverny; and Auvers-sur-Oise, where Vincent van Gogh spent his final days. Also, visit the Normandy Beaches where Allied Forces landed on D-Day in June 1944, enjoy such regional specialties as cheese and Calvados and meet with local residents to discuss life in the Seine Valley. Conclude in Paris, one of the world’s most romantic cities, and stroll through the streets of the legendary bohemian neighborhood of Montmartre, where many of Europe’s greatest artists, including Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Pablo Picasso, once lived and worked.