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Summer Abroad France - On Site

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Accommodations  

Lodging in shared rooms in a dormitory (Paris), a hotel (Dijon and Marseille), and a youth hostel (Nice).

Meals

Breakfast and dinner daily in Paris, breakfast daily in Dijon and Nice, and welcome and farewell dinners.

Excursions & Activities

  • Musée du Louvre, Pyramids, Paris
  • Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris
  • Moulin Rouge, Quartier Pigalle area, Paris
  • Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris
  • Eiffel Tower, Paris
  • Hermitage Plaza Twin Towers, Paris
  • Villa Savoye, Poissy
  • Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris
  • Notre Dame du Haut, Ronchamps
  • Saline Royale / Royal Saltworks, Arc-et-Senans
  • Miroir Ombrière, Vieux Port, Marseille
  • CMA CGM Headquarters, Marseille
  • Carré d'Art-Musée d’Art Contemporain, Nîmes
  • Unité d'Habitation, Marseille
  • Villa Noailles, Hyères
  • E.1027, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
  • Le Cabanon Summer Cabin and Tombstone, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin

Get to Know Your Destination

According to Lonely Planet:

France seduces travelers with its unfalteringly familiar culture, woven around cafe terraces, village-square markets and lace-curtained bistros with their plat du jour chalked on the board.

Study Abroad Advisory of Student Risk

Participation in this UC Davis Study Abroad program requires travel to and extended living in a foreign location(s) abroad. UC Davis Study Abroad endeavors to reduce and mitigate risk wherever possible.  However, the environments and risks associated with living in these locations are substantially different than those found during a regular course of study at UC Davis. All participants must download and review the following information prior to departure. Any questions should be directed to the Program Coordinator.

Study Abroad General Risk Advisory

Program Specific Risk Advisories (PDF)

Student Experience

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Contact us via the link above and we’ll help you get connected with a past participant of this program. Past participants are a great resource for asking questions about their day-to-day experience on the program.

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