HEART OF PROVENCE

5 days/ 4 nights in 3*** and 4**** hotels

 

 

Day 1: MARSEILLE / AVIGNON/ ST REMY DE PROVENCE

Arrival on your own in Aix en Provence TGV station or Marseille Airport in

the afternoon. Transfer to the rental office located close to the airport/TGV where

Lunch on your own (your road book will give you some good places !).

Avignon city tour personal discovery by foot, with a stop and visit suggested to the

Popes’ Palace.

You will start in the late afternoon to St Remy de Provence, a beautiful village

located in the heart of the Alpilles Mountains for a short city tour.

_ Accommodation and dinner at the Villa Glanum

 

Day 2 : ST REMY / GORDES

Buffet Breakfast in your hotel

09h00: Little roads to reach an Olive oil mill, the “Moulin de Castellas” for a free

stop and visit. Then proceed to « Les Baux de Provence » to discover this

exceptional place

Some leisure time given to stroll the small streets – Fantastic views of the

Alpilles Mountains and the Camargue plain!

Lunch on your own then an afternoon trip on a very scenic road will bring you to

Gordes, one of the “most beautiful villages of France”

Accommodation in your hotel, the Gordos 3***

Dinner in this lovely village and overnight stay.

 

Day 3: GORDES / MONT VENTOUX / GORDES

Breakfast in the hotel

An impressive day and superb roads are your program today :

Vaison La Romaine personal discovery then you will climb on a fantastic

twisting road with marvellous landscapes and reach the top of the Mt

Ventoux (1911m – 5650 feet), called “Provence’s giant” were you will find a

very rare and world protected forest.

Lunch suggestion on the south of Ventoux in Crillon le Brave or Bedoin beautiful

village

Proceed to impressive “Gorges de la Nesque” and arrival in Sault village, a

region of lavender, for a free visit in a “Nougat” factory.

Then in the afternoon, your road will bring you to Senanque Abbey on very

scenic roads before returning to Gordes for your second night in the same hotel.

Fine dinner at La Bastide de Gordes (1* Michelin gastronomic guide)

Overnight in your hotel The Gordos

 

Day 4: GORDES / FORCALQUIER / AVIGNON

Breakfast in your hotel

Today will be an epicurean feast for you!

A lovely road that will bring you to the Haute Provence state, between the

Lure and Luberon Mountains. You will discover the famous “Pastis” drink

(with extra) followed by a typical meal on your own we invite you to

discover near Forcalquier,

Proceed to Avignon in late afternoon and accommodation at hotel Le Cloître

Saint Louis 4****

Farewell Provence dinner in Christian Etienne Restaurant (1 star Michelin

Guide), at Popes’ Palace footsteps

This is the way we live in Provence, where food is for sharing. Christian

Etienne is a native son, and in his restaurant close to the Palace of the Popes in

Avignon he brings you the taste of vegetables grown under the Provencal sun.

Christian Etienne knows his Provence well, its specialties - olive oil, garlic,

vegetables, with a preference for tomatoes, truffles and for all its aromatic

herbs. He makes them sing in his cooking, mixing tradition and innovation.

 

Day 5: AVIGNON or MARSEILLE / DEPARTURE

Breakfast in your hotel.

Morning and lunch on your own for shopping or personal visit,

Departure to Aix en Provence TGV Station or Marseille airport and bike return

at our office close to these places.

 

NET RATES per person, proposed for individual tour (minimum 1 or 2 clients), sharing a
bike, with double/twin room occupancy on half board basis
Available for all months during season 2012
July and August months on request due to peak season and not recommended

1495 euros per person / 2990 euros per couple

 

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