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PROVENCE-ALPES-CÔTE D’AZUR
DISCOVER OUR BEST
DESTINATIONS
TECHNICAL GUIDE
WELCOME TO PROVENCE-ALPES-CÔTE D’AZUR,
YOUR NEW PLAYGROUND!
This catalogue unveils a series of brand-new, 4-night tours that can be
seamlessly combined. If you are looking for high quality tours to propose to your
customers, it's right here!
Yes, we are France's leading destination after Paris for international tourism
(over 6 million visitors in 2018). You play an important role in this achievement
and we thank you for your trust and loyalty.
Yes, our region is magnificent, with a wide choice of destinations and boasting
300 days of blue skies a year.
Despite that, we don't just lie back for a siesta in the sunshine with a glass of
rose in hand waiting for visitors to arrive... We are constantly on the move and
always innovating – just like you and just like our mutual clients. As you will see,
our products are evolving to attract a younger and more varied clientele. Our
3 destinations - "Provence, Enjoy the Unexpected", "Alpes French
South" and "Cote d’Azur France" – are located a stone's throw from each other,
yet offer all the diversity of an entire continent to savor in every season. We are
also investing in international communication, in the aim of stimulating your
sales and preserving our environment, to guarantee a sustainable future. You
can fully rely on our professionalism and desire to help you sell us better and
expand your target market. Welcome to your new playground.
Warm wishes from your Provence, Alpes and Cote d’Azur travel partners.
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PROVENCE • ALPES • CÔTE D’AZUR
3 WORLD BRANDS - 3 DESTINATIONS
PROVENCE, ENJOY THE UNEXPECTED
The idea of Provence is a day dream that never disappoints: quiet strolls through endless lavender fields;
a glass of rosé as the sun is setting and crickets start to hum and sing; discovering the architectural
marvels that bear testimony to the region’s rich antique past. And sometimes reality surpasses
even your imagination. Experience an ever-evolving province that combines its heritage with its
contemporary art and architecture,innovative food scene, dynamic street culture and rich night
life. Embark on a surprising and unforgettable journey through Unexpected Provence.
#morethanprovence
ALPES FRENCH SOUTH
Nothing beats the simple things in life. Our part of the Alpes is simply stunning. It is home to
an unspoiled way of life so bountiful and rich that it has the power to attract and wow visitors all
year around. It inspires strong values : respect, humility and perseverance. We are the Alpes,
a haven of purity and light with an endless choice of attractive offers topped with competitive
rates. And we are immediately adjacent to Provence and the Côte d’Azur.
#purealpes
CÔTE D’AZUR FRANCE
"Everything I touch turns to gold" a hub of well-being, an ode to the senses and the promise of
thrilling new sensations… The sunlight, colours, beauty and culture of the Côte d’Azur are a truly
life-changing experience. A legendary place of artistic inspiration, Côte d’Azur France is taking
on a new face, with a plethora of enriching and enhancing cultural and sporting experiences.
#CotedAzurFrance
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A GREEN TRANSFORMATION
IS UNDERWAY TO PRESERVE OUR JEWEL OF INTERNATIONAL TOURISM:
This eco-friendly revolution has prompted major investments (€450 million/annum) to
preserve the region’s stunning environment and avoid the over-tourism phenomenon
already experienced by some of our competitors. These investments are dedicated to
preserving the authenticity of the landscapes and experiences on offer, guaranteeing
a warm welcome by local inhabitants and protecting the specificity of our shops and
craftspeople against globalization and standardization, in keeping with our values.
Reduce the carbon footprint of tourism:
• In 2023, all ferries and in 2025 all cruise ships in the ports of Marseille, Toulon and Nice
will be connected to the power grid.
• In the last 2 years, 50 million euros have been dedicated to installing ski resort equipment
with a low environmental impact (snowmakers using 40% less energy, river pumping
systems eliminated, development of clean, locally-produced electricity sources, etc.).
• 1 million trees to be planted in 2020.
For your travel pleasure,
Manage the impact of tourism: Welcome to Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur,
• Encourage tourism outside peak periods to create a more balanced and less impactful A pioneering world travel destination for
tourism trade. over a century, still breaking the waves...
• Improve the distribution of tourist flows throughout the territory via the world’s first Thank you for your loyalty.
experiment using Waze.
• Develop tourism products that are available all year round (ecotourism, wine tourism,
cycling, etc.).
• Focus on visitors that drive the local economy and spur the creation of non-relocatable jobs.
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Express Train TGV RECOMMANDATIONS
(High-Speed Train)
TER (Regional Express Train) Acces by plane from Paris airports PARIS
Highway Marseille Provence Airport > 1 h
Main link road Nice Côte d’Azur Airport > 1h30 La Grave Massif de Vallée de
La Meije la Clarée
Secondary link road Toulon Hyères Airport > 1h la Meije
Serre-Chevalier Montgenèvre LYON
ITALY
River Acces by high-speed train Vallée Briançon
Puy-Saint-Vincent
Airport
AVIGNON
from Paris Gare de Lyon Station QUEYRAS AIX-EN-PROVENCE NICE
ECRINS REGIONAL
Main port Aix-en-Provence TGV Station > 3h NATIONAL PARK NATURAL PARK
MARSEILLE
SPAIN
Avignon TGV Station> 2h50
TGV train station La Joue du Loup Orcières
Marseille Saint-Charles Merlette Risoul Saint-Véran
Major ski resorts 1850 Vars
TGV Station > 3h
Super Dévoluy Embrun
Nice Ville TGV Station > 5h50
LE
1 Natural Sites
RH
ON
Toulon TGV Station > 4h Lac de
E
1 Monuments Gap Serre-Ponçon
Les Orres
Barcelonnette ITALY
2400 - 4000 m BARONNIES PROVENÇALES
REGIONAL NATURAL PARK Pra-loup Le Sauze
1800 - 2400 m Valréas
1200 - 1800 m Val d’Allos
600 - 1200 m Auron Isola 2000
Vaison-la-
0 - 600 m Romaine Sisteron HAUTE-PROVENCE MERCANTOUR REGIONAL
LA ROYA
Mont- GEOLOGICAL RESERVE NATURAL PARK Vallée des
Orange Ventoux Merveilles
Valberg
A7 A51 Digne-les-Bains
A9
Carpentras
Forcalquier
L’Isle-sur-
Avignon la Sorgue Les Moustiers-
Ocres Sainte-Marie Castellane
Le Plateau PRÉALPES D'AZUR
Gordes Roussillon Manosque REGIONAL NATURAL PARK
de Valensole Menton
Cavaillon LUBERON REGIONAL Gorges du
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence NATURAL PARK Verdon Monaco
ALPILLES REGIONAL
NATURAL PARK Gréoux-les-Bains VERDON REGIONAL Grasse NICE
E ÔN
LE RH
Les-Baux-de-Provence Pertuis A51 NATURAL PARK Biot
Cagnes-sur-Mer
Salon-de-Provence A8
Arles A54 Mandelieu-la-Napoule Antibes
A7 Draguignan
La Sainte- Cannes
Aix-en-provence Victoire Massif de
CAMARGUE REGIONAL A8 Fréjus l’Esterel
NATURAL PARK Saint-Maximin-
Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer A51
A52 la Ste Baume
Réserve naturelle Martigues
Marignane A8 Saint-Raphaël MEDITERRANEAN SEA
de Camargue
A7 SAINTE-BAUME REGIONAL Brignoles
NATURAL PARK
BRIANÇON
A55 A57
Sainte Maxime
GAP
Aubagne Grimaud
ALPES
ITALY
Saint-Tropez
MARSEILLE
BARCELONNETTE
Le Castellet
Cassis
SISTERON
DIGNE-LES-BAINS
Ramatuelle
R Calanques La Ciotat
ZU
AVIGNON
ARLES
P R OV E N C E D
’A NICE
MONACO
Marseille-Cassis A50
A57
Hyères Bormes-les-Mimosas
Bandol
TE
AIX-EN-PROVENCE
CÔ
MARSEILLE
Le Castellet
ST-TROPEZ
CALANQUES Toulon PORT-GROS
NATIONAL PARK Six-Fours- NATIONAL PARK
TOULON
0 25 50
MEDITERRANEAN SEA les-Plages
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PROVENCE-ALPES-CÔTE D’AZUR
DISCOVER OUR BEST
DESTINATIONS
TECHNICAL GUIDE
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HOW TO USE THE TECHNICAL GUIDE
This technical guide features 29 benchmark tours spanning the region's three
destinations - "Provence, Enjoy the Unexpected", "Alpes French South" and
"Cote d’Azur France" – dedicated to tours operators and travel agencies.
It is intended as a springboard for your products, to assist you in offering your
customers the very best the region has to offer, together with exciting new
experiences. We have curated a selection of trading operators: destination
Management Companies – tourism offices and transports companies. All you’ll
have to do, is to contact them according to your clients’ requirement for groups
or FIT, . They will propose you tailor-made quotations.
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CONTENTS
TOUR N°1 TOUR N°2 TOUR N°3 BEST OF TOUR N°4
PROVENCE IN THE CITY 10 FLAVOURS OF PROVENCE 13 VILLAGES OF PROVENCE 16 CULTURE, SAILING & SPA 19
TOUR N°5 CYCLING TOUR N°6 GET READY
IN PROVENCE BETWEEN FOR HISTORY AND TOUR N°7 IN THE FOOTSTEPS TOUR N°8 OLIVE OIL, TOUR N°9
FLAVOURS & FRAGRANCES 22 ARCHITECTURE 25 OF THE GREAT MASTERS 28 WINES & TRUFFLES 31 PRESTIGE EXPERIENCE 34
TOUR N°14 MICE: MARVELOUS,
TOUR N°10 TOUR N°11 TOUR N°12 YOUNG & STUDENT TOUR N°13 INCREDIBLE, CREATIVE,
WINE, GOLF & LIFESTYLE 37 MOVIE HOTSPOTS 40 TOURS IN PROVENCE 43 LET'S GET SPIRITUAL 46 EXPERIENTIAL 49
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TOUR N°15 RHONE VALLEY TOUR N°16 TOUR N°17 GASTRONOMY, TOUR N°18 NATURE RESERVES TOUR N°19 BETWEEN
CRUISE & WINE 52 SNOW, SEA & WINE 55 SNOW & SUN 58 & ECOTOURISM 61 RIVER & SCENTS 64
TOUR N°23 CÔTE D’AZUR:
TOUR N°20 AT THE TOP TOUR N°21 TOUR N°22 ALPINE A UNIQUE GOLF TOUR N°24 GOLF, CULTURE
OF PROVENCE 67 THE GREAT OUTDOORS 70 HERITAGE & PRODUCE 73 EXPERIENCE 76 & ART OF LIVING 79
TOUR N°26 CÔTE D’AZUR : TOUR N°27 GLAMOUR, TOUR N°28 CULTURE &
TOUR N°25 SEA, SNOW A UNIQUE MEETING LUXURY & CULTURE MEDITERRANEAN TOUR N°29 SPORTS, NATURE
& SUN IN CÔTE D’AZUR 82 EXPERIENCE 85 IN CÔTE D’AZUR 88 ART OF LIVING 91 & WELL-BEING 94
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TOUR N°1
hâteauneuf-du-Pape
4 DAYS - 4 NIGHTS
185 km
Mormoiron
Saint-Didier
PROVENCE IN THE CITY Peyruis
Forcalquier
Avignon L’Isle-sur-
la-Sorgue Mane
Gordes Villeneuve
Roussillon Apt
Cavaillon Manosque
Tarascon
Saint-Rémy- Ménerbes
de-Provence Sainte-Tulle
Cadenet
E
Les-Baux-de-Provence
HÔN
LE R
Pertuis
Salon-de-Provence
Maussane- Le Puy-Sainte- Ginasservis
les-Alpilles Réparade
Meyrargues
A7
Aix-en-Provence
Miramas-le-Vieux A8
Istres
Fos-sur-Mer Rousset
Port-de-Bouc Martigues A51
Marignane
Auriol
Port-Saint-Louis-
du-Rhône
Marseille Aubagne
Le Castellet
La Cadière-d'Azur
AVIGNON
Cassis ISTRES MIRAMAS AIX-EN-PROVENCE MARSEILLE
La Ciotat Saint-Cyr-
sur-Mer
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4 DAYS / 4 NIGHTS: 185 KM TOUR
Old cities in Provence are a myth in constant evolution.
Discover our contemporary art and architecture, our flourishing
and innovative gastronomy, our amazing New Marseille.
Let the surprise be and experience
the unexpected in Provence.
YOU WILL APPRECIATE
The gastronomic tables of Avignon
The Pope Palace for an unusual visit, thanks
to augmented reality
The perfume artisans in Aix-en-Provence
The new "Marseille urban experience"
Arrival at Marseille Provence airport
or at High Speed Trains (TGV)
station of Avignon.
Transfert to Avignon city center.
DAY 1 5 KM
AVIGNON
Avignon-city of the Catholic popes Our suggestions
classified UNESCO heritage: City tour Lunch: Restaurants located
and Gourmet tour adventure on Avignon’s on the "Place du Palais des Papes"
streets. Meet the city’s artisans and sample Dinner: Gastronomic tables located
Provençal specialities. You’ll find out about in the historic center of Avignon
the best artisans in town. Night: 4 stars hotels
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AIX-EN-PROVENCE AND MARSEILLE
Aix en Provence walking tour, you will read
Aix like an open book.
Explore its architecture and landmarks
with its old town must-see tour.
Caumont Art Centre tour based in the
stunning 18th century Hôtel de Caumont.
Its cultural schedule focuses on fine arts.
Arrival in Marseille towards the new district
"Euroméditerranée" area where world-
renowned architects have showcased the
city Jean Nouvel, Zaha Hadid, Kengo Kuma.
DAY 2 90 KM DAY 3 50 KM Marseille city tour from the city to the
POPE PALACE AND “PONT D’AVIGNON” AIX-EN-PROVENCE beach : after a stroll in Le Panier district and
(AVIGNON BRIDGE) around the old harbour, drive or walk up to
The most elegant city of Provence, the basilica Notre-Dame de la Garde for a
The world’s biggest Gothic palace is both McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Provence: to discover Provence perfume workshop panoramic view, then enjoy the seaside road
a colossal fortress and a sumptuous palace. free time for shopping at “Rose et Marius” to the beaches Prado. You can even discover
Large state rooms, treasuries, chapels and “Bastide”. Aix-en-Provence brand in the Prado area, the «"Cité Radieuse" by
and private apartments. You will have the Our suggestions "Rose & Marius" won the prestigious le Corbusier architect (UNESCO site).
privilege of entering Saint Martial Chapel Lunch & dinner: Gastronomic tables in Istres Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur fine crafts award
a masterpiece of 14th century. Histopad Night: 3 stars hotels in Istres in 2017 and “Bastide” used to working with Our suggestions
introduction - interactive tablets provided. lavender in all its forms and celebrates the Aix Lunch: the "Café Caumont"
Walk on the famous “Pont d’Avignon” with area, its artisans and Provençal slow food. Dinner: at the "cours d'Estienne d'Orves"
exceptional views of the Palais des Papes – nearby the Old Port
ramparts and “Petit Palais”. Our suggestions Night: Choice of 3, 4 or 5 stars hotels around
Miramas-le-Vieux : Guided tour of the Lunch: Tables members of the "French the old port
traditional village of Miramas le Vieux with Culinary College"
a terrace whose fabulous views cover Berre Dinner: Gastronomic tables located End of the tour after breakfast and departure
Lake’s wild coast. Walking tour of the old in Aix-en-Provence old town to the airport Marseille Provence or
town, Olivier banks and belvedere. Night: 4 stars or 5 stars hotels down town to the High Speed Trains (TGV) Station
of Marseille.
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Caromb
Sault
4 DAYS - 4 NIGHTS
230 km
FLAVOURS OF PROVENCE
Champtercier
Aiglun
Mormoiron Peyruis
Les Mées
Forcalquier
L’Isle-sur- Mane
la-Sorgue
Roussillon Oraison
Gordes
Apt
Manosque Valensole
Ménerbes
Cavaillon Sainte-Tulle Gréoux-les-Bains
Cadenet
Pertuis
A51
Salon-de-Provence
Le Puy-Sainte- Ginasservis
Réparade
Meyrargues
A7
Miramas-le-Vieux A8 Aix-en-Provence
Rousset
Saint-Maximin-
Martigues A52 la Sainte-Baume
Marignane Auriol
Signes
Marseille Aubagne
Le Castellet
FORCALQUIER PEYRUIS MANOSQUE AUBAGNE SALON-DE-PROVENCE
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4 DAYS / 4 NIGHTS: 230 KM TOUR
Experience the joys of Provence’s food and drink and dive into its unique artisan
expertise. Provence is a myth that never lets you down: peaceful walks among
infinite lavender fields, glasses of rosé at sunset, flourishing and innovative
gastronomy. Let the surprise be and experience the unexpected in Provence.
YOU WILL APPRECIATE
The essences of provençal crafts
The olive oil and vineyard estates
The Occitane workshop
Hunting down the black diamond…
Arrival at Marseille Provence airport or at Our suggestions a never-before-seen site devoted entirely
the High Speed Trains (TGV) stations Lunch: the golf resort restaurant or in to exploring essential oils and a shop.
of Marseille or Aix-en-Provence. restaurants located in the village of Forcalquier Essential oils are full of fantastic properties:
Transfert to Forcalquier Dinner: Gastronomic table therapeutic virtues, subtle scents used in
Night: 5 stars hotel - a formerly religious classic perfumery, cosmetics active ingredients
couvent or 4 & 3 stars hotels in Forcalquier and more. Visit of the Moulin Fortuné Arizzi,
DAY 1 20 KM
they produce Pure Terroir Extra Virgin Olive
THE EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY Oil exclusively on its estate in the Durance
OF SCENTS AND FLAVOUR
DAY 2 60 KM
Valley in central Haute-Provence.
THE ESSENCES OF PROVENÇAL CRAFTS
Welcoming at the Cordeliers Convent,
home to the European University of Scents Ciel d’Azur Labs tour in Mane, they turn Our suggestions
and Flavours. This university is a training and aloe vera into gel, drinks and beauty products. Lunch: a typical "Bistrot"
marketing centre for plants in fragrance, Aloe vera is packed with nutrients and used Dinner: a one star restaurant
cosmetics and food.It is the only one in phytotherapy and cosmetology. Night: 4 stars hotels
in France providing the professional Clay-based treatment producer, organic and
state-approved soap maker diploma. fair-trade products. The Institut “des Huiles
Art of pastis workshop in Haute-Provence. Essentielles “is a research unit,
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THE PROVENÇAL FAMOUS
CRAFTSMANSHIP
In Aubagne, discovering of craftsmanship
and the culture of "santons de Provence"
which are little clay figurines used for the
nativity scenes for Christmas.
Workshop and museum tour.
Calissons museum tour in the famous
DAY 3 60 KM factory Calissons du Roy René.
Salon-de-Provence, capital of oils and soap”.
THE TREASURES OF PROVENCE Visit of the Marius Fabre soap factory to
learn about the soap-maker’s district and its
Introduction to perfume. “Lothantique Hunting down the black diamond of Our suggestions 19th-century heritage.
visit”, this family business in central Provence Haute-Provence. Details about growing Lunch: a gastronomic restaurant with black
provides a world of aromatic wellness with truffles, hunting demonstration with truffle truffle specialities
toiletries and home fragrances whose dogs, a real epic spectacle, tasting, advice Dinner: tables on typical Provençal square Our suggestions
fragrances recall the sweet perfumes of and tips about cooking truffles whose famous Night: 3 stars hotels in Manosque Lunch: a pottery centre in Aubagne
Provence and childhood. flavour comes from the local land. Dinner: a castel or in typical restaurants
Visit of l’Occitane en Provence and perfume Ecomusée de l’Olivier tour is devoted to Night: 3 stars hotels in Salon-de-Provence
workshop. L’Occitane creates care with olive harvests in the Luberon Regional or in an ancient abbey 4 stars hotel
essential oils and natural perfumes developed Nature Park. Each stage of the tour is a
on the principles of phytotherapy chance to soak up, see and taste Provence. End of the tour after breakfast and departure
and aromatherapy. L’Occitane combines Vineyard visit, in the middle of the secretive to the airport Marseille Provence or
tradition, nature and expertise to develop “Coteaux de Pierrevert, an exceptional to the High Speed Trains (TGV) Stations
natural and effective cosmetics. “terroir”, sunshine almost 320 days a year for of Marseille or Aix-en-Provence.
making Mediterranean famous wine.
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4 DAYS - 4 NIGHTS
150 km
BEST OF VILLAGES OF PROVENCE
Avignon L’Isle-sur-
la-Sorgue Gargas
Roussillon
Gordes
Apt
Robion Bonnieux
Tarascon
Cavaillon Ménerbes Cucuron
Les-Baux- Saint-Rémy- Lourmarin
de-Provence de-Provence
NEHÔ
LE R
Ansouis
Maussane- Salon-de-Provence
les-Alpilles
Mouriès
Lambesc
Lançon- Puyricard
Provence
Saint-Chamas
Istres Aix-en-Provence
Fos-sur-Mer Gardanne
Port-de-Bouc Martigues
Lavéra
Marignane
Port-Saint-Louis-
du-Rhône
Marseille
CUCURON LOURMARIN BONNIEUX APT ROUSILLON MÉNERBES GORDES LES BAUX-DE-PROVENCE
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4 DAYS / 4 NIGHTS: 150 KM TOUR
Provence, hilltop villages, famous sights, local specialities and gastronomy.
An invitation for a tour including wine tasting, sightseeing
and a 2 CV car rally with a chance to enjoy the unique Provençal way of life.
Let the surprise be and experience the unexpected in Provence.
YOU WILL APPRECIATE
The “Most Beautiful Villages in France"
The famous Luberon winery
The world capital of candied fruit
The Luberon ochre cliffs
In the heart of the Alpilles, the village
of the "Baux de Provence"
Arrival at Marseille Provence airport the heart of the Natural Regional Park of the Visit of Bastide du Laval, an olive-oil
or at the High Speed Trains (TGV) Luberon. Designed by the famous architect producer. A 30 acres estate of olive trees,
stations of Marseille or Avignon. Jean-Michel Wilmotte. vinery and woodland. The landscape is typical
Transfert to Cucuron village. of southern Luberon. The estate is close to
Our suggestions the village of Lourmarin, ranked as one of the
Lunch: Restaurants in the village of Cucuron “Most Beautiful Villages in France”.
DAY 1 35 KM
Visit of Bonnieux - a beautiful hilltop village
Dinner & night: 4 stars Auberge in Apt
CUCURON AND ANSOUIS CASTLE on the northern slope of the Luberon range,
across from the village of Lacoste. Enjoy a
Walk in Cucuron a charming and typically DAY 2 40 KM stroll through the charming village streets.
Provençal village at the heart of Luberon, a LOURMARIN, BONNIEUX, At a restaurant or café, savour the easy-going
region also known as the Blue Mountain. APT, GARGAS, ROUSILLON Provençal way of life. Right at the heart of
Visit of Ansouis Castle, the village is the Apt area, the world capital of candied
wonderfully well preserved and crowned by Guided visit of the village and of fruit, enjoy a visit to the House of Candied
its castle, one of the finest in Luberon, the Lourmarin Castle, an exceptional Fruit, Europe’s first museum solely
with beautiful French-style gardens. setting across from the village, the Château dedicated to candied fruit.
La Cavale reflects its owner Paul Dubrule‘s de Lourmarin is the first Renaissance
wish to create an exceptional wine center in Château built in Provence.
/ 17The heart of Luberon ochre sheer cliffs in
flamboyant colours . A visit to the Bruoux
Mines in Gargas and Rousillon where
human labour combines with the natural
beauty of the Provençal landscape.
The ideal spot to appreciate the region. Visit of the village and castle of Les Baux.
Ranked as one of the “Most Beautiful
Our suggestions Villages in France”, Les Baux-de-Provence
Lunch: at the Bergerie Provencale Visit of Gordes and Sénanque Abbey. DAY 4 35 KM is justifiably considered a prestige site in the
restaurant - Roussillon This acropolis village is built around a castle Alpilles Regional Nature Park. The castle and
LES BAUX-DE-PROVENCE
Dinner & night: restaurants and 3 stars hotels dating back from the Renaissance period. gardens overlook the village of
in Roussillon village Layered houses built on the sides of the In option: Departure from the hotel Les Baux-de-Provence and form one
cliffs, steep little cobblestone streets, flights in a 2CV for a “road trip” in Luberon of the most beautiful historic sites in France.
of steps, small squares with a fountain and (2CV - the famous French “old” Citroen car). Every year, "Culturesepaces" produces a
DAY 3 40 KM town houses. An extraordinary harmony A unique opportunity to visit Provence at new program of exibition in the quarry named
reigns in this stone village. the gentle pace that is ideally suited to the the "Carrières de lumières" providing visitors
MÉNERBES, ROBION, GORDES
Notre Dame of Sénanque Abbey was a region. Go back in time in a machine that with an intense Art & Music Immersive
AND SENANQUE VALLEY
monastery in 1148, you can enjoy all the beauty would have trouble breaking the speed limit. Experience.
Visit of Okhra Colour Conservatory, the of the architecture and the Sénanque Valley. Domaine de Fontenille is one of the few
Mathieu factory is a former ochre-producing Provençal estates that have kept their Our suggestions
plant, where some 1,000 tons of ochre were Our suggestions original appearance with vineyards Lunch: Typical "Bistrot"
extracted each year between 1921 and 1963. Lunch: a winery as far as the eye can see, the Luberon Dinner: Gastronomic restaurants
The cleaning systems, kiln and windmills Dinner: Choice of gastronomic restaurants mountains and Montagne Sainte-Victoire. Night: 4 stars hotels
have been restored so that visitors can see Night: 4 stars hotels Moulin Castelas with a tasting of black
how the mineral was processed. and green fruity Baux Valley olive oil. In a End of the tour after breakfast and departure
Visit of Ménerbes and the Truffle House. windmill at the foot of the Château des Baux, to the airport Marseille Provence or
Visit of the Lavender Museum Catherine and Jean-Benoît combine skill, to the High Speed Trains (TGV) Station
introduces you to all aspects of lavender – high standards, technique and all their of Avignon.
how it is grown, its history, properties, sensibility as olive-oil producers to
qualities and future. make powerful olive oils each year.
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Meyrargues
5 DAYS - 4 NIGHTS
175 km
CULTURE, SAILING & SPA
Mandelieu-
Puyricard la-Napoule
Draguignan
Aix-en-Provence Fréjus
Rousset Les Arcs-
sur-Argens
Gardanne Saint-Maximin-
la Sainte-Baume
Brignoles
Marseille Auriol
Saint-Tropez
Grimaud
Aubagne
Cogolin
La Cadière-d'Azur
Ramatuelle
Cassis La Farlède
Ollioules
La Valette
La Ciotat Hyères Rayol-Canadel-
sur-Mer
Bandol
Sanary-sur-Mer
îles des Toulon Le Pradet
Embiez
Six-Fours-
les-Plages
Porquerolles
SAINT-TROPEZ LA CADIÈRE D’AZUR EMBIEZ ISLAND PORQUEROLLES ISLAND CASSIS
SANARY-SUR-MER MARSEILLE
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5 DAYS / 4 NIGHTS: 175 KM TOUR
These are breath-taking landscapes that Provence presents you in this
extraordinary program.You will, from the table of a gourmet restaurant,
discover the highest maritime cliff in Europe! Visit sumptuous little fishing
ports by crossing the road of ridges, one of the most beautiful road of France.
The magic of modern art and landscapes of our islands will charm you.
Let the surprise be and experience the unexpected in Provence.
YOU WILL APPRECIATE
The Cadière d’Azur hilltop village.
The amazing modernity of Villa Noailles (1923)
The Calanques National Park
Arrival at Marseille Provence airport and luminous village and enjoy the taste of crystal-clear seabed, Embiez is the ultimate
or at the High Speed Trains (TGV) a truly fine wine. Scenery and heritage sites, island for the family. The facilities, services,
stations of Marseille or Toulon. endless beaches...for an unforgettable stat. environmental policy and surroundings
Two possibilities to start the route: transfert A large choice of boutique Hotel & spa. provided by Embiez Island has seen
to La Cadière d'Azur or to Saint Tropez. Saint-Pierre Port listed as one of the best
Our suggestions marinas in the Côte d’Azur by Voile Magazine.
Dinner & night: Gastronomic restaurant Your hotel is a recently renovated early 19th
DAY 1 5 KM
century “monument historique”. It overlooks
& a 4 stars hotel
SPA AND GASTRONOMY IN the Mediterranean and towers above the
LA CADIÈRE D’AZUR OR SAINT-TROPEZ legendary Sablettes beach with breathtaking
DAY 2 25 KM views. Here, Spa, relaxation is dreamy, time is
Spa, dinner and night: Picture a hilltop village BANDOL, MEDITERRANEAN frozen, and the Côte is Azur.
in the Var... Sink into sweet Provence... SEA AND SPA
Welcome to La Cadière d’Azur. Here you’ll
find an incredible boutique Hotel & Spa. Our suggestions
Bandol is a beautiful seaside village, the
The time for secrets can begin : Visit Lunch: Restaurant on the Embiez Island
beginning of the French Riviera. Set sail
Saint Tropez and walk through the narrow Dinner & night: in a 4 stars hotel located
for Embiez Island by boat... coves, wild
cobblestone animated streets of the vibrant on the beach
calanques, rocks sculpted by the sea and
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MARSEILLE
Visit of Marseille, a modern city with a rich
history and recognised now as an international
touristic destination. Enjoy a Marseille
experience and feel its amazing vitality.
Take the boat from Cassis until Marseille and
admire the famous and beautiful National
Park of Calanques. Enjoy snorkelling or
DAY 3 40 KM
diving experience in the National Park and
PORQUEROLLES ISLAND lunch in the picturesque little port of les
Goudes to taste the local fresh seafood.
Cruise to Porquerolles Island, a Mediterranean Continue your tour in the Bay of Marseille by
gem. Porquerolles Island is nicknamed boat and to the If Castle Island, the famous
the Pearl of the Golden Isles and has been prison of the Count of Monte Cristo, or
permanently protected by its status as a discover the National Park by hiking and
National Park since 2012. One side of the Guided tour of the village of Cassis to fell
the incredible appeal Cassis has for anyone enjoy these magnificient mediterranean fjord.
island has a Caribbean vibe with fine sand Then, take the benefit of a luxurious spa
beaches and turquoise waters. Walk or bike who visits it. This little fishing port between
two fantastic nature sites, the famous along the seaside road La Corniche or in a
ride on the island along the signposted trails 5* star hotel (Sofitel, Intercontinental, Relais
maintained by the National Park. Calanques and majestic Cap Canaille
belvedere. The “ Crêtes roads” snakes over et Château Le Petit Nice Passédat, C2 Hotel)
In the middle of this exceptional national in the city.
Our suggestions the mountains to La Ciotat. It has spectacular
park, visitors will discover the contemporary Enjoy a relaxing massages and the peaceful
Lunch: Restaurant located on the island vistas of the Gulf of Cassis, Calanques, Riou
art works of the Carmignac collection, environnement.
harbour archipelago in Marseille harbour to the west
temporary exhibitions, a sculpture garden Have a drink at sunset and tasting a bouillabaisse
Dinner: on the beach right up to the Var to the east.
and a cultural program. on the Old Port or in the "Vallon des Auffes",
Night: in a 4 stars hotel located in Hyères Sanary-sur-Mer guided tour, a stunning
Villa Noailles in Hyeres, a modern architecture a picturesque fishermen port.
statement built in 1923 by the architect little fishing port. It’s pretty houses line up
Robert Mallet-Stevens. The artistic elite DAY 4 70 KM along the docks reserved for famous
flocked here to visit the great patrons during traditional little “pointu” fishing boats. Its Our suggestions
CASSIS, THE CALANQUES NATIONAL
the Roaring Twenties. It’s now a design market is one of the best in Provence! Lunch: "le grand bar des Goudes" restaurant
PARK AND SANARY-SUR-MER
and exhibition space (design, architecture, From november till april, eating sea urchins Dinner: in a restaurant located at "the Vallon
fashion, photography, etc.). Cruise to explore the Calanques National washed down with Bandol wine in the winter des Auffesé or on the Old Port
Tour of medieval Hyères and art trail: Park, the biggest French peri-urban nature sunshine is the ultimate pleasure. Night: a 5 star hotel around the Old Port
thirty-odd artists open their studios to park in Europe. The coastline between Marseille
visitors who want to learn about, visit or and Cassis has incredible biodiversity and Our suggestions End of the tour and departure
revisit art trades: binders, instrument makers, countless coves with crystal-clear water. Lunch: Restaurant of a 5 stars sea front hotel to the Marseille Provence airport
sculptors, photographers, painters, potters Do not miss the Cassis wine tasting on the Dinner & night: a 3 stars hotel "Belle époque" or to the High Speed Trains (TGV)
and designers harbour. style Station of Marseille.
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4 DAYS - 4 NIGHTS
230 km
Sisteron
FLAVOURS & FRAGRANCES
Mont Ventoux
Thoard
Thorame-Basse
Champtercier
Sault
Banon
Digne-les-Bains
Gorge de Les Mées
la Nesque Forcalquier
Oraison Estoublon
Roussillon Mane
Apt Manosque Moustiers- Castellane
Valensole
Sainte-Marie
Bonnieux
Lourmarin
Gréoux-les-Bains
Pertuis Aups
Villecroze
Meyrargues
Eguilles
Puyricard Draguignan
Aix-en-Provence Château
Sainte Roseline
Saint-Maximin-
Gardanne la Sainte-Baume
Marignane
Brignoles
Auriol
Signes Grimaud
Aubagne
Marseille
MONT VENTOUX THE NESQUE GORGES FORCALQUIER LES GORGES DU VERDON LES ARCS
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4 DAYS / 4 NIGHTS: 230 KM TOUR
“Cycle and soak up the flavours and aromas of Vaucluse, Luberon,
Verdon and Dracénie. A unique exploration of mouthwatering,
fragrant and natural treasures as you take a ride through Provence.”
Let the surprise be and experience the unexpected in Provence.
YOU WILL APPRECIATE
The giant of Provence view
The UNESCO Nesque Gorges
Les gorges du Verdon
and the black truffles capital
The bike and wineway of life
Arrival at Marseille Provence airport Our suggestions Aroma’Plantes distillery tour in Sault
or at the High Speed Trains (TGV) Lunch: Picnic in the castel's garden (organic aromatic and medicinal plants).
stations of Marseille or Avignon. Dinner: A typical restaurant Perfumer Workshop – European University
Transfert to Mourmoiron for lunch. Night: A 4 stars hotel in a castel of Flavours and Scents.
Become a perfume designer: a unique
DAY 2 50 KM multi-sensory experience at the Cordeliers
DAY 1 10 KM
Convent in Forcalquier. Professional
UNESCO NESQUE GORGES
MONT VENTOUX BIKE AND WINE AND PERFUME equipment bespoke expert advice to make
more than a perfume: your own perfume!
Mythical landscape of a castle vineyard at An all-electric bike ride in the Gorges of
the foot of the giant of Provence, the “Mont Nesque, the most spectacular in Provence.
Ventoux”, famous places of passage of the Our suggestions
This grandiose and wild canyon of about Lunch: A typical restaurant
“Tour de France”. With your electric bikes 12 kilometers dug by the river and exceeding
you cross the vineyards of the very good Dinner: A Provençal "Bistrot"
400 meters deep in places! Take this Night: A 3 stars hotel
wines of the region the “Côtes de Ventoux”, beautiful route and you will understand why
try this pleasure to taste their wine with the UNESCO has classified the Nesque Gorges
black treasure of Provence, the black truffle. “Biosphere Reserve”.
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RIDE IN THE LAVENDER LANDSCAPE
Bike ride to go to the Workshop Interactive
tour of the Biscuiterie de Forcalquier. Get
an insight into biscuits made using artisan
organic flour in the heart of Forcalquier.Olive
trees museum, from the tree’s biology,
mythology, traditional soap making and
using oil as lighting fuel to cutting the olive tree,
harvesting olives and the protocol-based
exercise of tasting, each stage of the tour is
a chance to soak up, see and taste Provence
and the Mediterranean. Leisurely ride in a DAY 4 90 KM Sainte-Roseline Chapel. Feel free to go off
the track and visit the wineries!
magical setting. LES GORGES DU VERDON AND THE
An easy loop takes you along the rolling BLACK TRUFFLES CAPITAL - LES ARCS
Valensole Plateau. Stunning panoramas, Our suggestions
unobstructed views and unspoilt nature are Visit of the Truffle House. Aups is home to Lunch: A "Bastide"
yours for the taking. Enjoy the quiet little the biggest wholesale truffle market in the Dinner & night: A 3 stars hotel
roads lined with oaks, almond trees, lavender Haut-Var Verdon on the way to the Gorges
and poppy fields. du Verdon. The Truffle House is a 180 square End of the tour after breakfast & departure
Visit of Les Grandes Marges estate, lavender, meters underground experience for visitors to Nice Côte d'Azur airport.
almond and olive growers, details about to delve into the mysterious world of
growing, harvesting and producing lavandin, “The Truffle Adventure”.
almond and olive-based produce. Distillery Cooking activity at the Truffle House
tour. Sample local produce. Vineyard bike ride followed by wine tasting
at the Château Sainte-Roseline. The route
is peppered with exciting heritage from Le
Our suggestions
Parage, the medieval town of Les Arcs
Lunch: cooked by a Master-chief
and the “monument historique”
Dinner & night: A 3 stars hotel
/ 24TOUR N°6 GET READY FOR HISTORY
5 DAYS - 4 NIGHTS
270 km
Valréas
AND ARCHITECTURE
Bollène Rasteau Vaison-la-Romaine
Gigondas
Vaqueyras
Orange
Beaumes-
de-Venise Sault
Mazan
Carpentras
Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Uzès Pernes-
les-Fontaines
Avignon
Roussillon
Pont du Gard
Apt
Cavaillon Bonnieux
Tarascon
Ménerbes Lourmarin
Nîmes Saint-Rémy-
de-Provence
E ÔN
LE RH
Pertuis
Les-Baux-
de-Provence Salon-de-Provence
Mouriès
Lambesc
Arles
A7 Puyricard
Saint-Chamas
Aix-en-Provence
Fos-sur-Mer A7
Port-de-Bouc
Port-Saint-Louis-
du-Rhône Martigues Marignane
Marseille
VAISON-LA-ROMAINE PERNES-LES-FONTAINES PONT DU GARD UZÉS NÎMES
SAINT-RÉMY-DE-PROVENCE ARLES MARSEILLE
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5 DAYS / 4 NIGHTS: 270 KM TOUR
2000 years of history meet contemporary wealth. You’ll learn about the Roman Empire’s
stronghold in our Southern French towns such as Vaison la Romaine, Pernes les Fontaines,
Uzès, Nîmes, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence and Arles as you explore relics that have been
unearthed, preserved and displayed in contemporary structures that encapsulate our history.
Let the surprise be and experience the unexpected in Provence.
YOU WILL APPRECIATE
The rich Roman history in Provence
The mythical Pont du Gard
The Arles’s double inscription
on the UNESCO World Heritage list
Arrival at Marseille Provence airport 2,000 years of history at a glance. With DAY 2 40 KM
or at the High Speed Trains (TGV) four theaters, numerous exhibition venues
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES
stations of Marseille or Avignon. and galleries, Vaison-la-Romaine is also an
AND MEDIEVAL CITY
Transfert to Vaison-la-Romaine important city of art.
Visit of the nicest villages around Vaison Tour of the town and Vaison archaeological sites.
(Valréas, Séguret, Beaumes-de-Venise) and Pernes-les-Fontaines, full afternoon soaking
DAY 1 20 KM
tasting renowned wines (Gigondas, Vac- up the local heritage at Ferrande Tower, the
VAISON-LA-ROMAINE, queyras, Rasteau, Cairanne) "mikveh" (Jewish ritual bath) and costume
FRANCE ROMAN HISTORY
museum plus the town’s fabulous fountains
Vaison is one of the most important places Our suggestions and artisan studios: gold leaf, marquetry, "santons
in Roman history in France for its particularly Lunch: A typical restaurant de Provence" making (little clay figurines
rich Roman remains including a unique arch Dinner & night: A 3 stars hotel used for the nativity scenes for Christmas),
bridge, as well as for its medieval city and perfume, musical instruments and more.
its cathedral. What characterizes Vaison
particularly is the possibility of seeing the Our suggestions
ancient, medieval and modern cities in the Lunch & dinner: in a typical "Auberge"
same movement, as if one could embrace Night: A 3 stars hotel
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MARSEILLE
Marseille, capital of Provence will surprise
you with its combination between heritage
and modernity. Let yourself be guided in
the new "Euromediterranée" district where
gather the renewed docklands with the new
Mucem (Europe and Mediterranean Civi-
lisations Museum). A "museum of society"
and one of Marseille’s must-sees for its spec-
tacular architecture in front of the sea. Lunch
on the rooftop of the Mucem.
Then, stroll in the oldest district of France
"Le panier" for a gourmet walking tour and
let be immersed in 2600 years of History
DAY 3 50 KM stopping by the antique harbour.
THE PONT DU GARD, UZÉS AND Reach our Highest point: the Basilica "our
NÎMES, A WORLD HERITAGE lady of the Guards" for a breathing taking
DAY 4 70 KM City tour - ancient theatre and Cryptoportico panoramic view overlooking the city.
Walk on the Pont du Gard, the channel on with an expert guide. Tour sites include the Continue your discovery, drive along the
SAINT-RÉMY-DE-PROVENCE AND
the Roman aqueduct’s third storey and tour Luma Foundation which was founded in coast contemplating the bay of Marseille
ARLES, UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE
of the museum to find out all about the life 2014 presents a all-year artistic programme and feel the sea sprays until the Unesco
of Romans at the time and how this archi- Saint-Rémy-de-Provence is one of the & developps a experimental cultural center, world heritage site : "The radiant city" by Le
tectural wonder was built. Uzès, tour of the must of Provence. Its beautiful houses Gehry Tower, future photography college Corbusier and visit a listed apartment of the
picture-perfect duchy town. The first duchy restored with taste and its old streets full of and Van Gogh Foundation (outside). The late vertical city.
in France is more than an open-air museum charm have made its success ... The beauty afternoon will be spent at the Réattu Museum,
with medieval lanes and bronzed houses; it’s of its landscapes and the quality of its light an Order of Malta Priory that is now a fine Our suggestions
a lively and bustling town with an extensive have inspired many artists, the most famous arts museum. Lunch: the "Mucem" Museum restaurant
network of artisans and plays host to markets, is Vincent Van Gogh who painted more than Dinner: Along the old harbour in a gourmet
fairs and more. Nîmes, tour of the new Musée 150 paintings in the surrounding countryside. Our suggestions restaurant.
de la Romanité and Roman monuments: GLANUM archaeological site tour: Glanon Lunch: A "roman" menu in a restaurant Night: A 4* star hotel in a classified building
Nîmes over time, an immersive experience was a Greek city devoted to a healing god in the center of Arles along the old harbour
to grasp that Nîmes wasn’t built in a day. before it was the ancient city of Glanum Dinner: An restaurant in the center of Arles
during the Roman Empire. The city of Arles Night: A 3 stars hotel in Arles End of the tour after breakfast and departure
Our suggestions has a double inscription on the UNESCO to the Marseille Provence airport
Lunch: A restaurant in the center village of Uzès World Heritage list, for the cultural property or to the High Speed Trains (TGV)
Dinner: A restaurant in the city center “Arles, Roman monuments and novels” and Station of Marseille.
of Nimes for the cultural property in series “Paths of
Night: An aparthotel Santiago de Compostela en La France “.
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u Gard
Tarascon
5 DAYS - 4 NIGHTS
Gordes
Coustellet
Cavaillon
385 km Apt
Bonnieux
OF THE GREAT MASTERS Villeneuve
Castellane
Saint-Rémy-
de-Provence Ménerbes Lourmarin
Les-Baux- Gréoux-les-Bains
de-Provence
E
HÔN
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Aups
Salon-de-
Arles Mouriès Provence
Lambesc
Meyrargues
A7 Mandelieu-
Saint-Chamas Aix-en- la-Napoule
Provence Saint-Antonin-
du-Var Draguignan
Istres
Rousset Fréjus
Les Arcs-
sur-Argens Roquebrune-
Port-de-Bouc Saint-Maximin- sur-Argens
Fos-sur-Mer Marignane
la Sainte-Baume
Port-Saint-Louis- Brignoles
du-Rhône Sainte-Maxime
Martigues Auriol
Saint-Tropez
Aubagne Grimaud
Marseille Le Castellet
Ramatuelle
Cassis La Farlède
Rayol-Canadel-
La Ciotat
Bandol
Hyères sur-Mer
îles des Toulon
Embiez
Six-Fours-
les-Plages
Porquerolles
MARSEILLE MARTIGUES ARLES LES BAUX-DE-PROVENCE SAINT-RÉMY-DE-PROVENCE
AIX-EN-PROVENCE SAINT-TROPEZ
/ 28IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE GREAT MASTERS
5 DAYS / 4 NIGHTS: 385 KM TOUR
Provence is internationally known for its light thanks to painters, so many who have
immortalized its landscapes. In Aix-en-Provence, the visit of Cezanne’s studio is like a dive
into one of his paintings. Arles and Saint-Rémy de Provence, for their part, seduced Vincent
Van Gogh with their vibrant colors and unique architecture. More confidential, the paintings of
Felix Ziem exposed to Martigues, which inspired Renoir and Picabia.
Let the surprise be and experience the unexpected in Provence.
YOU WILL APPRECIATE
The Arles’s double inscription
on the UNESCO World Heritage list
The lights quarries of Les Baux de Provence
The Cézanne’s studio
Arrival at Marseille Provence airport the two figure heads but Derain, Dufy, Marquet,
or at the High Speed Trains (TGV) Friesz, Renoir, Guigou and Monticelli also
station of Marseille . played a role. Most of them painted a dozen
Transfert to Marseille. pictures in L’Estaque. This little village had a big
impact because of its location: it is a stunning
belvedere with breathtaking views of the bay
DAY 1 40 KM
of Marseille.
MARSEILLE AND PORT DE L'ESTAQUE Continue your tour until the Regards de
MARTIGUES AND CÔTE BLEUE FILM Provence Museum to admire provençal paintings
SCREENING and lunch in the restaurant of the Museum.
Then go to the Longchamp Palace built by
Marseille, capital of Provence will surprise Napolean III to celebrate the arrival of water in
you with its combination between heritage Marseille and visit the Fine Arts Museum.
and modernity. Let yourself be guided in the Martigues is called the Venice of the South, a
footprint of the painters in the little port of village and landscapes that have impregnated
l’Estaque. Impressionism, fauvism, cubism: many great painters. Artist-themed guided
the name L’Estaque is associated with these tour of the Ile district: the archaeological
three periods. Cézanne and Braque may be
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AIX-EN-PROVENCE, CÉZANNE CITY
Aix-en-Provence City tour with Cézanne’s
studio. The Lauves Studio is a real memorial
site bearing Cézanne’s stamp. You can see
the painter’s belongings and his artistic
preferences. Many of his pieces were
painted in this studio including one
of the most famous, The Bathers.
Exhibition tour of the art centre and local
cultural hotspot is based in the stunning
18th century Hôtel de Caumont mansion
a stone’s throw from Cours Mirabeau. Its
cultural schedule focuses on fine arts with
DAY 3 80 KM two major annual temporary exhibitions
THE LIGHTS QUARRIES devoted to major art figures from past
OF LES BAUX-DE-PROVENCE masters to the present day
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence: Vincent Van
Our suggestions
Gogh spent a year at the Saint Paul de
Lunch: the restaurant of the Hôtel de Caumont
Mausole Cloister, a psychiatric hospital
art center
where he painted 150 pieces, the most
Dinner & night: A 4 stars hotel with view
famous being: The Starry Night, Self-Portrait,
above Sainte Victoire mountain.
window on Place Maritima, the listed Miroir DAY 2 90 KM Almond Blossoms, Green Wheat Field
aux Oiseaux site that has attracted many with Cypress and Olive Trees. Tour of his
ARLES THE VAN GOGH CITY
painters (Dufy, Corot, Picabia, Cézanne, Ziem bedroom’s reconstruction and trip to the DAY 5 100 KM
etc.), Madeleine Church, the “hat-shaped” The city of Arles has a double inscription on famous wheat. SAINT-TROPEZ
police residence where the famous the UNESCO World Heritage list, for the In the Footsteps of Van Gogh walk with
Franco-Italian film "la cuisine au beurre" cultural property “Arles, Roman monuments 19 reproductions of artworks painted in Saint Discover the specific light which inspired
directed by Gilles Grangier has been released and novels” and for the cultural property in Rémy taking you to the Estrine Museum pointillist painting for example by Paul
in 1963.... Boat trip visiting the town’s canals. series “Paths of Santiago de Compostela cloister. Signac, or walk on the worldwide famous
Countless artists came to visit “Ziem’s en La France “. Visit the city in the footsteps The Estrine Museum is a modern and port. Sumptuous yachts, prestigous brands,
Venice” after Félix Ziem moved to Martigues of Van Gogh. Visit sites painted by the contemporary art museum with a Van Gogh luxury hotels, glamourous boutiques
in 1860. One of the first was Auguste Renoir. artist that are still visible today. A painting visitor centre. Free time exploring Saint and fabulous cars.
He was joined by Picabia, Derain and Dufy workshop and introduction to Van Gogh-style Rémy de Provence’s old town, lanes, squares A day guided tour: come and discover a true
(the major painters of the fauvist movement). painting will be suggested for late morning. and fountains. Provençal village, its history deeply linked to
Tour of the Vincent Van Gogh Foundation the sea, its heritage and mytical places.
Our suggestions Arles. Our suggestions
Lunch: "Regards de Provence" Museum Lunch: A typical restaurant with olive oil Our suggestions
or in a restaurant in "le Panier" : the oldest recipes in the Baux de Provence Lunch: in a seafront restaurant
Our suggestions
district of Marseille " Lunch: A gastronomic restaurant in Arles Dinner: A gastronomic restaurant
Dinner: A typical Provençal restaurant in Dinner & night: A boutique hotel in the city in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence End of the visit in the late afternoon and
Martigues center of Arles Night: A 5 stars hotel departure to Marseille Provence
Night: A 3 stars hotel in the center of Arles in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence or Nice Côte d'Azur airports.
/ 30TOUR N°8 OLIVE OIL, WINES
Richerenches
4 DAYS - 4 NIGHTS
190 km
Saint-André-de-Rosans & TRUFFLES
Bollène Rasteau Vaison-la-Romaine
Gigondas Mont Ventoux
Orange Vaqueyras
Beaumes- Sault
de-Venise Mazan
Châteauneuf-du-Pape Carpentras
Gorge de
la Nesque
Avignon Gordes
Apt
Graveson
Tarascon Bonnieux
Ménerbes Lourmarin
Saint-Rémy-
Les-Baux- de-Provence
E
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Maussane-
les-Alpilles Salon-de-
Mouriès Provence Rognes
Arles
Puyricard
Saint-Chamas Lançon-
Provence
Istres Aix-en-
Provence
Gardanne
Fos-sur-Mer
Marignane
Port-Saint-Louis-
du-Rhône Martigues
Marseille
CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE ORANGE BEAUMES-DE-VENISE SAINT- RÉMY-DE-PROVENCE
/ 31OLIVE OIL, WINES & TRUFFLES
4 DAYS / 4 NIGHTS: 190 KM TOUR
Stroll through Provence’s markets, say “cheers” in the middle of the Rhône Valley’s
vineyards as you chat with the winemaker, try winter truffles and unearth its secret
world, step into an olive oil mill and learn the difference between the taste of “fruité
vert” and “fruité mûr”... this tour is your chance to dive into gourmet Provence!
Let the surprise be and experience the unexpected in Provence.
YOU WILL APPRECIATE
The wine tasting in the vineyard estates
The Orange Roman Theatre
The Olive oil & e-bikes
in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
Arrival at Marseille Provence airport the Château des Papes then a trip down to Our suggestions
or at the High Speed Trains (TGV) the village to experience its heritage. Meet Lunch: A typical restaurant
stations of Marseille or Avignon. Florent Rigaud at Pavillon Bouachon, in Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Transfert to Châteauneuf-du-Pape the 1898 winery’s wine tourism site, and Wine Dinner: A restaurant in Orange
& Ganache Chocolate workshop with with truffle dish on the menu
3 Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines, 1 white Night: A 3 stars hotel in Orange
DAY 1 20 KM
and 2 red, on the theme of Provence.
CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE Presentation and wine tasting at the
Domaine de Beaurenard: 7 generations
The Château’s esplanade and fabulous of winemakers have worked on this
vineyard views set the scene for a presentation family-run estate’s entire biodynamic and
by an expert of Wine Tourism, about the organic vineyard (60 ha) which is free of
Rhône Valley vineyards in general and synthetic chemical products. That means the
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, specifically its wines, vines are in line with nature, cosmic forces
“terroir” features and mix of grape varieties. and the lunar and planetary cycles.
Followed by a history-themed guided tour of
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E-BIKES, OLIVE OIL & WINE
IN SAINT-RÉMY-DE-PROVENCE
E-bikes cycling tour for the day: Moulin
du Calanquet, this olive orchard has over
20,000 plants which were planted in 1997
and made up of traditional regional varieties:
Aglandau, Salonenque, Grossane, Verdale
and Picholine. The mill’s USP is making
single variety olive oils as well as a blend.
This focus enables you to experience the
DAY 2 40 KM
many flavours and aromas of each variety, so
ORANGE, BEAUMES-DE-VENISE you can match them with different dishes.
Château Romanin Guided tour: surrounded
Guided tour of the Roman Theatre, by 58 hectares of vineyards and 4 hectares
a fantastic trip back in time. of olive trees, the Château is overlooked by
The Roman Theatre of Orange was built a 13th-century château ruins. The estate has
during the reign of Augustus - the first emperor Our suggestions and around car boots along the main road.
been farmed biodynamically as the fruit of
of the Roman Empire , is one of the best-kept Lunch: A typical restaurant in Gigondas At the Christian's nursery in Valréas, meet
the earth, sun and moon since its foundation
Roman theatres in the western world and Dinner: Wine tasting in a host table Christian Mérin, a third-generation truffle
in 1988. The AOP (protected designation
listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. It Night : A 3 stars hotel located in a castel farmer at his truffle plant nursery: tour of a
of origin) Les Baux-de-Provence gem is a
owes its fame to the exceptional condition of dating back the 16th century truffle patch and truffle hunting demonstration
pioneer in the designation when it comes to
its stage wall, it set the scene for the biggest with his dog to learn all about how this
biodynamic wines.
operas from the 19th century onwards. mysterious mushroom is born, grown and
Beaumes-de-Venise. Rhonea is a group of DAY 3 90 KM sought. Tour of L’O Provençale olive: it
over 200 wine producers who have pooled BLACK TRUFFLE blends olive tree growing, olive oil making Our suggestions
their expertise into a cooperative model IN THE “ENCLAVE DES PAPES” and garden decoration.It has more than Lunch: A family farmhouse
using their knowledge of the Rhône Valley’s 500 specimens of the most recent until those Dinner & night: in a 5 stars hotel
greatest vintages. They craft their “terroir” In Richerenches the Enclave des Papes dating back to the time of the ancestors of in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
and work with their families on the vineyards an introduction to the Tuber Melanosporum, Caesar. A calming sight in the maze-like
which are small estates made up of a dozen the so-called Périgord black truffle. Tour plantation uncovering the secrets of olive oil End of the tour after breakfast & departure
hectares. This programme provides an of this little medieval village with the Templar making and its flavours. to Marseille Provence airport or to the High
original tour of the Beaumes-de-Venise and Commandery dating back to 1136, the Speed Trains (TGV) station of Avignon.
Vacqueyras “terroirs” in an off-road vehicle in best-preserved in Provence and the Truffle Our suggestions
the heart of the Dentelles de Montmirail. and Wine Museum. Tour of its famous Lunch: A restaurant in Valréas
The loop will take you to the Rhonéa site truffle market: it was founded in 1923 and is Dinner & night: in a 5 stars boutique hotel
in Vacqueyras to visit the Domaines a wholesale market where transactions are
& Châteaux wine cellar. made by mutual agreement, mainly in cash
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