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"
promenade
entre espace et histoire, dans les vignobles provençaux, à la
découverte du patrimoine, des parfums & arômes du terroir " |
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day 1
welcome in
provence
welcome
by our team, folder with detailed program and welcome gift transfer to
the hotel, in cannes, where we will
comfortably settle in, city tour from the californie
hill to the port and the promenade de la croisette,
passing by the quarters with the elegant houses of colonial and rococo
style. dinner and night in your hotel. |
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day 2
nice
- monte carlo - èze
on
the morning, visit of the city of nice and
its main monuments to discover the hidden charms of the city, rich in
architectural beauties and history – baroque
churches, rococo and XIXth century mansions houses…, walk along the
sea side on the very famous “promenade des anglais”.
free lunch in nice.
after lunch, road to monaco
where we visit the oceanographic museum, stop in the botanic garden to
admire the point of view. on the way back to
your hotel, stop in the botanic garden of Eze. dinner
and night at the hotel. |
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day 3
grasse - saint paul de vence - antibes
after
breakfast, departure to grasse, the
perfume town to visit the
perfume factory and its museum and
dip into the secrets of this art. free lunch
in the small village of saint
paul de vence,
well beloved by painters and artists like cocteau,
picasso, matisse
and visit of « la fondation maeght ».
in the afternoon, visit of the
greek city of antibes,
and its museum picasso.
free diner in cannes
and night at the hotel. dinner and night at
the hotel. |
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day 4
menton - beaulieu
on
the morning, road to menton, “the lemon town”,
walk in the ancient town, baroque quarter, the old port.
path in the garden of boviès,
to enjoy the beautiful alleys of palm trees, cycads and flowers in
bloom. free lunch before going to the
villa kerylos, the
copy of a greek villa of the V°
b.c. in
beaulieu, built by theodore
reinach, the great hellenist.
dinner et night at the hotel. |
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day 5
biot - vallauris - cannes
on
the morning, departure to the small village of biot,
to dip into the mystery of the glass
fabrication, visit of the manufactory and the fernand
léger museum “the cathedral of contemporary
art”. free lunch. road
to vallauris, well known for its pottery,
visit of a factory and the museum. at the
end of the afternoon, we will leave the riviera
for the provence, settle in your hotel in
avignon, dinner and night. |
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day 6
avignon - orange - châteauneuf-du-pape
we
will spend all the day visiting avignon and
the comtat venaissin.
visit of the heart of the city and, of
course, of the popes’ palace.
free lunch in avignon.
departure to orange
where we will visit the antic
theatre and the triumph
arch. end of the
afternoon, in the landscapes of the very famous vineyard of
chateauneuf du pape,
stop in a private cellar to have a wine-tasting and sample some
delicious wine. diner and night in your
hotel. |
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day 7
gordes sénanque roussillon sorgues
in the morning, we will visit "perched
village" of gordes. we
will join the bories village, in the heart
of the mediterranean forest full of oaks and
scrubs, before ending the morning, enjoying a pure moment of silence
in the cloister of the cistercian
abbey of sénanque.
free lunch in one of the cosy villages of
the lubéron’s mountain. after
lunch, we will join the village of roussillon,
one of “the most beautiful villages of France”, located in a nest of
ochre and visit the matthieu-okkra factory,
to discover the mysteries about the making and the use of these
pigments, famous all around the world. diner
and night in your hotel. |
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day 8
arles - camargue
on
the morning, departure to arles, the “
small roma of the
gaules” and visit of its main monuments :
roman amphitheatre, antic
theatre, cryptoportiques,
the cathedral of saint-trophime,
a masterpiece from the romanesque
art… free lunch in
arles. after
lunch, we will cross the river to the village of les
saintes maries de
la mer, where we will stroll in the small
old streets. then, we will go to the museum
of la camargue at
le pont de
rousty and we will run along “the discovery
path”. if the weather is fine, we will go
for a sail on the rhône river
and meet the flora and fauna from camargue. |
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day 9
after breakfast, road to les
alpilles, visit of the beautiful village of
les baux de provence
and its medieval castle, then passing by the val
d’enfer which inspirited
dante his divina commedia,
we will arrive in the city of saint
rémy de provence.
free lunch in saint
remy. after lunch
a path “in the steps of van
gogh”, to discover some of the places where
he painted his most famous paintings, and saint
paul de mausole,
the hospital where he stayed. free time in
the nice and charming provençal city. diner
and night at the hotel. |
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day 10
aix en provence saint maximin
la sainte baume
in
the morning, city-tour in one of the main city of provence,
aix en provence –
aquae sextiae (the
spring of sextius). walk
from the gothic cathedral saint
sauveur to the cours
mirabeau (main
street) passing by the atelier
of cézanne, the XVIIIth century quarter,
"quartier mazarin" to "musée
granet". then, we
will leave aix en provence
to saint maximin -
la sainte
baume, passing by the charming roads of
la sainte
victoire, the mountain, beloved by the great
cézanne. lunch in
saint maximin -
la sainte
baume before visiting the magnificent gothic
basilica of sainte marie
madeleine (where the scull of the saint is
preserved) and the royal
convent. free shopping time in the
provençal city.
dinner and night in your hotel |
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your's interlocutor: |
jérôme billo |
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cristel payen |
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