Tour de Provence Itinerary November 25 – December 3
Saturday, November 24 Depart the US for Marseille, France (MRS)
Sunday, November 25 Arrive by 12:30 pm 1:00 pm Depart Marseille airport for SCAD Lacoste 3:00 pm Check in and orientation at SCAD Lacoste 6:00 pm Dinner in Coustellet
Monday, November 26 8:00 am Breakfast | Café des Artistes 9:30 am Walking tour of SCAD Lacoste ShopSCAD will be open to purchase items 12:00 pm Lunch | Café des Artistes 1:00 pm Scavenger hunt | Chemin Parc 3:00 pm Excursion: Cedar Forest Details: Hike this manmade forest – in 1861 seeds were brought back from the Atlas mountain in Morocco and planted in the Luberon creating the forest. 6:30 pm Dinner | Café des Artistes
Tuesday, November 27 8:00 am Breakfast | Café des Artistes 9:30 am Excursion: Nimes & Pont du Gard Details: Nimes was an outpost of the Roman Empire and is known for its well-preserved Roman monuments. The Arena of Nimes circa-70 A.D. is a double-tiered amphitheater sill used for events. 1:00 pm Lunch | Nimes 3:00 pm Pont du Gard Details: Pont du Gard is a 3-tiered ancient Roman aqueduct that crosses the Gardon River. Self-guided walking tour. 5:30 pm Arrive at Lacoste 6:30 pm Dinner | Café des Artistes 8:00 pm After dinner activity: French film
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Wednesday, November 28 8:00 am Breakfast | Café des Artistes 9:30 am Excursion: Roussillon Details: Roussillon is known for its red cliffs and ochre quarries, one of the largest ochre deposits in the world with pigments ranging from yellow and orange to red. 12:00 am Lunch | Roussillon 1:30 pm Excursion: Gordes and the Boreis Village Details: One of the most well-known hilltop villages in the region, Gordes will give you the opportunity to explore a French village. Nearby, visit an architectural masterpiece of Village des Bories, an open-air museum of 20+ dry stone huts. 5:30 pm Arrive at Lacoste 6:30 pm Dinner | Café des Artistes 8:00 pm After dinner activity: S’mores
Thursday, November 29 8:30 am Breakfast | Café des Artistes 9:30 am Excursion: Glanum Details: The ruins of Glanum are particularly well known for two well-preserved Roman monuments of the 1st century B.C., known as les Antiques, a mausoleum and a triumphal arch, the oldest in France. 12:00 pm Lunch | Saint-Remy-de-Provence 1:30 pm Excursion: Saint-Remy-de-Provence Details: On foot, depart for the Clinique Van Gogh, where he painted the Saint-Rémy collection of works as a self-admitted patient at the Saint-Paul asylum. 5:30 pm Arrive at Lacoste 6:30 pm Dinner | Pizza Truck 8:00 pm After dinner activity: game night
Friday, November 30 8:30 am Breakfast | Café des Artistes 9:00 am Excursion: Avignon Details: The ancient town center is enclosed by its medieval ramparts. Here, an interactive media guided tour is provided of the Palais des Papes, the cathedral which became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. 1:00 pm Lunch | Avignon 4:00 pm Excursion: Chateaurenard Details: This village was a strategic defensive site for the valley below. 6:30 pm Dinner | Café des Artistes 8:00 pm After dinner activity: star gazing at Chateau du Lacoste
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Saturday, December 1 8:30 am Breakfast | Café des Artistes 9:00 am Excursion: Apt Market Details: The Saturday morning market has been running for 900+ years. Stroll the streets for colors, smells and tastes of Provence. 12:00 pm Lunch | picnic lunch 1:30 pm Excursion: Fontaine-de-Vaucluse Details: ("spring of Vaucluse"), which is built around a spring in a valley at the foot of the Vaucluse Mountains, between Saumane and Lagnes, not far from L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue. It is named after the spring, the source of the River Sorgue. 5:30 pm Arrive at Lacoste 6:30 pm Dinner | Café des Artistes
Sunday, December 2 6:30 am Breakfast | Café des Artistes 7:30 am Depart for Paris from Avignon train station 12:00 pm Lunch | bagged lunch provided 1:00 pm Check-in | Hotel Home Latin 2:00 pm Excursion: Eiffel Tower 7:00 pm Dinner | Paris
Monday, December 3 8:00 am Breakfast | Hotel Home Latin 9:00 am Tour of the Louvre 12:00 pm Lunch | riverboat cruise on Seine River 3:00 pm Musee d’Orsay museum visit, followed by time to explore Paris at leisure 7:00 pm Dinner | Paris
Tuesday, December 4 6:30 am Breakfast | Hotel Home Latin 7:00 am Departure from Paris to home destination Flights should depart after 10:00 AM from CDG
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