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, 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

/ 3 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.

/ 4 Express Train TGV RECOMMANDATIONS (High-Speed Train) Acces by plane from Paris airports TER (Regional Express Train) 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 Meije la Clarée Secondary link road Toulon Hyères Airport > 1h Montgenèvre LYON Serre-Chevalier ITALY River Acces by high-speed train Vallée Briançon Airport Puy-Saint-Vincent AVIGNON from Paris Gare de Lyon Station QUEYRAS AIX-EN-PROVENCE NICE ECRINS REGIONAL MARSEILLE Main port Aix-en-Provence TGV Station > 3h NATIONAL PARK NATURAL PARK Avignon TGV Station> 2h50 SPAIN TGV train station Marseille Saint-Charles La Joue du Loup Orcières Merlette Risoul Saint-Véran Major ski resorts TGV Station > 3h 1850 Vars LE RHONE LE Super Dévoluy 1 Natural Sites Nice Ville TGV Station > 5h50 Embrun Toulon TGV Station > 4h Lac de 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 LA Mont- GEOLOGICAL RESERVE NATURAL PARK Vallée des Ventoux Merveilles Orange Valberg A7 A51 Digne-les-Bains A9 Carpentras Forcalquier L’Isle-sur- Avignon la Sorgue Les Moustiers- Ocres Sainte-Marie Castellane PRÉALPES D'AZUR Gordes Manosque Le Plateau Roussillon de Valensole REGIONAL NATURAL PARK Menton Cavaillon LUBERON REGIONAL Gorges du Saint-Rémy-de-Provence NATURAL PARK Verdon Monaco ALPILLES REGIONAL NATURAL PARK Gréoux-les-Bains VERDON REGIONAL Grasse LE RHÔNE NICE A51 NATURAL PARK Biot Les-Baux-de-Provence Pertuis 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 Marignane A52 la Ste Baume Réserve naturelle Martigues A8 Saint-Raphaël MEDITERRANEAN SEA A7 SAINTE-BAUME REGIONAL Brignoles BRIANÇON de Camargue A55 NATURAL PARK A57 Sainte Maxime GAP Aubagne Grimaud ITALY ALPES BARCELONNETTE Saint-Tropez SISTERON MARSEILLE Le Castellet DIGNE-LES-BAINS Cassis Ramatuelle AVIGNON R U Calanques La Ciotat Z MONACO A A50 PROVENCE ’ NICE Marseille-Cassis Hyères Bormes-les-Mimosas ARLES D A57 AIX-EN-PROVENCE E T Bandol Ô

MARSEILLE C ST-TROPEZ Le Castellet CALANQUES Toulon PORT-GROS TOULON 0 25 50 NATIONAL PARK Six-Fours- NATIONAL PARK MEDITERRANEAN SEA les-Plages

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DISCOVER OUR BEST DESTINATIONS TECHNICAL GUIDE

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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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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

/ 8 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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4 DAYS - 4 NIGHTSMormoiron Peyruis Châteauneuf-du-Pape PROVENCE IN THE CITY 185Saint-Didier km Forcalquier L’Isle-sur- Pont du Gard Avignon la-Sorgue Mane

Gordes Villeneuve Roussillon Apt Cavaillon Manosque Tarascon Saint-Rémy- Ménerbes de-Provence Sainte-Tulle Cadenet Les-Baux-de-Provence LE RHÔNE Pertuis Salon-de-Provence Maussane- Le Puy-Sainte- Ginasservis les-Alpilles Réparade Arles Meyrargues A7 Aix-en-Provence Miramas-le-Vieux A8

Istres Rousset Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer Fos-sur-Mer Port-de-Bouc Martigues A51 Marignane Auriol Port-Saint-Louis- du-Rhône Marseille Aubagne Le Castellet

La Cadière-d'Azur Cassis AVIGNON 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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DAY 4 40 KM 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.

/ 11 / 12 TOUR N°2 4 DAYS - 4 NIGHTS Beaumes- FLAVOURSChamptercier OF PROVENCE de-Venise Caromb 230 km Sault Aiglun Mormoiron Peyruis Les Mées Forcalquier L’Isle-sur- Mane la-Sorgue Roussillon Oraison Gordes Apt Manosque Ménerbes Valensole Cavaillon Sainte-Tulle Gréoux-les-Bains Cadenet

Pertuis A51 Maussane- Salon-de-Provence les-Alpilles Le Puy-Sainte- Ginasservis Réparade Meyrargues A7

Miramas-le-Vieux A8 Aix-en-Provence

Rousset Saint-Maximin- Martigues A52 la Sainte-Baume

Marignane Auriol Port-Saint-Louis- du-Rhône 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 DAY 2 60 KM Oil exclusively on its estate in the Durance OF SCENTS AND FLAVOUR 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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DAY 4 90 KM 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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Robion Tarascon Bonnieux Cavaillon Ménerbes Cucuron Les-Baux- Saint-Rémy- Lourmarin de-Provence de-Provence

LE RHÔNE Ansouis Maussane- Salon-de-Provence les-Alpilles Mouriès Lambesc

Lançon- Puyricard Provence Saint-Chamas Istres Aix-en-Provence Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer 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 “Most Beautiful Villages in France”. DAY 1 35 KM Lunch: Restaurants in the village of Cucuron Dinner & night: 4 stars Auberge in Apt Visit of Bonnieux - a beautiful hilltop village 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.

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The 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 This acropolis village is built around a castle Alpilles Regional Nature Park. The castle and restaurant - Roussillon 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 "Carrières de lumières" providing visitors MÉNERBES, ROBION, GORDES the gentle pace that is ideally suited to the Notre Dame of Sénanque Abbey was a with an intense Art & Music Immersive AND SENANQUE VALLEY region. Go back in time in a machine that 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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Aix-en-Provence Fréjus A7 Rousset Les Arcs- sur-Argens Gardanne Saint-Maximin- Martigues la Sainte-Baume Marignane Brignoles Auriol Marseille Saint-Tropez Aubagne Grimaud Cogolin La Cadière-d'Azur Ramatuelle Cassis Ollioules La Farlède La Ciotat La Valette Hyères Rayol-Canadel- Bandol sur-Mer 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. Your hotel is a recently renovated early 19th DAY 1 5 KM Dinner & night: Gastronomic restaurant & a 4 stars hotel century “monument historique”. It overlooks 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 Our suggestions find an incredible boutique Hotel & Spa. Bandol is a beautiful seaside village, the Lunch: Restaurant on the Embiez Island The time for secrets can begin : Visit beginning of the French Riviera. Set sail Dinner & night: in a 4 stars hotel located Saint Tropez and walk through the narrow for Embiez Island by boat... coves, wild on the beach cobblestone animated streets of the vibrant calanques, rocks sculpted by the sea and

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DAY5 35 KM 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 Guided tour of the village of Cassis to fell discover the National Park by hiking and National Park since 2012. One side of the enjoy these magnificient mediterranean fjord. island has a Caribbean vibe with fine sand the incredible appeal Cassis has for anyone who visits it. This little fishing port between Then, take the benefit of a luxurious spa beaches and turquoise waters. Walk or bike along the seaside road La Corniche or in a ride on the island along the signposted trails two fantastic nature sites, the famous Calanques and majestic Cap Canaille 5* star hotel (Sofitel, Intercontinental, Relais maintained by the National Park. et Château Le Petit Nice Passédat, C2 Hotel) In the middle of this exceptional national belvedere. The “ Crêtes roads” snakes over Our suggestions in the city. park, visitors will discover the contemporary the mountains to La Ciotat. It has spectacular Lunch: Restaurant located on the island Enjoy a relaxing massages and the peaceful art works of the Carmignac collection, vistas of the Gulf of Cassis, Calanques, Riou harbour environnement. temporary exhibitions, a sculpture garden archipelago in Marseille harbour to the west Dinner: on the beach Have a drink at sunset and tasting a bouillabaisse and a cultural program. right up to the Var to the east. Night: in a 4 stars hotel located in Hyères Sanary-sur-Mer guided tour, a stunning on the Old Port or in the "Vallon des Auffes", 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 traditional little “pointu” fishing boats. Its flocked here to visit the great patrons during CASSIS, THE CALANQUES NATIONAL Our suggestions market is one of the best in Provence! the Roaring Twenties. It’s now a design PARK AND SANARY-SUR-MER Lunch: "le grand bar des Goudes" restaurant 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.

/ 20 / 21 TOUR N°5 CYCLING IN PROVENCE BETWEEN 4 DAYS - 4 NIGHTS 230 km FLAVOURS & FRAGRANCES Sisteron Gigondas Mont Ventoux Thoard Vaqueyras Thorame-Basse Champtercier Caromb Sault Carpentras Mazan Banon Digne-les-Bains Mormoiron Gorge de Les Mées la Nesque Forcalquier

L’Isle-sur- Estoublon la-Sorgue Oraison Roussillon Mane Gordes Coustellet Apt Manosque Moustiers- Castellane Sainte-Marie Valensole Robion Bonnieux Cavaillon Lourmarin Gréoux-les-Bains Pertuis Salon-de-Provence Aups

Villecroze Meyrargues Lançon- Puyricard Provence Eguilles Draguignan

Château Aix-en-Provence Sainte Roseline

Saint-Maximin- Gardanne la Sainte-Baume Marignane Brignoles Lavéra Auriol

Signes Grimaud Marseille Aubagne 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 UNESCO NESQUE GORGES Convent in Forcalquier. Professional 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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DAY 3 80 KM 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 Sainte-Roseline Chapel. Feel free to go off and the Mediterranean. Leisurely ride in a DAY 4 90 KM 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

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Valréas

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 Tarascon Bonnieux Ménerbes Nîmes Lourmarin Saint-Rémy- de-Provence

LE RHÔNE 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 DAY 1 20 KM Pernes-les-Fontaines, full afternoon soaking 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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DAY5 90 KM 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 SAINT-RÉMY-DE-PROVENCE AND Continue your discovery, drive along the the Roman aqueduct’s third storey and tour Luma Foundation which was founded in ARLES, UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE coast contemplating the bay of Marseille 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 “.

/ 26 / 27 TOUR N°7 IN THE FOOTSTEPS 5 DAYS - 4 NIGHTS Gordes Pont du Gard Villeneuve Coustellet 385 km Apt OF THE GREATCastellane MASTERS Tarascon Cavaillon Bonnieux Saint-Rémy- de-Provence Ménerbes Lourmarin Les-Baux- Gréoux-les-Bains de-Provence LE RHÔNE 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 sur-Argens Fos-sur-Mer Marignane Saint-Maximin- la Sainte-Baume Port-Saint-Louis- Brignoles du-Rhône Martigues Auriol Sainte-Maxime Saint-Tropez Grimaud Marseille Aubagne Le Castellet Ramatuelle

Cassis La Farlède Rayol-Canadel- La Ciotat sur-Mer Bandol Hyères

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

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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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DAY 4 75 KM 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 Lunch: in a seafront restaurant or in a restaurant in "le Panier" : the oldest Our suggestions recipes in the Baux de Provence 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.

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Bollène Rasteau Vaison-la-Romaine

Gigondas Mont Ventoux Orange Vaqueyras

Beaumes- Sault de-Venise Mazan Carpentras Châteauneuf-du-Pape Gorge de Uzès la Nesque

Pont du Gard Avignon Gordes Apt Graveson Tarascon Bonnieux

Ménerbes Lourmarin Saint-Rémy- Les-Baux- de-Provence de-Provence

LE RHÔNE

Maussane- les-Alpilles Salon-de- Mouriès Provence Arles Rognes 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

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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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DAY 4 6 KM 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 Our suggestions and around car boots along the main road. during the reign of Augustus - the first emperor been farmed biodynamically as the fruit of Lunch: A typical restaurant in Gigondas At the Christian's nursery in Valréas, meet of the Roman Empire , is one of the best-kept the earth, sun and moon since its foundation Dinner: Wine tasting in a host table Christian Mérin, a third-generation truffle Roman theatres in the western world and in 1988. The AOP (protected designation Night : A 3 stars hotel located in a castel farmer at his truffle plant nursery: tour of a listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. It of origin) Les Baux-de-Provence gem is a dating back the 16th century truffle patch and truffle hunting demonstration owes its fame to the exceptional condition of pioneer in the designation when it comes to with his dog to learn all about how this its stage wall, it set the scene for the biggest 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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Opio Vernègues Aups Biot Nice Ginasservis Villecroze Pégomas Antibes Draguignan Cannes

Aix-en- Les Arcs- sur-Argens Provence Saint-Maximin- Fréjus la Sainte-Baume Brignoles Roquebrune- sur-Argens Saint-Raphaël Abbaye de La Celle Domaine de Marseille Peyrassol Aubagne Grimaud Saint-Tropez Le Castellet Cogolin Ramatuelle La Farlède Cassis Ollioules La Valette Rayol-Canadel- sur-Mer Bandol Hyères îles des Toulon Le Pradet Embiez Six-Fours- les-Plages Porquerolles

SAINT-RAPHAËL SAINT-TROPEZ BANDOL CASSIS MARSEILLE

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4 DAYS / 4 NIGHTS: 290 KM TOUR

An experience imbued with high standards, sophistication, magic and flavour. Soak up Provence’s elegance and lifestyle. Let the surprise be and experience the unexpected in Provence.

YOU WILL APPRECIATE The wine tasting and the sculpture park in a vineyard estate The truffle hunting demonstration by a truffle grower The breathtaking landscapes

Arrival at Marseille Provence airport inspired by The Great Gatsby written by or at the High Speed Trains (TGV) F. Scott Fitzgerald in Saint-Raphaël. stations of Toulon or Nice. Transfert to Saint-Raphaël. Our suggestions Dinner: in the "Bistrot" in Saint Raphaël DAY 1 110 KM Night : A 5 stars seafront hotel SAINT-RAPHAËL

An eatery blending Southern French flavours and the seafood bar with a Parisian brasserie feel. The 5* Le Touring’s art deco style is

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DAY 2 50 KM DAY 3 80 KM WINE TOUR ON THE CÔTE D’AZUR FROM THE ELEGANCE OF THE ART OF IN SAINT TROPEZ OUR VINEYARDS TO THE SWEETNESS OF LIFE OF THE SEASIDE IN BANDOL The Côte d’Azur offers ideal hill for the culture of great wines, you discover wine Commanderie de Peyrassol, tour of the properties in castles that have developed a sculpture park, art gallery, “Remarkable remarkable tourism around wine, Garden” and wine cellars. Côtes de Provence DAY 4 50 KM "Our lady of the guards" for a breathtaking 360°panoramic view. gastronomy and the French way of life. wine tasting and presentation of activities CASTELLET VILLAGE - CASSIS - Possibility to choose a cooking class to Tour of the wine cellars, art garden, cloister and guest rooms. The estate was founded MARSEILLE and chapel. Tasting. Truffle hunting by the Templars in the 13th century and is a discover all the secret of the Bouillabaisse! demonstration by a truffle grower, fantastic estate blending a love for wine with The old medieval village of Le Castellet On the way down, stop in a charming old truffle-themed buffet lunch, 12th-century a love for art. clings onto its hill with pride and looks like port at "Vallon des Auffes" where you can cellar tour, wine-themed games. Estate tour Lunch at a one Michelin-starred restaurant it’s straight out of a Provencal nativity scene. have a provençal apéritif and enjoy an and introduction to its activities (cookery serves honest dishes that focus on regional Vineyards and olive orchards stretch from unforgettable 3* michelin guide dinner lessons, outdoor sports, spa). The 5* Château gourmet flavours. your feet to the horizon. at sunset along the seaside. is a haven of peace and incredible site that Tour of La Celle Abbey and Maison des Feel the atmosphere of Provence, driving is true to the new era of wine tourism. The Vins des Côteaux Varois wine cellar. up to Cassis. Board on a yacht: have a look Our suggestions vineyard, 5* hotel and spa, fine dining, sports, Bandol, a contemporary seafront hotel & spa to the highest maritime cliff in Europe and Dinner & night: a 4* or 5* star hotel around cultural events... it all gives you a taste of has views of an amazing Bay and gives guests enjoy a marvelous scenery along this cruise the Old Port what to expect from Provence’s lifestyle. a magical setting to pamper body and mind. towards the "Calanques" National Park that extends to the bay of Marseille. End of the tour after breakfast & departure Our suggestions Our suggestions Disembark in Marseille and take a vintage to Marseille Provence airport or to the High Lunch: A vineyard estate Dinner & night: A 5 stars hotel in Bandol car or a side-car to reach the Basilica Speed Trains (TGV) station of Toulon. Gastronomic dinner & night: in a 5 stars hotel located in Saint-Tropez

/ 35 / 36 TOUR N°10 4 DAYS - 4 NIGHTS WINE, GOLF & LIFESTYLE 225 km Vernègues Biot Salon-de- Ginasservis Provence Villecroze Seillans Pégomas

Puyricard A7 Draguignan La Motte Lançon- en Provence Cannes Provence Aix-en- Provence Rousset Les Arcs- sur-Argens Fréjus Gardanne Brignoles Roquebrune- Saint-Maximin- sur-Argens Saint-Raphaël Martigues A51 la Sainte-Baume Marseille Auriol Sainte-Maxime Château Aubagne de l'Aumerade Saint-Tropez Le Castellet Ramatuelle Bormes- Cassis les-Mimosas La Valette Rayol-Canadel- La Ciotat sur-Mer Bandol Sanary-sur-Mer Toulon Le Pradet Hyères Six-Fours- les-Plages Porquerolles

BRIGNOLES ROQUEBRUNE-SUR-ARGENS BORMES-LES-MIMOSAS TOULON BANDOL

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4 DAYS / 4 NIGHTS: 225 KM TOUR

A golf experience surrounded by breath-taking landscapes with the winning combination of wine and landmarks. Get caught up in the magic of Provence's wine and its stunning scenery. Let the surprise be and experience the unexpected in Provence.

YOU WILL APPRECIATE The golf in the vineyards or at the seaside The wine estates in castles The diversity of our Provençal cuisine

Arrival at Marseille Provence airport When it's time to relax and unwind you can or at the High Speed Trains (TGV) head to its 52-room and its stylish yet cosy Spa. stations of Toulon or Nice. Transfert to Mandelieu-la-Napoule. Our suggestions Dinner & night: in a 5 stars golf hotel DAY 1 5 KM GOLF DE BARBAROUX

Var, in Green Provence, Barbaroux golf course provides a challenging course and natural woodland setting in the heart of Green Provence that golf fans will love.

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DAY 4 30 KM TOULON MONT FARON, BANDOL

Cable car ride up to the top of Mont Faron. Take a trip on the region's show-stopping and eco-friendly mode of transport to visit Mont Faron, a hill overlooking Toulon's stunning harbour. This monument is devoted to the allied landings on August 15th, 1944 and Provence's liberation. The memorial and DAY 3 110 KM historical site was renovated in 2017. The museum set-up is didactic and modern. "MÉDITERRANÉE It is packed with period pieces and PORTE DES MAURES" AREA testimonials from soldiers that immerse Château de l'Aumerade: The same family visitors in the history of the time. has been in command since 1932 of this large Bandol wine tasting. This site represents all wine estate. The wines in classified growth the winery members of the association and are typical and fruity and discover the time of gives you the chance to learn about Bandol wine and the terroir during tasting sessions. DAY 2 80 KM kinds of tastebud-tingling treats. a tasting visit to the castle. Roquebrune golf resort is a must-do where It also hosts wine events and winemaker GOLF & SPA Bormes-les-Mimosas stands proudly on its the course demands precision in the swings. rocky peak in a floral setting bursting with encounters. It has a 5* hotel with an indoor pool, Spa and mimosas in winter and bougainvillea the Dolce Frégate Golf Provence immerses Château des Demoiselles is a vineyard with visitors in Provençal lifestyle and golf a great legacy bringing you a range of subtle. professional 5 Mondes treatments, fitness rest of the year. It's an absolute must-visit, a and relaxation centre with views of the golf village built entirely of stone ("Bormes") and enthusiasts can enjoy their passion in a Côte de Provence Rosé, White and Red seafront setting. The site has 164 rooms, wines in a woodland setting with views of course and vineyards. surrounded by hills with sea views. The Apéritif Masterclass is a chance to get Tour of an oil-making estate. This family-run suites and apartments, two 18 and 9-hole Roquebrune rock. It hosts tours and tasting golf courses, a tennis court, Spa and 3 pools. sessions plus music events and painting to grips with the typicality and specificity former vineyard estate made way for of Château Vaudois' Provence wines by a sustainable olive orchard producing Golf course tour in buggies, aperitive stop exhibitions as well as sports such as quad at the hole n°18 for sunset. treks, hikes on footpaths or bike rides on cycle discussing the grape varieties and Provençal 5 varieties of olives. The olives are pressed in paths. Les Domaines de Saint-Endréol's terroirs. Vidivino is the meeting of 3 wine lovers the on-site mill. The estate also grows citrus fantastic natural setting is home to premium who know France and its wines with the fruit in a greenhouse or outdoors depending Our suggestions accommodation, an outdoor pool, tennis heart. They open closed doors to share in the on the fruit's requirements. Dinner & night: in the restaurant & 4 stars court and Spa. The 18-hole golf course hugs conviviality the love of wine and gastronomy. hotel Dolce Frégate Golf Provence the natural rolling horizon and gives you the Our suggestions chance to tee off in total peace and quiet. Our suggestions Lunch: a typical restaurant End of the tour after breakfast & departure Foodie outing and village tour. Lunch & dinner: a typical restaurant of La Londe-les-Maures to Marseille Provence airport or to the High A trip to the Chocolate and Cocoa Museum in Roquebrune-sur-Argens Dinner & night: a seafront restaurant Speed Trains (TGV) stations of Toulon and Maison du Terroir where you can try all Night: A 4 stars hotel & 4 stars hotel of Toulon or Marseille.

/ 38 / 39 TOUR N°11 4 DAYS - 4 NIGHTS MOVIE HOTSPOTS 210 km Vernègues Aups Salon-de- Ginasservis Provence Villecroze Seillans

Draguignan La Motte en Provence Lançon- Saint-Antonin- Provence du-Var Rousset Les Arcs- Aix-en- sur-Argens Fréjus Provence Brignoles Roquebrune- sur-Argens Martigues

Domaine de Marseille Auriol Peyrassol Saint-Tropez Aubagne Ramatuelle Le Castellet Bormes- Cassis les-Mimosas Ollioules La Farlède La Valette Rayol-Canadel- La Ciotat sur-Mer Bandol Sanary-sur-Mer Hyères Toulon Le Pradet Six-Fours- les-Plages

Porquerolles

RAYOL-CANADEL-SUR-MER SAINT-TROPEZ LA CIOTAT AUBAGNE MARSEILLE

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4 DAYS / 4 NIGHTS: 210 KM TOUR

The journey begins in Saint-Tropez, formerly a small intimate village, haven of peace of sacred monsters of French cinema, become unavoidable thanks to Brigitte Bardot and the movie "The Gendarme of Saint-Tropez". Then there is La Ciotat, a real cradle of cinema. This is where it all began with the first film in the world: "The arrival of a train station in La Ciotat" by the Lumières brothers. At about twenty minutes away is Aubagne where we follow in the footsteps of the great filmmaker Marcel Pagnol, who still embodies today the Provençal charm. Other directors take over in Marseille, the second French filming city, with films such as "Taxi", "The French Connection" and "La French" or "Love Actually".

YOU WILL APPRECIATE The Saint-Tropez legend La Ciotat, the city where cinema was born The Marcel Pagnol hills

DAY 2 110 KM second-tallest lighthouse in France in terms of the height of its light at 129.8 m above sea SAINT-TROPEZ THE LEGEND level. Lighthouse tour view of Pampelonne Beach, the legendary beach location for Arrival at Marseille Provence airport climates worldwide. It has set the scene Saint-Tropez, a legendary world-renowned Vadim's "And God Created Woman" starring or at the High Speed Trains (TGV) for film shoots including Renoir depicting town where stars and socialites flock every Brigitte Bardot-Home to stations of Toulon or Nice. an episode of the painter's life. year to bask in the unspoilt village setting Le Club 55. La Ciotat. Trip to La Savonnerie Transferts to Rayol-Canadel-sur-mer. between Provence and the Côte d’Azur. Saint-Tropez has set the scene for countless des Calanques. Philippe Stettler has relaunched Our suggestions film shoots and has been home to the this once-thriving trade in La Ciotat (5 soap DAY 1 60 KM Lunch & dinner: in charming restaurants Cinema Museum for 2 years. makers) and makes Le Savon de La Ciotat RAYOL - CANADEL-SUR-MER Night: A 3 stars seafront hotel Guided village tour with the "Gendarmerie" soap on-site. Insightful guided tour. and Cinema Museum. Tour of the Mediterranean Garden Cap Camarat lighthouse in Ramatuelle. Our suggestions in Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer It is a square tower in smooth masonry on Lunch: in a restaurant of the city center The wonderfully unspoilt site showcases a a square building built between 1829 and Dinner & night: A 3 stars seafront hotel variety of plants from different Mediterranean 1832 south of Saint-Tropez cape. It's the

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DAY 3 20 KM LA CIOTAT, THE CITY WHERE CINEMA WAS BORN

Eden Theatre was built in 1889 by the playwright entrepreneur Alfred Seguin as a venue hosting plays, music hall performances and boxing or Greco-Roman wrestling shows. After filing the patent for inventing the cinematograph and filming the first film in the history of cinema in Lyon, Louis Lumière made the most of the cosy village feel in La Ciotat in summer 1895 to shoot a dozen films that have made the little Provençal port the real birthplace of cinema. Tour of Mugel Park with over 12 hectares of lush plants and tropical and Mediterranean species. Comte of Monte Cristo. Visit the Shipbuilding Centre devoted to DAY 4 20 KM Stop in front of the National theater of La the history of naval construction sites in La PAGNOL LANDSCAPE AND Criée, walk to the Bar de la Marine which Ciotat. MARSEILLE’S MOVIE HOTSPOTS owes its fame to its appearances in Marcel Aubagne, "The Small World of Marcel Pagnol" Pagnol's films and Love Actually. tour. The centre opened in September 2018 Visit of Marseille, a modern city with a rich Continue the tour until the oldest district of to pay tribute to Marcel Pagnol's literary and history and recognised now as an international Marseille and of France "Le Panier", enjoy cinematography creations. The new set-up touristic destination. Enjoy a Marseille little streets, street art, monuments as the brings together modern style, film and audio experience and feel its amazing vitality. Vieille Charité Museum and handcrafts shops. excerpts and tradition with "santons" which Hike in the Marcel Pagnol hills exploring the To finish, explore the new National Mucem are clay figurines, created by the greatest scenery portrayed in his films and novels and Museum (European and Mediterranean clay workers in the Aubagne land. the ruins of Angele farm. Lunch at Château Civilizations museum) in front of the de la Buzine – Marcel Pagnol's "Mum's Castle": Mediterranean Cinematography mediterranean sea and have a drink Our suggestions End of the tour after breakfast & departure Centre and visit the exhibition. on the rooftop at sunset. Lunch: A restaurant of La Ciotat to Marseille Provence airport or to the High Drive along La Corniche, seaside road to Dinner: inside a gallery & pottery center Speed Trains (TGV) station of Marseille. the Basilica Notre-Dame de la Garde, the Our suggestions Night: A 3 stars hotel in Aubagne symbol of the city and see the panoramic Lunch: Château de la Buzine view from the top. Then, drive to the Old Port Dinner and night: a 4* or 5* star hotel around with stunning views of Marseille Bay and of the Old Port the If Castle Island, the famous prison of the

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Roussillon Avignon Gordes Apt Manosque Tarascon Bonnieux Cavaillon Saint-Rémy- Lourmarin de-Provence

Les-Baux- LE RHÔNE de-Provence Salon-de- Provence Arles A7 Lançon- Aix-en- Provence Provence

Fos-sur-Mer Marignane Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer A51 Port-Saint-Louis- du-Rhône Marseille

ORANGE AVIGNON SAINTES-MARIES-DE-LA-MER AIX-EN-PROVENCE MARSEILLE

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5 DAYS / 4 NIGHTS: 250 KM TOUR

The journey begins with the scientific visit of the Bollène hydroelectric site, which explains how electricity is produced from water, sun and wind! Worn by the wind, we continue with a segway tour of Avignon and the visit of the old theater of Orange in augmented reality. Next step, the Camargue, true far west Provençal, will surprise us by the richness of its fauna and its unique and preserved flora. Then direction to Aix-en-Provence, a city that welcomes students from around the world attracted by its prestigious universities and its abundant culture. The highlight of the journey, Marseille, cosmopolitan city founded by the Greeks, 2600 years ago.

YOU WILL APPRECIATE The Orange and Avignon UNESCO World Heritage The “Palais des Papes“ Interactive Histopad tablet The wild life in Camargue

Arrival at Marseille Provence airport inaugurated by President Vincent Auriol in or at the High Speed Trains (TGV) 1952. The plant is packed with both national stations of Marseille or Avignon. and local history and is an example of living Transfert to Bollène. industrial heritage. A wind farm and two solar parks joined it in the 2000s. The tour introduces visitors to the CNR : Rhone DAY 1 50 KM National Company, the site's history, sailing BOLLÈNE "THE FRENCH SUEZ" on the Rhône and producing electricity be it hydraulic, wind or solar-powered. A modern Tour of the Rhône National Company dam set-up focuses on educational information, that was opened to the public for the first films and interactive models time in late 2018. The facility's majestic exterior is listed as a historical monument, at the time it was nicknamed "the French Our suggestions Suez" given the size of the site and it was Lunch: in the city center of Bollène Dinner & night: A 3 stars hotel in Mornas

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60 KM DAY 2 DAY 5 10 KM ORANGE AND AVIGNON UNESCO MARSEILLE WORLD HERITAGE Visit of Marseille, a modern city with a rich Orange, tour of the town: the Roman history and recognised now as an international Theatre, the Art and History Museum and touristic destination. Enjoy a Marseille the Arc de Triomphe. experience and feel its amazing vitality. The Roman Theatre of Orange has been Beginning with a walking street art tour listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in the oldest district "Le Panier", then a since 1981 and is the only one in Europe to segway or ebike ride around the Old Port still have its entire stage wall. This masterpiece and the new district next to the Mucem of Roman architecture has survived two Museum. Opened in 2013 and in front of the millennia of havoc since the foundation of sea, the Mucem is the new symbol of the the town of Arausio in 36 BC. Visitors have city. Admire the view from the rooftop and been able to relive some of its history since enjoy the spectacular architecture. Lunch in summer 2018 with a virtual reality headset, Our suggestions the one of the restaurant of the museum. In you're taken back to 1 BC when the town Lunch: in a local ranch of Camargue the afternoon, you could take the boat from was founded. You will also visit the Orange Dinner & night: in Aix-en-Provence the Old Port to go the If Castle Island, the Art and History Museum in a 17th century DAY 3 110 KM famous prison of the Comte of Monte Cristo mansion opposite the theatre whose upper THE WILD CAMARGUE AND DAY 4 40 KM or take the Hop on Hop Off tour to discover floors were fully renovated 2 years ago and THE SAINTES-MARIES-DE-LA-MER AIX-EN-PROVENCE A CREATIVE the entire city. But you could also realize an are packed with real gems. AND ARTISTIC CITY escape game or a treasure hunt in the city ! Avignon, histopad tour of the famous Popes' The Camargue is the largest protected Have a drink and a dinner at sunset along the Palace. Palais visitors can now take control estuary in Europe, the region is renowned for Team-building activity according to your Corniche seaside road or in the "Vallon des of their tour with the Interactive Histopad the quality and diversity of flora and fauna. specific wishes with the International Arts Auffes", a picturesque fishermen port. And tablet which brings youngsters a fun-filled The man raises bulls and horses in ranch in Mouvement Centre which is devoted to finish, enjoy the nightlife on the Old port interactive treasure hunt. named “manades”. entirely to circus arts. It intends to introduce or a summer festival. Exciting tour of the city by segway Tour of the Pont de Gau Ornithological Park the diversity of these arts to the masses in a Marseille Pass also available to visit the city (single-seat electric vehicle), Pont d'Avignon with an expert. Get up close and personal fun-filled and innovative way. The range of by your own (1, 2 or 3 days available) : including tour, world-renowned for the "Sur le Pont with the wildlife living in a 60-hectares natural workshops help attendees to improve their public transportation, museums, little d’Avignon" song. setting at the Pont de Gau ornithological self-confidence, team spirit and creativity. touristic train, hop on hop off or boat tour Tour of HO.36 Avignon followed by an aperitif. park. Footpaths run through the marshes, Marseille - visit of the Friche de la Belle to the If Castle, discounts… lakes and reed beds where the myriad Nestled in a characterful old building in the de Mai – the former Seita tobacco factory habitats see a large number of bird species city centre near the Palais des Papes, HO.36 has been turned into a cultural city space flock here. Our suggestions Avignon provides hostel experiences and home to over 400 artists and hosting over Tour of the town and trip up to the church Lunch: a restaurant around MUCEM prices with the comfort of a premium hotel. 600 artistic events per year "Marseille urban rooftop for unobstructed views of the Camargue. museum or "le Panier" district The perfect place for young adults to stay. experience" dinner in La Friche de la Belle Step into La Manade des Baumelles to Dinner: a restaurant at "the Vallon Dinner on Place des Corps Saints, a buzzing de Mai. and "trendy" square. This a very lively square experience the Camargue's culture and des Auffes" or at "Cours Julien" with a whole host of restaurants and bars traditions in a unique friendly setting. Night: an hostel or a hotel around the Old Port open until the early hours. The Aix-en-Provence guides give you the Our suggestions chance to read Aix like an open book, not Lunch: in Aix-en-Provence End of the tour after breakfast and departure miss any of its appeal, explore its architecture Dinner: having a snack in "La Friche de to the Marseille Provence airport Our suggestions la Belle de mai" to live a "Marseille urban Lunch & dinner: in the historical city center and landmarks in one hour with its old town or to the High Speed Trains (TGV) must-see tour. experience" Station of Marseille. Night: 2 stars boutique hotel Night: Residence hotel in Marseille

/ 44 / 45 TOUR N°13 Bollène Entrepierres Rasteau Vaison-la-Romaine4 DAYS - 4 NIGHTS LET'S GET SPIRITUAL Sisteron Gigondas 345 kmMont Ventoux Thoard Thorame-Basse Orange Champtercier Beaumes- de-Venise Sault Châteauneuf- Banon du-Pape Carpentras Gorge de Les Mées la Nesque Forcalquier La Mure-Argens Avignon Oraison Roussillon Mane Gordes Apt Robion Moustiers- Castellane Sainte-Marie Manosque Valensole Bonnieux Cavaillon Saint-Rémy- Ménerbes Lourmarin de-Provence Gréoux-les-Bains Les-Baux- LE RHÔNE de-Provence

Maussane- Salon-de- les-Alpilles Provence Arles A7 Lançon- Aix-en- Provence Provence Abbaye Rousset Saint-Maximin- du Thoronet la Sainte-Baume

Fos-sur-Mer Marignane Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer Brignoles Marseille Auriol Aubagne Plan-d'Aups- Sainte-Baume Grimaud Le Castellet Bormes- les-Mimosas Ollioules La Farlède La Ciotat SAINTES-MARIES-DE-LA-MER SÉNANQUEBandol CAVAILLON AVIGNON PLAN-D’AUPS SAINT-MAXIMIN

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4 DAYS / 4 NIGHTS: 345 KM TOUR

Provence by its positioning, starting point of the crusades in the Middle Ages and gateway to Italy, is a very rich region in high places of Christianity. Christian tours or spiritual tour: you will visit Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, where evangelisation in Europe began, Avignon, where the popes lived in the 14th century, the great abbeys of Provence, and Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume with Mary Magdalene's tomb. It also features the Jewish heritage of Provence and the truly unique history of the Papal Jews with a visit to the oldest synagogue in France, in Carpentras.

YOU WILL APPRECIATE The sanctuary of Notre Dame de la Mer, Saint Sarah's crypt The Saint-Maximin's Basilica The Romanesque Sénanque Abbey The Saint-Mary-Magdalene cave

Arrival at Marseille Provence airport with two thousand years of prayer, welcomed Gaul and beyond. Visit to the sanctuary of or at the High Speed Trains (TGV) by Our Lady of the Sea and by the holy women… Notre Dame de la Mer, to Saint Sarah''s crypt stations of Avignon or Aix-en-Provence. During the persecution of Christians in 45 A.D., and to the rampart walk with a wonderful Transfert to Les-Saintes-Maries-de-la-mer. Mary, the wife of Clopas, and Mary Salome view over the village and Camargue for the fled Palestine and arrived here, on the shores Ornithological Park of Pont de Gau visit of Camargue, together with Mary with the site's owner, Frédéric Lamouroux. DAY 1 20 KM Magdalene, Martha, Lazarus, Maximinus and A 2-hours walk with a glimpse into the LES SAINTES-MARIES-DE-LA-MER other disciples. They spent the rest of their private life of the wild animals living in a SANCTUARY OF NOTRE DAME DE LA MER lives here. The holy women were the first 60-hectares natural environment. messengers of the Good News of the The sanctuary of Notre Dame de la Mer is Resurrection. They were personal witnesses a major site for pilgrimages in May, October Our suggestions to the Easter event and to Christ's words, Lunch: with speciality in a village restaurant and December. which they meditated and passed on to The pilgrims arrive here in large numbers all Dinner & night: A typical 4 stars hotel of others. Here, in Camargue, they lit the flame Camargue year round. They come to a sanctuary filled of the Christian faith before it spread all over

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DAY 4 150 KM THORONET ABBEY, SAINT-MARY-MAGDALENE CAVE, SAINT MAXIMIN'S BASILICA

Visit of Thoronet Abbey: This Cistercian Abbey was built between 1160 and 1230. It stands at the heart of the Var region, and along with Silvacane and Sénanque, is one of three Cistercian abbeys in Provence. to Judeo-Provençal civilisation. The place enjoy the privilege of entering Saint Martial's DAY 2 125 KM Plan-d’Aups-Sainte-Baume: Visit of the of worship itself is in 18th century Baroque Chapel. For several years this masterpiece ROMANESQUE SÉNANQUE ABBEY Saint-Mary-Magdalene cave. At the foot of style, while the ground floor contains older of 14th century Italian painting had been TO CAVAILLON SYNAGOGUE the impressive cliffs of Sainte Baume, visitors elements such as ritual baths, 2 bakeries and closed to the public for reasons of conservation enter a primal forest (dating from the ice a room dedicated to Jerusalem. before being restored by a team of Italian The Romanesque Sénanque Abbey was age) and begin the climb up to the holy cave, Visit of the Jewish Cemetery of Carpentras, experts. It can only be seen through a founded in 1148 by Cistercian monks. This one of the world's oldest Christian monuments. the oldest in the region, and listed as a Historic glass door. You will be seated and enjoy an truly emblematic Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume: Visit to Monument. excellent view of the work with a presentation. monument of Provence is still the home of Saint Maximin's Basilica (night visit). The Visit and tasting of Ventoux wines at Presentation of masterworks in the Petit a small community of monks and welcomes basilica stands on a square beside the Royal Château Pesquié. Palais Museum. This museum is in the visitors all the year round. In 1307, King Philip Convent. It was completed in 1532. This is the former Archbishops' Palace. It is dedicated the Fair expelled the Jews from France, in most important religious building in Gothic to tribal and Renaissance art and includes the late 15th century, King Charles VIII Our suggestions style in Provence. At the end of the crypt a a Venus by Botticelli. expelled them from Provence; only the Lunch: in a village restaurant of Carpentras space has been dug out for the reliquary of Visit to Avignon Cathedral and the treasures Comtat Venaissin, part of the Papal States, Dinner & night: A 3 stars hotel Saint Mary Magdalene. was still open to them. Tolerance was quite of the diocese in the company of Abbé relative, however! Many traces of this Bréhier. This Romanesque cathedral fascinating history still exist today, including DAY 3 50 KM crowned by a gilded statue of the Virgin Our suggestions Mary stands next to the famous Palais des Lunch: in a Château the synagogue of Cavaillon, now a museum. AVIGNON POPES PALACE, Papes. Dinner & night: A 3 stars hotel A visit to the Cavaillon synagogue, a major CATHEDRAL AND THE TREASURES Villeneuve-Lez-Avignon, the city of the in Saint Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume historical landmark of the Papal Jews and a OF THE DIOCESE masterpiece of 18th century Comtat Venaissin Pope's cardinals (10 minutes' drive) to admire art, is one of the town's most fascinating Presentation of Place “du Palais des the Coronation of the Virgin Enguerrand End of the tour after breakfast and departure experiences. It was rebuilt in the 18th century Papes,” the UNESCO episcopal site The Quarton at the Pierre de Luxembourg Museum. to the Marseille Provence airport to replace the medieval synagogue, world's biggest Gothic palace, it is both a The altarpiece shows the Virgin Mary being or to the High Speed Trains (TGV) threatened with collapse, and always surprises colossal fortress and a sumptuous palace. crowned by the Trinity amidst the heavenly host. Station of Aix-en-Provence. visitors with the blend of details from Jewish Visitors can see twenty-five different areas: and Provençal culture. This is the oldest large state rooms, treasure rooms, chapels Our suggestions active synagogue in France. Parts of it date and private apartments with wonderful Lunch & dinner: in the city center of Avignon from the 14th century, and it celebrated its decorative murals painted by the Italian artist Night: A 3 stars hotel 650th anniversary in 2017. It bears witness Matteo Giovannetti. During the visit, you will

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Bollène 5Rasteau DAYS - Vaison-la-Romaine5 NIGHTS 255 km Gigondas Mont VentouxCREATIVE EXPERIENTIAL Vaqueyras Orange Beaumes- de-Venise Sault Châteauneuf- Mazan du-Pape Carpentras Gorge de Uzès la Nesque Avignon L’Isle-sur- la-Sorgue Roussillon Gordes Apt

Tarascon Bonnieux Cavaillon Saint-Rémy- Lourmarin de-Provence

Les-Baux- LE RHÔNE de-Provence Pertuis Salon-de- Provence Arles

Aix-en- Istres Provence

Fos-sur-Mer Marignane Martigues A51

Port-Saint-Louis- du-Rhône Marseille

Saint-Cyr- MARSEILLE sur-Mer AVIGNON CAVAILLON LUBERON AIX-EN-PROVENCE

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5 DAYS / 5 NIGHTS: 255 KM TOUR

This 100% MICE tour is your chance to experience Provence's "business" potential specifically in Aix-en-Provence, Marseille and Vaucluse. The 4-day schedule includes tours of hotels, events venues and conference centres alongside visits to fabulous Provençal destinations. Let the surprise be and experience the unexpected in Provence.

YOU WILL APPRECIATE The large choice of 4* or 5*hotels The quality and adaptability of the restaurants The performance of the conference center The diversity of the incentive activity

Arrival at Marseille Provence airport Let’s go for a 2 CV tour of the city with Stop at La Marseillaise Tower, the latest or at the High Speed Trains (TGV) incredible stops such as La Casa Delauze, a arrival in the Euro Mediterranean area. The stations of Marseille. private house on stilts that's tucked out of tower by Jean Nouvel has 360° views of the sight and belonging to the COMEX founder, port and sea from its 30th floor. Henri Delauze, has been turned into The tour ends at Le Fortin de Corbières with DAY 1 5 KM a function venue that has held on to its soul... some of the best views of the bay of Marseille. MARSEILLE The city's iconic Orange Vélodrome is a Have an apéritif in a restaurant on the seaside 60,000 seater semi-covered stadium where road La Corniche and a dinner in a 1* michelin Marseille, a magical and awe-inspiring Marseille and its fans go wild! guide restaurant to eat fresh local seafood. natural site, 2600 years of fascinating history, Notre Dame de la Garde, the city's symbol, fabulously pretty neighbourhoods, an idyllic is a basilica overlooking Marseille like the climate and easy to reach. Experience another Our suggestions kindly gaze of a "mother" over her children! Lunch: around the Old Harbour or Regards side of Marseille with private function rooms, Next stop is the Môle Passédat, a creative hub renowned chefs and original events. de Provence Museum restaurant for the 3 Michelin-star chef Gerald Passédat. Dinner :: a sea front 1 star michelin restaurant Hotel a large choice of 4 or 5 star hotels

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DAY 4 60 KM DAY 5 80 KM AVIGNON TO THE LUBERON LUBERON TO AIX-EN-PROVENCE

Tour of the conference centre inside the Combe de Lourmarin tourist road running Palais des Papes, the conference centre in a north to south through the Luberon to UNESCO World Heritage site has a unit with Lourmarin with a tour of the château and 16 characterful rooms (20-536 people for Fruitière Numérique, is lots of things packed meetings, 700 people for functions and into one site: educational centre with its 1 800 m² of exhibition space). Digital Public Space, design centre with its Cavaillon Exhibition Centre presentation FabLab, an exhibition centre, events venue, DAY 3 105 KM of Hall C and tour for up to 920 people. co-working and networking site, etc. A AVIGNON THE CITY Trip to L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, stop in a nice 300 square meters hall, modular rooms OF THE PALAIS DES PAPES winery. The wine estate combines and 2 outdoor areas can accommodate up contemporary architecture and fine wine. to 900 people. Listed as one of the "Most 5 km from the high-speed train station. It has several stylish rooms to sample its Beautiful Villages in France", Loumarin Vaucluse region get an ideal adaptation to multi-award-winning wines in the oozes charm from its lanes and squares. business tourism. Châteauneuf-du- Pape, Gigondas and Restaurants, shops, art galleries, exhibitions You'll love the extraordinary heritage, Palais Côtes du Rhône designations among and concerts bring the village to life all year des Papes "Pope Palace", the Roman DAY 2 5 KM others, a gourmet shop and function rooms. round. People come here to stroll around, Theatre of Orange, Luberon's blend of Tour of the new La Filaventure Museum: soak up the Provençal atmosphere or visit its MARSEILLE Mediterranean climate and incredible sensory museum of Brun de Vian-Tiran premium château, a "Medici Villa" in the Luberon. nature sites, a fantastic playground, wool. The factory was founded in 1808 in Aix-en-Provence basks in a fantastic climate Embark on a boat on the Old Port for a inventive cuisine and famous wineries. central L'Isle sur la Sorgue. The 8th generation and is an amazing destination packed with nautical rally in the fantastic bay of Avignon is the birthplace of a famous shares over two centuries of innovation and incredible heritage. This small city epitomises Marseille, passing next to the If Castle contemporary theatre festival, was the excellence during the tour to reveal the soft Provençal lifestyle, is welcoming all year Island, the famous prison of the Comte of European City of Culture in 2000 and is packed and rare touches of nature. A journey through round. In Aix-en-Provence, Caumont Art Monte Cristo until the National park of with museums, an opera theatre, exhibition the continents that ends in the showroom Centre, presentation of private hire options Calanques and admire the limestone cliffs centre and cutting-edge conference centre and shop selling quality woollen fabric. here by the events manager and tour of the reflecting in the mediterranean sea. Stop in the very heart of the Palais des Papes. L'Isle sur la Sorgue, is nicknamed the Chagall "from black and white to colour" in the little and picturesque port of Les Noctenbulle at the Palais des Papes, the "Venice of Provence" where countless arms exhibition. Goudes in the national park to taste a Organisation events firm invites you to "play" of the Sorgue run through its lush green seafood lunch. Then discover the oldest in the biggest Gothic palace in the West. The haven spinning with old water wheels. The district of France "Le Panier" with a treasure Our suggestions game takes you deep into the monument town is now well-known for the 350 antiques hunt by teams and learn how to play Lunch: in a gastronomic restaurant from the cellars and secret stairways to the dealers in old factories here making it one of pétanque, the famous provençal game. in Aix-en-Provence rooftops and unusual corridors. An eccentric the top antiques sites in Europe. To finish your day, visit the Mucem and have Dinner & night: a large choice of 4, 5 stars monk takes you to the monument's most Journey to Gordes, listed as one of the a drink on the Museum rooftop in front of hotels secret nooks and crannies on a treasure hunt. "Most Beautiful Villages in France" with photo the sea to admire the sunset. Have a dinner Puzzles will help you progress throughout opportunity at a great vista in the heart of around the Old Harbour and enjoy the End of the tour after breakfast and departure your adventure. We bring you an original way Luberon Regional Nature Park. nightlife there. to visit an iconic monument ! to the Marseille Provence airport or to the High Speed Trains (TGV) Our suggestions Our suggestions Stations of Aix-en-Provence or Marseille. Our suggestions Lunch: in an amazing restaurant in Cavaillon Lunch: in the port of Les Goudes in Marseille Lunch: in the historical city center Dinner & night: a large choice of 4, 5 stars Dinner & night: around the Old Harbour (a Dinner: in a gastronomic restaurant hotels large choice of restaurants & hotels) Night: a large choice of 3, 4, 5 stars hotels

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Tarascon Cavaillon Ménerbes Saint-Rémy- Lourmarin Nîmes de-Provence

Les-Baux- LE RHÔNE de-Provence Pertuis Arles Salon-de- Provence

Lançon- Provence Aix-en- Aigues-Mortes Provence

Fos-sur-Mer

Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer Martigues Marignane Port-Saint-Louis- du-Rhône Marseille

AVIGNON CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE L’ISLE-SUR-LA-SORGUE AIGUES-MORTES

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4 DAYS / 4 NIGHTS: 200 KM TOUR

Along the River Rhone, a chance to enjoy exciting visits to cities of art and history including Avignon, Arles and Aigues Mortes, but also excursions to smaller Provençal towns where the art of living is celebrated on a daily basis: Isle sur la Sorgue, Fontaine de Vaucluse, Beaucaire and Châteauneuf-du-Pape. All the hidden secrets of the Rhone Valley will be revealed.

YOU WILL APPRECIATE Avignon, the capital of the Côtes-du-Rhône region Châteauneuf-du-Pape an attractive medieval town The typical vineyard estate

Arrival at Marseille Provence airport The Wine School was launched by the Inter or at the High Speed Trains (TGV) Rhône association in partnership with the station of Avignon. Suze la Rousse Wine University. It organises Transfert to Avignon city center. wine-tasting workshops all through the year. Arrival at the Calvet Museum for an unusual experience! The visit begins with a 30-minutes DAY 1 5 KM presentation of the museum which is housed AVIGNON, THE CAPITAL in a magnificent 18th century private residence OF THE CÔTES-DU-RHÔNE and can boast a rich collection of fine art, including works by Camille Claudel-Bonnard 5 km from the high-speed train station. and Sisley. After the presentation, a 30-minutes Avignon, the capital of the Côtes-du-Rhône beginners' lesson in yoga in English. region. An original visit to the historic town centre of Avignon, including some of the hidden sites that are usually closed to Our suggestions the general public. A presentation of the Lunch: in a typical restaurant Carré du Palais, a shop window for Côtes du Dinner & Night: in a 4 stars hotel Rhône wines and for the city's wine school.

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DAY 4 50 KM AIGUES-MORTES TO ARLES THE ROMAN CITY

Guided visit to Aigues-Mortes, a fortified medieval town amid the lakes west of Camargue and directly connected to the sea by a six-kilometres-long canal. Some six thousand inhabitants live in this town that grew up around the medieval fortifications. Visit to the Domaine Royal de Jarras, a winery near Aigues-Mortes producing Sables de Camargue wines. Visit and wine tasting. In Arles visit of the vineyard the Mas de Valériole. In this farmhouse located in the heart of the Camargue, you will live an intimate moment with the family living on the property for three generations. Presentation and tasting of three wines of the property. DAY 3 110 KM Between barrels, bottles and regional dishes. FONTAINE-DE-VAUCLUSE A greedy and refined moment, disorientation TO CAMARGUE and authenticity assured. Followed by a walk in the vineyards to discover the culture, the rice growing, the irrigation and Camargue DAY 2 40 KM antiques, with over 300 permanent antiques Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, the river Sorgue, the and second-hand goods dealers. Visit of region's most beautiful river, begins at the flora and fauna. CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE the historic town centre and to an antique end of a source running about 300 metres Guided tour of the city of Arles. From the AND L’ISLE-SUR-LA-SORGUE dealers' village. Visit of La Filaventure, a new underground. The natural beauty of the site Roman time to our days, the tour will allow has moved the hearts of many writers and you to discover the monuments on the Visit of the Palais des Papes "Pope Palace". museum for all the senses, focusing on the poets, including Petrarch, Boccaccio, UNESCO World Heritage List : the ancient The world's biggest Gothic palace is both a noble fibres made by Brun de Vian-Tiran, Chateaubriand, Frédéric Mistral and René theater, the amphitheater, the Saint-Trophime colossal fortress and a sumptuous palace. a traditional manufacturer running the last Char. Guided visit to the village and a walk cloister… more than 2000 years of history Presentation of the interactive Histopad tablet spinning mill in France. Brun de Vian-Tiran to the source abyss. On the way back, a quick will be evoked without omitting the passage featuring Châteauneuf-du-Pape an attractive has been weaving high-quality woollen fabrics visit to the former paper works of Vallis Clausa. of many artists she has inspired: Van Gogh, medieval town just 15-minutes north of for two centuries and wants to pass on their Visit to the Château Mourgues du Grès, Picasso, Clergue, Lacroix.... Avignon. This is a favourite destination passion at a museum celebrating skills that an organic winery producing Costières de for all wine lovers wishing to taste one of the have almost disappeared today. Nimes wines with a fine building dating from most prestigious Rhone Valley vintages. Visit Our suggestions the 16th century. Wine tasting and winemakers' of a winery with a presentation of wine tourism Our suggestions Lunch: in a typical restaurant lunch. On the road to Camargue, visit to activities, followed by a wine tasting and Lunch: in a typical restaurant of the city Dinner: in a gastronomic restaurant in Arles a winery on the Costières plateau. winemakers' lunch in the wine cellar. center Night: in 4 or 5 stars hotel L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue is a green haven Dinner & Night: in 3 or 4 stars hotel criss-crossed by the River Sorgue. Today in L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue Our suggestions End of the tour after breakfast and departure it is one of the main European centres for Lunch: in a typical restaurant to the Marseille Provence airport Dinner: in the medival town of Aigues Mortes or to the High Speed Trains (TGV) Night: in 4 stars hotel Station of Avignon.

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Serre-Chevalier Montgenèvre Vallée Briançon

Puy-Saint-Vincent

Arvieux Château-Ville-Vieille Orcières Merlette La Joue du Loup 1850 Saint-Véran Vars Super Dévoluy Risoul Embrun

Chorges Gap Les Orres

Barcelonnette Le Sauze Pra Loup Saint-André-de-Rosans

Val d’Allos Auron

Bollène Vaison-la-Romaine Isola 2000 Sisteron Mont Ventoux Thoard Valberg

Sault Mazan Digne-les-Bains Peyruis Carpentras Gorge de Les Mées la Nesque Forcalquier L’Isle-sur- Avignon la-Sorgue Fontaine- Mane de-Vaucluse Bouyon Châteaurenard Apt Manosque Castellane Castagniers Valensole Vence Saint-Rémy- de-Provence Gréoux-les-Bains Les-Baux- Opio Nice de-Provence Pertuis Grasse Biot Cagnes-sur-Mer Maussane- Salon-de- les-Alpilles Provence Mouriès Seillans Tanneron Antibes Mandelieu- Draguignan La Motte en Provence la-Napoule Cannes

Aix-en- Pujet-sur-Argens Provence Saint-Maximin- Lorgues Fréjus la Sainte-Baume Fos-sur-Mer Roquebrune- sur-Argens Marignane Saint-Raphaël Brignoles Port-Saint-Louis- Auriol Sainte-Maxime du-Rhône Marseille Plan-d'Aups- Sainte-Baume Grimaud Saint-Tropez Le Castellet Ramatuelle Cassis La Farlède Rayol-Canadel- Ollioules sur-Mer La Ciotat La Valette Bormes- Bandol les-Mimosas Sanary-sur-Mer Hyères îles des Toulon Le Pradet SERREEmbiez CHEVALIER BRIANÇON VALLEY MONTGENÈVRE CALANQUES NATIONAL PARK CASSIS Six-Fours- les-Plages

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4 DAYS / 4 NIGHTS: 345 KM TOUR

Our part of the Alpes is simply stunning. It is home to an unspoilt way of life so bountiful and rich that it has the power to attract and wow visitors all year round. The “French Touch Wine” tour between mountains and sea.

YOU WILL APPRECIATE The Serre Chevalier Valley The ski between France & Italy The Calanques National Park

Arrival at Marseille Provence airport session. Then we head for one of the villages or at the High Speed Trains (TGV) in the Serre Chevalier Valley, where the station of Aix-en-Provence. evening will continue with a wine tasting in Transfert to Briançon city-ski resort. a hotel. The hotel combines 2 houses with exposed stone walls and waxed larch wood floors at the foot of the Col du Galibier on DAY 1 10 KM the major Alps route. The owner, a wine SERRE CHEVALIER VALLEY-BRIANÇON lover and expert, will take you on a journey through French and overseas wine regions The city-ski resort at an altitude of 1 200 m with over 150 different wines. and with fortifications listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage site. From here, visitors can take a gondola lift to see the ski area in the Our suggestions Serre-Chevalier Valley. The afternoon will be Lunch: in a charming restaurant dedicated to visiting the old town (gargoyles Dinner & night: 4 stars hotel and ramparts). After the visit, cryotherapy

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DAY 2 15 KM DAY 3 130 KM DAY 4 190 KM Clos Sainte-Magdaleine and Cassis wines followed by a tasting. From just 210 hectares, PRESENTATION OF THE SERRE SKI BETWEEN FRANCE THE CALANQUES NATIONAL PARK about 1 million bottles are produced here CHEVALIER SKI AREA AND ITALY IN MONTGENÈVRE AND CASSIS VINEYARD each year and made into wine by 12 winemakers. The resort has a lot of charm because it is The Montgenèvre resort is ideally placed Cassis is a beautiful little harbor that offers The white wines are dry and fruity, and are made up of a series of villages that together between France and Italy, it's very fun to 360 ° an amazing landscape, on one side the best known, but the reds and rosés have created Serre-Chevalier Valley. 410 hectares spend the Italian side, the language sings turquoise blue coves, on the other the also earned widespread recognition. The of track that go up to 2800 m, trails lined with and high-altitude restaurants its good and highest maritime cliff in Europe and behind, Cassis wine area was given Protected fir trees, suitable for beginners to advanced very typical. The ski area extends over two vineyards that produce great wines ! Small Designation of Origin (AOC) status in 1936 skiers. Gastronomy is present at the top of different mountains, which allows to get cruise to the 3 Calanques, part of the Calanques for white wines, the same year as Sauternes the slopes here a multitude of restaurants away in very different atmospheres. National Park. The Calanques have been and Châteauneuf-du-Pape. cottages welcome you. Physical preparation Tallard, a village along the Avance Valley. the biggest French peri-urban nature park with a yoga session before we set off for the Visit to a winery specialised in preserving rare in Europe, on land and sea, since 2012. The Our suggestions ski slopes. The outing will include a typical grape varieties from the Alpine Arc. coastline between Marseille and Cassis can Lunch: in a restaurant of the harbour mountain lunch at a high-altitude restaurant. boast incredible biodiversity and countless Dinner & night: a choice of 4 & 5 stars hotel The visit to the ski resort continues. To round Our suggestions coves with crystal-clear waters, some of off the afternoon in a relaxing atmosphere Lunch: in a typical restaurant in Montgenèvre which can only be reached by boat or on foot. End of the tour after breakfast and departure we will go to Les Grands Bains, with a thermal Dinner & night: 3 stars hotel Visit of Cassis village. A trip on a little to the Marseille Provence airport Spa with baths, hamman and sauna… sightseeing train, with a visit to the or to the High Speed Trains (TGV) peninsula, at the edge of the Calanques Station of Marseille. Our suggestions area and through the vineyard landscapes Lunch: in a high altitude restaurant of Cassis before arriving at the Clos Dinner & night: 3 stars boutique hotel Sainte-Magdaleine winery. Presentation of

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Barcelonnette Montclar Le Sauze Saint-André-de-Rosans Ventavon Pra Loup Val d’Allos Auron Bollène

Sisteron Mont Ventoux

Valberg

Sault Mazan Digne-les-Bains Peyruis Gorge de Les Mées la Nesque Forcalquier

Avignon Oraison Estoublon Fontaine- Mane de-Vaucluse Châteaurenard Apt Manosque Moustiers- Sainte-Marie Bonnieux Valensole

Ménerbes Saint-Rémy- Lourmarin de-Provence Gréoux-les-Bains Les-Baux- de-Provence Pertuis Grasse Maussane- les-Alpilles Mouriès Tanneron Château La Coste Draguignan Mandelieu- Lançon- la-Napoule Provence Aix-en- Provence Lorgues Fréjus Fos-sur-Mer Roquebrune- sur-Argens Marignane Saint-Maximin- Saint-Raphaël la Sainte-Baume Brignoles Port-Saint-Louis- Sainte-Maxime du-Rhône Marseille Grimaud

Le Castellet Ramatuelle AIX-EN-PROVENCE LUBERON UBAYE VALLEY

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4 DAYS / 4 NIGHTS: 500 KM TOUR

A gourmet and sporty trip at the crossroads between Alps and Provence. Let the surprise be and experience the unexpected in Provence.

YOU WILL APPRECIATE Aix-en-Provence and its Vineyard estate Château La Coste Le Sauze and Monclar ski resort

Arrival at Marseille Provence airport & free time for your shopping. We leave or at the High Speed Trains (TGV) Aix-en-Provence along the mountain of station of Aix-en-Provence. Sainte-Victoire, symbol of Provence, like Transfert to Aix-en-Provence city center. Mont-Ventoux and Sainte-Baume, it is the muse of Cézanne, it protects the vineyards from the top of its 1011 m. DAY 1 20 KM Wine tasting and lunch in a vineyard. AIX-EN-PROVENCE AND Optional: Spa treatment at the Thermes ITS VINEYARD ESTATE Sextius in the Aquabella Hotel. Aix-en-Provence is a real jewellery city, basks in a fantastic climate and is an amazing Our suggestions destination packed with incredible heritage. Lunch: in a restaurant of the old city This small city epitomises Provençal lifestyle, Dinner & night: a choice of 4 stars hotel is welcoming all year round. Tour of the city

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DAY 3 50 KM DAY 4 25 KM ALPINE SKIING IN “LE SAUZE” RESORT FROM THE BLANCHE VALLEY TO THE 2 VALLEYS First tracks in the company of the Le Sauze slope manager. Skiers are given safety tips, Montclar the 2 valleys is a family village instructions, advice and practice before they resort where you can enjoy skiing as well venture onto the ski area. as recharge your batteries. Located in the Morning skiing: explore the Le Sauze ski heart of the Southern Alps and strong of its area with Le Sauze ESF* instructors. A Provençal culture, the ski resort of Montclar pioneering French ski resort, Le Sauze is culminates at 2500 m and is divided DAY 2 220 KM to the land along with the methods used which set in outstanding natural surroundings. between the Blanche Valley and the Valley are in perfect harmony with nature. With areas suitable for beginners, technical of the Ubaye. Come and discover the many AMAZING ART AND WINE The Ubaye Valley, a mountain valley where and sports slopes, a snow park and several activities of the resort for both skiers and EXPERIENCE IN CHÂTEAU LA COSTE the Alps and Provence meet. boardercross courses, the resort has terrain non-skiers. In option, Snowmobile descent Château La Coste (La Coste Castle) is a Le Sauze ski resort has a lot of charm, it has suitable for all types of sliding sports. At the to the belvedere chairlift vineyard where Wine, Art & Architecture, live a very wide valley with a magnificent view, heart of an unspoilt mountain cirque, Le in harmony. Artists and architects created the slopes that go up to 2 800 m, slopes Sauze is the free ride capital of the Southern Our suggestions master art pieces while being inspired by lined with fir trees, suitable for beginners Alps and offers beautiful ski touring routes. Lunch: in a high altitude restaurant the landscapes of the vineyard. Walk at your to advanced skiers. Gastronomy is present Alpine skiing with ESF* instructors. Dinner & night: 3 stars hotel leisure through wooded hilltops and valleys, at the top of the slopes here a multitude of Find out about snow grooming and take restaurants cottages welcome you. Tasting of a ride in a snow-grooming machine, with alongside olive groves and vine fields, disco- End of the tour after breakfast and departure spiced hot chocolate and alpine pastries, the Ski Lift Operator. Shopping and free time vering the many installations of contempo- to the Marseille Provence airport in the company of master chocolatier-patis- in the streets of Barcelonnette. rary art on your way. Adhering to biodynamic or to the High Speed Trains (TGV) sier Nicolas Padiou. Tour of Barcelonnette and presentation of principles, Château La Coste strives to Station of Aix-en-Provence. preserve the terroir. The alchemy of blending its incredible history with Mexico.

lives on in a state of the art ‘cuverie’ designed Our suggestions * French Skiing School by French architect Jean Nouvel. In 2009 Lunch: in a wineyard Alpine dinner Our suggestions our wines were given the French organic Night: 3 stars hotel Lunch & dinner: in a high altitude restaurant label “AB” in recognition of the respect shown Night: 3 stars hotel

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Orcières Merlette Vars 1850 Super Dévoluy Saint-Jean- Risoul Saint-Nicolas Embrun

Chorges Gap Les Orres

Barcelonnette Bellaffaire Montclar Le Sauze Saint-André-de-Rosans Ventavon Pra Loup Val d’Allos

Bollène Entrepierres

Sisteron Mont Ventoux Thoard

Champtercier Sault Mazan Digne-les-Bains Peyruis Gorge de Les Mées la Nesque Forcalquier Avignon Fontaine- Moustiers- de-Vaucluse Sainte-Marie Châteaurenard Apt Manosque Valensole Bonnieux Saint-Grégoire Ménerbes Saint-Rémy- Lourmarin de-Provence Lac de Gréoux-les-Bains Sainte-Croix Les-Baux- de-Provence Pertuis Maussane- les-Alpilles Mouriès Château La Coste Draguignan Mandelieu- Lançon- la-Napoule Provence Aix-en- Provence Lorgues Fréjus Fos-sur-Mer Roquebrune- sur-Argens Marignane Saint-Maximin- la Sainte-Baume VALENSOLEBrignoles MONASTERY OF SÉGRIÈS AIGUINES ORCIÈRES GAP Port-Saint-Louis- Sainte-Maxime du-Rhône Marseille Grimaud

Le Castellet Ramatuelle

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4 DAYS / 4 NIGHTS: 500 KM TOUR

Soak up the scenic beauty of the wide-open spaces of the southern massifs (Verdon & Ecrins) and discover the deep identity of these territories (ancestral know-how, artisan craftsmanship, terroir, traditions). Let the surprise be and experience the unexpected in Provence.

YOU WILL APPRECIATE The electric bicycle ride in the Regional Nature Reserve of the Verdon The Family-owned lavender farm To climb in telemix in the heart of the Ecrins massif

Arrival at Marseille Provence airport production with the processing and marketing flocks of sheeps connecting the Blanche Valley or at the High Speed Trains (TGV) of olives and almonds-based products and Ubaye to the Camargue and Crau plain. station of Aix-en-Provence. from Provence, in sustainable agriculture. Honey discovery workshop at the location Transfert to Valensole village. Family-owned lavender farm established on known as ‘La Colle’. Come and discover the Plateau de Valensole for four generations. the wonderful world of the hive and its Where wheat blends with lavender, the inhabitants. In a recreational & educational DAY 1 60 KM Angelvin family welcomes you among the approach, this tasting workshop invites you VALENSOLE most beautiful landscapes of Haute-Provence to perceive the different aromas and associate ALPES-DE-HAUTE-PROVENCE to make you discover its activity, its passion: each honey with the flowers pollinated by the lavender. the bees. In the heart of the Regional Nature Reserve Continue your biking route on the path of the Verdon in Provence. Meet the local linking the village of Saint-Grégoire to Our suggestions producers along an electric bicycle ride on La Colle. This ancient draille of the herds the Plateau de Valensole. The producers, Lunch: in a garden of Arles, which crosses notably the Plateau Dinner & night: 3 stars hotel almonds and olives growers since 1984, de Valensole, is a path formerly assigned to combine green tourism and agricultural

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Ideally located, facing the Ecrins National Park, Orcières 1850 enjoys an exceptional environment at the heart of the beautiful Champsaur Valley. This resort with Provençal accents offers sweet life and sun.

Our suggestions Lunch: at the restaurant of the Col Bayard Dairy DAY 2 50 KM Visit the woodturner museum in Aiguines / DAY 3 160 KM the workshop of Julien Monnier, Carpenter, Dinner: in a typical restaurant THE VERDON AREA - AMAZING DISCOVER THE HAUTES-ALPES cabinetmaker and woodturner, invites you Night: in a 3 stars hotel LANDSCAPES, PRESERVED to discover the history of the village, the AND WILD TERRITORY In the heart of the authentic Champsaur evolution of the woodturner's activity, a Valley, located between Provence and the DAY 4 50 KM Go for an electric bicycle ride on the manual work, a work of gestures that cannot Upper Alps, the hamlet of Laye is home to the CLIMB IN TELEMIX IN THE HEART scenic Crest, discover amazing landscapes, be explained otherwise than by practicing Dairy of the Col Bayard, cheese manufacturer overlooking vertiginous cliffs. Follow this them. Artist, the young man offers a second which has perpetuated a traditional quality OF THE ECRINS MASSIF wonderful tourist itinerary, provided with life to the local woods. and a unique know-how to help you discover Visit of Moustiers Sainte-Marie-village. Climb in telemix on the plateau of Rocherousse belvederes from where you will have an the passion for cheese. Dairy products where you will be in the heart of the Ecrins unforgettable view over the canyon and In 1981, Moustiers was listed as "One of the factory, wine cellar and cheese restaurant, most beautiful villages of France". The village massif. Enjoy an exceptional view. see the vultures fly alongside the climbers discover all the facets of the dairy in Laye. Optional activities: dog sledding experience clinging to the cliffs. Presence of a society of dates back to the 5th century and is nestled Meet a warden of the Ecrins National Park between mountains, rich in history and with a or winter park outdoor activities on the plateau. ornithologists which conducts studies and and learn about one of the ten French national Relax at the Grande Ourse Recreation and proposes excursions to discover the birdlife strong tradition of craftmanships (production parks. Located in the south-eastern part of of ceramics in the 17th century), steeped Leisure Complex with a swimming pool, of the different biotopes of the region or of France, it rises to 13,458 ft at the Barre des sauna, jacuzzi, bowling alley. in the colours of the Provençal landscape : 2 a member of the League for the Protection Ecrins and covers 918 km of high mountain Travel south to Gap. of Birds.Watching vultures gliding while the emerald green of the Verdon River, the areas, with high peaks, glacier fields, glacier listening to specialists talking about this large purple of lavender, the blue of the sky and valleys, pastures, woodlands and lakes. wingspan species is fascinating. yellow, symbolising the sun that shines more Head out to discover the Valley of Champoléon Our suggestions Discover the village of Aiguines in a preserved than 300 days a year. and visit the Museum of the Shepherd’s Lunch: at the restaurant of the Plateau and wild territory, the village like a sentinel House. An unexpected journey into the de Rocherousse over the Lake of Sainte-Croix, at the gates of Our suggestions pastoralist cultures of the Alps to discover Dinner & night: in a 3 stars hotel the Gorges du Verdon offers a spectacular Lunch: in a high altitude restaurant the professions of shepherd and breeder panorama. Village of woodturners since the Gastronomic dinner in the Restaurant today. Meeting with a local guard. End of the tour after breakfast and departure 16th century, it benefits from an exceptional La Bastide de Moustiers**** Get to the alpine resort of Orcières 1850 to the Marseille Provence airport forest area, even unique in the region. Night: the 4 stars hôtel Bastide or to the High Speed Trains (TGV) de Moustiers**** Station of Aix-en-Provence.

/ 62 / 63 La Joue du Loup TOUR N°19 Super Dévoluy 5 DAYS - 4 NIGHTS BETWEENChorges RIVER & SCENTS 442 km Gap

Rousset

Moydans Ribeyret Rosans Ventavon Saint-André-de-Rosans

Laragne-Montéglin

Gorges Bollène Rasteau Vaison-la-Romaine de la Méouge Brantes Gigondas Sisteron Thoard Orange Vaqueyras Mont Ventoux Sault Digne-les-Bains Châteauneuf- Mazan Banon du-Pape Peyruis Gorge de la Nesque

Avignon Forcalquier Estoublon Gordes Roussillon Mane

Châteaurenard Apt Valensole Graveson Cavaillon Ménerbes FORCALQUIERCucuron RIBEYRET MOYDANS ROSANS LARAGNE MONTÉGLIN GORGES DE MÉOUGE PAYS DU VENTOUX VAISON-LA-ROMAINE BRANTES SAULT

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5 DAYS / 4 NIGHTS: 442 KM TOUR

Discovery of the "Baronnies Provençales" located between the southern Alps and "Mont Ventoux", this regional park offers a mild climate, remarkable landscapes and benefits from an extremely pure sky. Here fruit trees, lavender fields and perched villages reign supreme. At the "Pays du Ventoux" discover the Gorges de la Nesque and the lavender of sault, a beautiful destination in the countryside! Road cyclists will take the opportunity to train before going to measure themselves at the famous "Mont Ventoux". Let the surprise be and experience the unexpected in Provence.

YOU WILL APPRECIATE The evening stargazing experience The discovery of the Regional Park of the "Baronnies provençales" The picking edible plants with the "Aventurières du goût" The discovery of Sault, the cradle of lavender in Provence

DAY 2 138 KM After lunch, transfer to the Natural Reserve of the Baronnies Provençales (1h40) which FORCALQUIER, BARONNIES offers a mild climate and remarkable PROVENÇALES NATURE gastronomy. The ambassadors are wine, RESERVE, RIBEYRET, MOYDANS olive oil, goat cheese, lamb meat, lavender, After breakfast, visit of the historic center of Provencal herbs, etc. Stop to Ribeyret, a small typical village. DAY 1 104 KM Forcalquier and discover the atmosphere of a Provencal village. The purity of the park’s sky and its darkness FORCALQUIER Visit of the Convent of the Cordeliers is ideal for stargazing. You can discover (13th century) which today houses the astronomy with binoculars or telescopes, Arrival at Marseille Provence Airport in a preserved environment. (recommended) in the afternoon. European University of Perfumes and Transfer to Forcalquier (1h20) Flavors, a center of training, research and Dinner & Night: 3 star Hotel in Forcalquier promotion dedicated to the valorization of Our suggestions aromatic plants and cosmetics. Then, visit Lunch: in the center of Forcalquier village the Artemisia Museum and discover the Overnight: at the "Observatoire des captivating history of the aromatic and Baronnies Provençales": an astronomical medicinal plants of the Lure Mountain (a site dedicated to the sky exploration Unesco World Heritage Site for its biodiversity). at Moydans

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DAY 3 135 KM ROSANS, LARAGNE MONTÉGLIN, GORGES DE MÉOUGE, PAYS DU VENTOUX, VAISON-LA-ROMAINE DAY 4 55 KM TOULOURENC VALLEY, SAINT LÉGER In the morning: Visit of Rosans, a medieval DU VENTOUX, BRANTES, SAULT village perched atop a hill, located between DAY 5 10 KM Drôme Provençale and the Southern Alps. Follow the Toulourenc River and its pictu- Rosans offers visitors a harmonious view of resque gorges at the foot of the "Mont Ven- SAULT – NESQUE CANYON its ochre stones and its old roofs with Roman toux". Then stop in the pretty village of St tiles. To see: the Priory of Saint André de Léger du Ventoux to discover the "Singular Sault is the birthplace of lavender Rosans, the ramparts and the ogival gate Garden". Meet Nathalie David who created in Provence. Visit the Aroma Plantes distillery, (fourteenth century), the Saracen tower, the this unusual place composed of a bookshop, an organic farm that has been growing and castle (fifteenth century). a café, and three thematic paths (photo/ distilling lavender since 1975. Discover the Transfer to the village of Laragne known for terrestrial art/ botanical). "Gorges de la Nesque", natural site classified its Provencal market (Thursday morning), Departure to the fortified village of Brantes, as a biosphere reserve by UNESCO, one of the most beautiful in the region. perched in front of Mont Ventoux, to meet ideal place for cycling lovers. In the afternoon : Transfer to the "Gorges de "les Aventurières du Goût"- the adventurers la Méouge" and discovery of the Méouge, of taste. Search for edible plants and flowers Departure after lunch & transfer to turquoise river that flows in waterfall, around the village, learn how to cook them the Marseille Provence airport (110 km) whirlpools, basins, along polished pebble and have lunch from what you just cooked. beaches. Departure to the "Pays du Ventoux" Then, take your e-bike and head to the (1h20) by Montbrun les Bains and the Fontaube village of Sault, taking in all the wonderful pass. Overnight in Vaison-la-Romaine. views of the northern slope of "Mont Ventoux".

Our suggestions Our suggestions Lunch: in a gourmet table serving local products Lunch: with "Les Aventurières du goût" Michelin Guide restaurant in Laragne in Brantes Dinner & night: in Vaison-la-Romaine Dinner & Night: in Sault

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LE RHÔNE Pertuis Les-Baux- Arles de-Provence Salon-de- Ginasservis Mouriès Provence Meyrargues

Saint-Chamas Aix-en- Montagne Lançon- Sainte-Victoire Provence Provence Istres Rousset

Fos-sur-Mer Gardanne Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer Marignane Auriol Port-Saint-Louis- du-Rhône Martigues Marseille Plan-d'Aups- Sainte-Baume

Cassis Saint-Cyr- sur-Mer La Ciotat Bandol Sanary-sur-Mer

AIX-EN-PROVENCE MONTAGNE SAINTE VICTOIRE ALPILLES LES BAUX-DE-PROVENCE PLATEAU DE LA CAUME SAINT-RÉMY-DE-PROVENCE PLAN D’AUPS LA SAINTE BAUME CALANQUES NATIONAL PARK MARSEILLE

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5 DAYS / 4 NIGHTS: 250 KM TOUR

Five days to discover what Provence has to offer! From the top of the Sainte Victoire mountain passing through the Alpilles and the Sainte Baume to the vertiginous creeks which plunge into the sea, you will be amazed by the unique beauty of the Provencal landscapes! Let the surprise be and experience the unexpected in Provence.

YOU WILL APPRECIATE The incredible heritage of Aix-en-Provence city The Sainte-Victoire mountain: a masterpiece of nature The Alpilles, an immersion in the truest of Provence Picnic at 1000 meters of altitude at the Saint Pilon chapel The Calanques : unique landscapes between sky and sea

DAY 2 116 KM AIX-EN-PROVENCE MONTAGNE SAINTE VICTOIR ALPILLES – LES BAUX-DE-PROVENCE

After breakfast, departure to the Arrival at Marseille Provence Airport following by a city tour with Cézanne’s mountain (recommended) in the morning. studio. The "Lauves Studio" is a real memorial of Sainte-Victoire, symbol of Provence, and muse of Cézanne. It protects the vineyards Transfert to Aix-en-Provence city center. site (painter’s belongings, his artistic preferences, & many of his pieces which from the top of its 1011 meters of altitude. were painted there). Free time for shopping. Wine tasting and lunch in a vineyard. DAY 1 20 KM After lunch, departure for a guided bike tour AIX-EN-PROVENCE in the "Grand Site Sainte-Victoire", labeled Our suggestions "Grand Site de France". Aix-en-Provence is a small and welcoming Lunch: in a gastronomic restaurant Then, transfer to Alpilles Natural Regional town that epitomises the Provencal lifestyle. in Aix-en-Provence Park and visit. Walking tour: the best way to discover the Dinner & night: a large choice of 4, 5 star hotels architecture and monuments of the city. Our suggestions Aix en Provence is also "Cézanne city": Lunch: in a vineyard Dinner & night: in an hotel in Baux-de-Provence village

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DAY 3 136 KM naturalist guide and discover the Alpilles’ Then, discovery of Sainte-Baume sanctuary. DAY 5 15 KM biodiversity or possibility of hiking Guided hike with a guide of "Pays d’Art LES BAUX-DE-PROVENCE CALANQUES NATIONAL PARK in the Caisses de Jean-Jean (Mouriès). & d’Histoire" and a mountain guide, on the PLATEAU DE LA CAUME MARSEILLE Then, guided tour of the antique site pilgrimage route of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine SAINT-RÉMY-DE-PROVENCE of Glanum in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. through the "forest-relic". Visit the cave PLAN D’AUPS LA SAINTE BAUME After breakfast: departure for a boat tour After lunch, transfer to Sainte Baume massif and climb to the chapel of Saint-Pilon. in the Calanques National Park.The coastline Discovery of the Alpilles Natural Regional After lunch, visit of the Maison Rouge between Marseille & Cassis can boast incredible Park, a territory rich in biodiversity shaped by Our suggestions guesthouse (Regional Park Values Mark). biodiversity and countless coves with more than 4,000 years of civilization. At the Lunch: in Saint Rémy-de-Provence restaurant Route to Gémenos - stopover at the Col crystal-clear waters where limestone cliffs heart of the limestone massif of the Alpilles: Dinner & night: in a 3 star hotel-restaurant de l'Espigoulier. Panoramic view & descent reflect. Some of which can only be reached the charming town of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence in Plan d’Aups Sainte Baume of the valley of Saint-Pons. Meeting with only by boat or on foot (except in summer). and picturesque villages like Laurent Ajello, sheep farmer and cheese maker - Farm "l'Andain" (Regional Natural Les Baux-de-Provence and Eygalières. Our suggestions Park values). Discovery of the sheepfold, With nearly 350,000 olive trees, the Baux DAY 4 58 KM Stop in the little and picturesque port of Les presentation of its activity, and demonstration. Valley is renowned for its production of very PLAN D’AUPS LA SAINTE BAUME – Goudes of Marseille to have a seafood lunch. Transfer to Marseille. high quality olive oil recognized by its VALLÉE DE SAINT PONS – MARSEILLE After lunch: departure for Marseille "Vallée des Baux Oil Protected Designation Provence airport (40 mn) of Origin" (A.O.C ), which attracts gourmets After breakfast: stop at the tourism board for Our suggestions and tourists from all over the world. a presentation of the Center of Interpretation Lunch: picnic at the Saint-Pilon chapel After breakfast : departure for "Le Plateau of Architecture and Heritage of Provence Dinner & night: in Marseille de la Caume" - Alpilles Natural Regional Verte Verdon & the territory of the Regional (choice of 3, 4, 5 star hotels) Park - 3 hours hike guided by Frédéric Bouvet, Natural Park of Sainte-Baume.

/ 68 / 69 TOUR N°21 4 DAYS - 4 NIGHTS THE GREAT OUTDOORS Arvieux 525 km Château-Ville-Vieille

La Joue du Loup Orcières Guillestre Merlette Vars 1850 Super Dévoluy Risoul Embrun

Chorges Gap Les Orres

Rousset Barcelonnette Montclar Ventavon Le Sauze Saint-André-de-Rosans Pra Loup Valréas Richerenches Val d’Allos

Bollène Rasteau Sisteron Gigondas Mont Ventoux Vaqueyras Thoard

Orange Champtercier Beaumes- de-Venise Sault Digne-les-Bains Châteauneuf- Mazan Banon du-Pape Mormoiron Peyruis Gorge de Les Mées la Nesque Forcalquier

Avignon Oraison Estoublon Saint-Saturnin- Gargas Mane lès-Avignon Roussillon Châteaurenard Gordes Apt Manosque Castellane Valensole Graveson Bonnieux Cavaillon Saint-Rémy- Ménerbes Cucuron de-Provence Lourmarin Gréoux-les-Bains Lac de Sainte-Croix Les-Baux- de-Provence Vernègues Pertuis Fontvieille Aups Maussane- les-Alpilles Villecroze Seillans Raphèle-les-Arles Puyricard Draguignan La Motte Saint-Chamas en Provence

Aix-en- Les Arcs- Istres Provence sur-Argens Saint-Maximin- Lorgues la Sainte-Baume Fos-sur-Mer Roquebrune- sur-Argens Marignane

Auriol Brignoles Port-Saint-Louis- Plan-d'Aups- Sainte-Maxime du-Rhône Marseille Sainte-Baume Saint-Tropez

Ramatuelle FORCALQUIER DÉVOLUY LES ORRES DIGNE-LES-BAINS

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4 DAYS / 4 NIGHTS: 525 KM TOUR

Nothing beats the simple things in life. Our part of the Alpes is simply stunning. It is home to an unspoilt way of life so bountiful and rich that it has the power to attract and wow visitors all year round. The Southern French Alpes, an XXL outdoor region. Exploring the Pure Alpes, where sky and land meet.

YOU WILL APPRECIATE The meditative walk through the geological sites of Les Mourres The Hot-air balloon trip in Luberon The ride on the Alpine coaster The Electric mountain-bike ride in the UNESCO park

Arrival at Marseille Provence airport with other ways of walking (Afghan walking, or at the High Speed Trains (TGV) "caress" walking, etc.) Taking the time to talk, station of Marseille. to understand what each person is feeling. Transfer to Forcalquier with a meal in the town. Stargazing evening at the Astronomy Centre. One of the clearest skies in France. The astronomy centre is near the site housing the DAY 1 30 KM telescope used to spot the first planet outside FORCALQUIER - A MEDITATIVE WALK our solar system in 1995. At the centre there WITH INSOLITE NATURE THROUGH is a video projection with a commentary, THE GEOLOGICAL SITES OF LES followed by a stargazing session with the MOURRES naked eye, then an observation with instruments – telescopes measuring 200, A walk to the sound of the world's sacred 300, 500 and 600 millimetres in diameter. chants. Taking the time for an interior journey: Listening to a range of sacred chants in a natural setting and an invitation to join in the Our suggestions singing if you want! A walk to help the words Dinner: in a inn and music come alive "inside". Experiment Night: in a 4 stars hotel

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DAY 2 165 KM DAY 3 100 KM DAY 4 90 KM Visit to the Haute Provence Geopark on foot with a geologist guide. HOT-AIR BALLOON TRIP IN LUBERON SKI IN LES ORRES RESORT ELECTRIC MOUNTAIN-BIKE RIDE Hike to the Vieil Esclangon art refuge barbecue IN THE UNESCO HAUTE PROVENCE in the refuge – walk up to see the view from Up at the break of day and a flight in a hot-air The resort of Les Orres. A ride on the Alpine GEOPARK balloon in Provence: a relaxing adventure. coaster: a 710 m descent with hairpin bends the Vieil Esclangon Velodrome. The small picturesque town of Forcalquier and three 360° loop-the-loops. Incredible Digne-les-Bains, electric mountain-bike seen from the sky, and the hilltop villages of thrills with a breath-taking view over the ride in the Terres Noires, at the heart of Our suggestions Luberon. A real treat for the eyes. The lavender valley. Fitting out for the afternoon's sports the UNESCO Haute Provence Geopark Lunch: having a picnic in a alpine refuge fields, which are generally in bloom from (skiing or snowshoeing) Ski lift up to the of 2000 km2 offer 5 routes that allow you Dinner & night: 3 stars hotel restaurant mid-June to mid-July, colour all the area a high-altitude restaurant for lunch. A warm, to discover its contrasting regions through deep purple. A wonderful carpet of flowers friendly setting with a panoramic view and a more than 130 developed sites linked to End of the tour after breakfast and departure stretches out as far as the eye can see, while solarium (traditional dishes made on the the immense heritage hidden in its territory. to the Marseille Provence airport the wind moves you over the fields. premises using fresh ingredients). Afternoon All along these routes you will also meet or to the High Speed Trains (TGV) Transfer to the Hautes-Alpes region.Visit to in our larch forests with great views either the inhabitants of this country, partners of Station of Aix-en-Provence. the Joue du Loup and Super Dévoluy while skiing or snowshoeing. An unforgettable UNESCO Geopark. They are restaurateurs, resorts, as well as the sports centre (for fitness, evening beneath the stars: snowshoe walk hoster, artisans, producers, they are proud of exercise, weights, squash, basketball, etc.). followed by wine and hot chocolate, then their land and their knowledge and invite the Ideal for high-altitude training. Plus a visit to the a 4 km Snake Gliss sled descent. public to share their knowledge and passion. O’Dycéa wellness centre. Meeting with local An exceptional evening's adventure. producers and a tasting of local specialities. Our suggestions Our suggestions Lunch: in a high altitude restaurant Lunch: in an alpine restaurant Dinner & night: in a 3 stars hotel Dinner & night: in a 3 stars hotel

/ 71 / 72 TOUR N°22 4 DAYS - 4 NIGHTS ALPINE HERITAGE & PRODUCE 260 km

Arvieux

La Joue du Loup Orcières Guillestre Saint-Véran Merlette Vars 1850 Super Dévoluy Risoul Embrun

Chorges Gap Rousset Les Orres

Tallard Barcelonnette Bellaffaire Montclar Ventavon Le Sauze Saint-André-de-Rosans Pra Loup Valréas Richerenches Val d’Allos

Bollène Rasteau Sisteron Gigondas Mont Ventoux Vaqueyras Thoard Valberg Orange Champtercier Beaumes- de-Venise Sault Digne-les-Bains Châteauneuf- Mazan Banon du-Pape Mormoiron Gorge de Les Mées la Nesque Forcalquier

Avignon Oraison Estoublon Saint-Saturnin- Gargas Mane Moustiers- lès-Avignon Roussillon Sainte-Marie Châteaurenard Gordes Apt Manosque Castellane Valensole Graveson Bonnieux Cavaillon Saint-Rémy- Ménerbes Cucuron de-Provence Lourmarin Lac de SISTERON QUEYRAS VALLEY SAINT-VERAN TALLARD Gréoux-les-Bains Sainte-Croix Les-Baux- Grasse de-Provence Vernègues Pertuis Fontvieille Aups Maussane- les-Alpilles Le Puy-Sainte- Seillans Pégomas Réparade Villecroze Tanneron Meyrargues Raphèle-les-Arles Puyricard Eguilles Draguignan La Motte Saint-Chamas en Provence Mandelieu- Aix-en- la-Napoule Istres Les Arcs- Provence Rousset sur-Argens Saint-Maximin- Lorgues / 73 la Sainte-Baume Fos-sur-Mer Roquebrune- sur-Argens Gardanne

Marignane Auriol Brignoles Port-Saint-Louis- Plan-d'Aups- Sainte-Maxime du-Rhône Marseille Sainte-Baume Saint-Tropez

Ramatuelle ALPINE HERITAGE & PRODUCE

4 DAYS / 4 NIGHTS: 260 KM TOUR

Nothing beats the simple things in life. Our part of the Alpes is simply stunning. It is home to an unspoilt way of life so bountiful and rich that it has the power to attract and wow visitors all year round. Along the River Durance, Vauban left his mark on our Alps and our Alpine heritage.

YOU WILL APPRECIATE The Sisteron citadel The Saint-Veran, the highest village in Europe The bees world

Arrival at Marseille Provence airport been painstakingly restored over the years or at the High Speed Trains (TGV) by the Arts, Theatre and Monuments station of Marseille. Association. In summer, it is the venue for Transfert to Sisteron.. the Citadel Nights Festival with theatre and dance performances. Visit to Absolue Lavande, "a sprig of Provence differently". Here DAY 1 25 KM lavender is distilled biologically in traditional SISTERON THE GATE OF THE ALPS stills that are almost a hundred years old. The liquid is wood-fired, and lovely fragrances, clear Guided visit to the Citadel the town's main liquid and subtle perfumes are all guaranteed landmark, listed as a Historic Monument for an enjoyable and friendly experience. and a double award winner for its nocturnal illuminations. Jean Sarrazin, a military en- gineer during the reign of Henry IV, and Sé- Our suggestions bastien Vauban left their mark here. Despite Lunch: in Sisteron bombing raids in August 1944, the site has Dinner & night: 3 stars hotel restaurant

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DAY 4 50 KM THE BEES’ WORLD : ROUSSET, APILAND NATURE, THE BEE'S WORLD

DAY 2 135 KM DAY 3 50 KM stay in Mexico, the Maginot structures, the Apiland Nature is one of the biggest museum Serre-Ponçon structures made by major spaces in France dedicated to beekeeping, the SAINT-VERAN, EMBRUN AND THE LAKE HISTORY engineers such as Jean Prouvé and the world of bees and common garden insects. THE HIGHEST VILLAGE IN EUROPE This lake is the largest artificial lake in Europe, new village of Savines-le-Lac, which has the Guided visit with commentary by two Montdauphin, fun participative visit to the it dates from 1960 and contains 20th-century heritage label. professional beekeepers. Montdauphin Stronghold built by Vauban 1 300 million m3 of water. Visit the 20th century souvenir boutique Bee-Keeping Museum Area a dynamic, and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Its history is strong because it required the an original staging combining designer unique and interactive visit to learn all about Exploring Queyras, its flavours and traditional displacement of several villages that had to furniture from the 1960s and contemporary the world of beekeeping. From the hive to skills. be submerged. writing, raw materials (wood, iron, textiles) the anatomy of a bee via the fruits of beekeeping, Visit to the Moulin Goat Farm, an encounter Guided visit to Embrun, the Cathedral and and interactive museum displays. Apiland is an all-round, fun look at the world with the goats and a conversation with treasures with a qualified Art and History of bees. Claire about raising and milking goats. The guide. One of the most impressive religious Our suggestions The Célestin Windmill - a sound and light Queyras is surely the most authentic region monuments in the French Alps. The treasures Lunch: in a typical restaurant show with odorama inside a traditional nut-oil of the Alps. Remote valleys on the border here include a range of sacristy clothing and Dinner & night: in a 3 stars hotel windmill. of Italy, whose passes connecting the two furniture. There are almost 500 objects: Airborne activities with a flight over the countries are closed in the winter. These saints' relics, gifts from the kings of France region: the Hautes-Alpes seen from the air. valleys are home to beautiful and preserved from Louis XI to the late 15th century, as well A flight over the Alps in an ultralight, glider, villages such as Saint-Veran, the highest as presents from the 85 successive bishops autogyro or helicopter. village in Europe at 2 000 m! Visit Queyra’s and archbishops. workshops and cellars at the Maison de The history of Serre-Ponçon, walk up to the Our suggestions l’Artisanat: specialities from the Guillestrois viewpoint and lake of Saint-Apollinaire, Lunch: the "looping", the Gap Tallard Queyras area, a chance to meet with local visit to the Savines-le-Lac Interpretation aerodrome restaurant producers, sculptors and craftsmen. Centre for Architecture and Heritage.In the Dinner & night : A 3 stars hotel in Tallard company of a qualified Art and History guide, Our suggestions an introduction to Serre-Ponçon, the lake End of the tour after breakfast and departure Lunch: in a 4 stars hotel in Saint Véran and its unusual history. You can see some to the Marseille Provence airport Dinner: in a gatronomic restaurant remarkable architecture: villas built by the or to the High Speed Trains (TGV) Night: 3 stars hotel emigrants from Barcelonnette after their Station of Aix-en-Provence.

/ 74 / 75 Thoard Thorame-Basse Valberg Champtercier Caromb Sault Mazan Digne-les-Bains Banon Aiglun Mormoiron Peyruis TOUR N°23 CÔTE D’AZUR A UNIQUE Carpentras Gorge de Les Mées Pernes- la Nesque Forcalquier les-Fontaines La Mure-Argens 4 DAYS - 4 NIGHTS L’Isle-sur- Oraison Estoublon 215 km la-Sorgue GOLF EXPERIENCE Fontaine- Gargas Mane de-Vaucluse Roussillon Castellane Villeneuve Coustellet Gordes Manosque Menton Robion Apt Castagniers Valensole

Saint-Grégoire Èze Ménerbes Lourmarin Gréoux-les-Bains Monaco

Grasse Nice Salon-de- Vernègues Ansouis Pertuis Provence Cagnes-sur-Mer Ginasservis Meyrargues Seillans Mougins Antibes Puyricard Draguignan Cannes Lançon- Provence Pujet-sur- Aix-en- Les Arcs- Argens Miramas-le-Vieux Provence Rousset sur-Argens Saint-Maximin- Lorgues la Sainte-Baume Valescure Fréjus Port-de-Bouc Gardanne Saint-Raphaël Martigues Marignane Auriol Brignoles Plan-d'Aups- Sainte-Maxime Sainte-Baume Grimaud Aubagne Signes Marseille Saint-Tropez Le Castellet Ramatuelle MER MÉDITERRANÉE Cassis Saint-Cyr- sur-Mer Ollioules La Farlède La Ciotat La Valette Bormes- Bandol les-Mimosas SAINT-RAPHAËL VALESCURE SAINTE-MAXIME GRASSE MOUGINS CANNES Sanary-sur-Mer Hyères Toulon Le Pradet Six-Fours- les-Plages

Porquerolles

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5 DAYS / 4 NIGHTS: 215 KM TOUR

Thanks to an exceptionally sunny climate, the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region is a fantastic golfing destination for both amateur and confirmed players. Our region offers 41 (18-holes) golf courses designed by the greatest creators of the world golf circuit. Explore golf on the Côte d’Azur. Visit golf courses in stunning sites between the sea and summits.

YOU WILL APPRECIATE The golf courses with sumptuous views of the Mediterranean Sea The glamorous city of the French Riviera The perfume-making workshop The “ grand époque hotels”

Arrival at Nice Côte d'Azur airport DAY 2 40 KM Transfert to Saint-Raphaël city. VALESCURE AND SAINTE-MAXIME GOLF DAY 1 70 KM Valescure and L'Estérel golf course tour: SAINT-RAPHAËL GOLF COURSE Valescure golf course is surrounded by Saint-Raphaël Go for your 18-hole golf umbrella pines and was founded in 1895 by course on the Domaine de l’Estérel is a real British aristocrats making it the oldest course haven of peace in the heart of a leafy in the Var and the 5th oldest in France. Mediterranean pine forest. It has a restaurant Appearances can be deceiving as the narrow and lounge bar with a poolside terrace. fairways, tricky roughs, water and rather small green hazards require consideration Our suggestions and planning when it comes to choosing Dinner & night: in a 4 stars golf hotel your clubs. This international golf course is

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DAY 4 20 KM CANNES, THE MOST GLAMOROUS CITY ON THE COAST just miles from central Saint-Raphaël, was hotels and plush houses, Sainte-Maxime DAY 3 30 KM gradually turned into an elegant sea resort. founded in 1989 and lies at the bottom of the GRASSE, WORLD PERFUME CAPITAL Since 1939, Cannes is the city of cinema. amazing Estérel hills. Its incredibly peaceful Its incredible heritage with modern architecture, Festival de Cannes, a planetary resonance atmosphere means great golf and unrivalled Provençal style and Art Deco is evident in Grasse is the perfume capital of the world, born from an association between a unique comfort in any season. The Golf de l'Estérel the countless designs that reflect the world's greatest perfumers find here place and cinematographic magic is also the is a member of the Blue Green chain. The Sainte-Maxime's very own architectural flair. the essences of flowers, the experts and the most glamorous city on the coast. restaurant serves quality regional dishes with laboratories to realize their creations. Cinema-themed guided tour of Cannes on a terrace by the putting green. Our suggestions Meet a Grasse perfume advisor for a the tourist train. Boat trip to the Lérins islands. Sainte-Maxime Golf course tour: The Lunch: in a 4 stars hotel restaurant perfume-themed tour. Amazing introduction to Afternoon touring the Golf de Cannes 18-holes 72-par Golf de Sainte-Maxime was Dinner: in great Café & night in a 4 stars hotel perfumery and perfume-making workshop. Mandelieu Old Course or Golf de Barbossi. designed by Peter and Don Harradine with Mougins village guided tour with the Art 180° views of the Bay of Saint-Tropez and Museum tour Golf course on the Royal Our suggestions a diverse course popular with experienced Mougins Golf Resort. golfers. The course overlooks the Bay Lunch: in the golf resort restaurant of Issambres, Cap des Sardinaux and the Dinner & night: in a 4 stars golf hotel Our suggestions Saint-Tropez peninsula. Fixtures include a Lunch: in the Royal Mougins 4 stars golf resort driving range with 22 stations, Blue Green End of the tour after breakfast and departure Dinner: in village & night in the Royal golf academy, a club house with a ProShop, to the Nice airport or to the High Speed Mougins 4 stars golf hotel a bar restaurant and 65 buggies with GPS. In Trains (TGV) Station of Nice. the heart of the rich Côte d’Azur with its top

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Maussane- les-Alpilles Salon-de- Provence Arles A7 Lançon- Aix-en- Provence Provence Abbaye Rousset Saint-Maximin- du Thoronet la Sainte-Baume

Fos-sur-Mer Marignane Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer Brignoles Marseille Aubagne Grimaud Le Castellet Bormes- Cassis les-Mimosas Ollioules La Farlède Bandol Sanary-sur-Mer Hyères MARSEILLE CASSISîles des LES BAUXToulon Le DE Pradet PROVENCE ISLE-SUR-LA-SORGUE AVIGNON Embiez Six-Fours- les-Plages

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4 DAYS / 4 NIGHTS: 200 KM TOUR

Thanks to an exceptionally sunny climate, the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region is a fantastic golfing destination for both amateur and confirmed players. Our region offers 41 (18-holes) golf courses designed by the greatest creators of the world golf circuit. Explore golf on the Côte d’Azur. Visit golf courses in stunning sites between the sea and summits.

YOU WILL APPRECIATE The golf and the cities of art & history  Golf and wine tasting The diversity of our golf courses

Arrival at Marseille Provence airport. Provencal golf course. Confirmed players Transfert to Marseille city. will appreciate this technical layout, where effort is rewarded with stunning scenery! You will then head to nearby Cassis to visit the DAY 1 32 KM world famed Calanques fjords, a breathtaking GOLF DE LA SALETTE - CASSIS natural site unique in the Mediterranean. Set in the heart of Marseille, at the gateway to the gorgeous "Calanques" fjords, between Our suggestions La Treille and Château de la Buzine so dear Lunch: in the restaurant of the Golf de la to Marcel Pagnol, a stone's throw from the Salette Garlaban hills and amid olive, oak and pine Dinner & night: in a four or five-stars hotel trees, Golf de La Salette is a picture-postcard

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DAY 4 35 KM UGOLF AVIGNON CHÂTEAUBLANC OR GOLF DU GRAND AVIGNON DAY 3 43 KM GOLF DE SAUMANE Let's head off to explore the UGolf Avignon ISLE-SUR-LA-SORGUE Châteaublanc and Golf du Grand Avignon. The former is a friendly-but-technical course, Today you are heading to Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, while the latter – set further to the North with nicknamed the "Venice of Provence" and views over Mont Ventoux , is reputed for its famed the world over for its antiques shops. water obstacles. Both courses are located DAY 2 90 KM It's time to visit Les Baux-de-Provence, ranked The town overflows with charm and countless near Avignon, a historic UNESCO World "One of France's Most Beautiful Villages"! treasures such as Filaventure (natural fibre Heritage town and ancient City of the Popes. GOLF DU DOMAINE DE MANVILLE You will love strolling around the medieval sensory museum), Notre Dame des Anges Dive into the Middle Ages with a tour of the LES BAUX-DE-PROVENCE village streets lined with colourful little collegiate church, a paddle wheel itinerary Popes' Palace, dance on Pont d'Avignon and admire the many treasures on show at the Domaine de Manville is home to a superb, boutiques. Don't miss a visit to the Carrières and Campredon Art Centre hosting exhibitions eco-friendly golf course set inside the de Lumières to experience a world-unique on the town's past and present craft Petit Palais. A hub of festivals, wine and Alpilles Regional Nature Reserve, offering immersive multimedia art show inside an and industrial heritage. gastronomy, the capital of the an alluring combination of nature and ancient quarry... Golf de Saumane is located just a few Côtes du Rhône has personality to spare! sightseeing, topped with unique views over Fancy some olive oil and wine tasting? Pop kilometres away, in beautiful green surroundings Château des Baux. The short layout features over to Moulin de Castelas, a producer of midway between Gordes and Isle-sur-la-Sorgue. Our suggestions novel, geometric-shaped bunkers and world-acclaimed olive oil and Mas Sainte Water is the central theme of this layout signed Lunch: at the Golf or Avignon city center rectangular greens. Berthe, where you can savour a glass of AOP by French golfing legend Jean Garaialde. The Dinner: in a gastronomic restaurant in Arid garrigues, forests, olive groves, vines Baux de Provence wine... club house panoramic terrace offers sweeping Avignon and dry stone walls combine to form a truly views over the tee-off and 18th green... Night: in four or five-stars hotel of Avignon endearing natural decor, making this four-star Our suggestions city center course a golfing experience with a difference. Lunch: in the Bistrot de l’Aupiho - Domaine Our suggestions Domaine de Manville also benefits from a de Manville Lunch: in a restaurant of Isle-sur-la-Sorgue End of the tour after breakfast and departure sumptuous five-star hotel set inside the Night: in the five-stars hotel Domaine de or Golf de Saumane restaurant to the Marseille Provence airport domain's ancient farm buildings, together with Manville or in the four-stars hotel Bastide Night: at Golf de Saumane - "Résidence or to the High Speed Trains (TGV) a Spa, gastronomic restaurant and private villas. d’Eygalières in Les Baux-de-Provence Madame Vacances" Station of Marseille.

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Vaison-la-Romaine Entrepierres Isola 2000

Sisteron LA ROYA LA Thoard Valberg Thorame-Basse Champtercier Caromb Mazan Digne-les-Bains Banon Aiglun Peyruis

Pernes- Forcalquier Les Mées les-Fontaines La Mure-Argens L’Isle-sur- la-Sorgue Oraison Estoublon Fontaine- Gargas Mane Moustiers- de-Vaucluse Sainte-Marie Castellane Bouyon Coustellet Gordes Manosque Robion Apt Valensole Monaco Saint-Grégoire Lac de Ménerbes Lourmarin Gréoux-les-Bains Sainte-Croix Èze

Grasse Nice Salon-de- Vernègues Ansouis Pertuis Provence Aups Cagnes-sur-Mer Ginasservis Meyrargues Villecroze Seillans Mougins Antibes Puyricard Draguignan Lançon- Cannes Provence Aix-en- Pujet-sur- Provence Les Arcs- Argens Miramas-le-Vieux Rousset sur-Argens Saint-Maximin- Lorgues la Sainte-Baume Valescure NICE ISOLA 2000 MERCANTOUR VALBERG CANNES Fréjus Port-de-Bouc Gardanne Saint-Raphaël Martigues Marignane Auriol Brignoles Plan-d'Aups- Domaine de Sainte-Maxime Sainte-Baume Peyrassol Grimaud Aubagne Signes Marseille Saint-Tropez Le Castellet / 82 Ramatuelle Cassis Saint-Cyr- sur-Mer Ollioules La Farlède La Ciotat La Valette Bormes- Bandol les-Mimosas Sanary-sur-Mer Hyères Toulon Le Pradet Six-Fours- les-Plages SEA, SNOW & SUN IN CÔTE D’AZUR

4 DAYS / 4 NIGHTS: 260 KM TOUR

Nothing beats the simple things in life. Our part of the Alpes is simply stunning. It is home to an unspoilt way of life so bountiful and rich that it has the power to attract and wow visitors all year round. The Côte d’Azur: explore its Mediterranean coasts and ski resorts.

YOU WILL APPRECIATE Nice, the French Riviera The Mercantour National Park The proximity of the ski resorts

Arrival at Nice Côte d'Azur airport and magnificent ski resorts is only an hour Transfert to Nice city. away road. The two most glamorous cities on the planet, Cannes and Monaco are its neighbors! You'll love the charm of the old DAY 1 10 KM town, the colorful walls of the facades, the NICE, THE FRENCH RIVIERA flower market, the art galleries, the typicals restaurants and “cafés”. City tour. Nice in addition to being the capital of the French Riviera is a city "blessed by the gods", Our suggestions the Bay of Angels in front of it, the Alps Dinner: in a restaurant of the old city center behind, the national park of Mercantour Night: in a 4 stars hotel

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DAY 3 60 KM DAY 4 100 KM SKI IN VALBERG A CHARMING, CANNES THE MYSTERIOUS TRADITIONAL AND FRIENDLY VILLAGE Cannes, seaside town of the Côte d'Azur, Valberg, charming village resort, authentic is famous for its international film festival. and friendly, is located just 1h15 of the La Croisette, a boulevard along the coast, dotted with some military remains, offers a DAY 2 90 KM Mediterranean coast. Valberg opened its is lined with sandy beaches, luxury shops pleasant and very sunny ski and snowshoeing ISOLA 2000 & MERCANTOUR doors in 1936 with the first toboggan TV in and palaces. This boulevard also houses to the Italian side overlooking the resort. NATIONAL PARK the Alpes-Maritimes and celebrated its 80th the Palais des Festivals and Congresses, a Thanks to its altitude and its exceptional birthday until the end of summer 2017! The modern building with its red carpet, and the snow, Isola 2000 is the destination The proximity of the ski resorts is realy magic oldest station of the department. Warm Alley of Stars, the "walk of fame" Cannes. "GRAND SKI" of the Southern Alps. from Nice, around 1 hour to arrive in Isola atmospheres combining village houses, typical Guided tour of Cannes. Discover the hidden 2000-Mercantour resort the top of the farms and modern accommodations, and Cannes, the two islands in front of Cannes, Southern Alps at an altitude of 2 000 m on Our suggestions a breath-taking nature under a Riviera sun boat cruise and Lérins, Sainte-Marguerite the edge of Mercantour National Park. Lunch & dinner: in restaurants located always present. Valberg is located at the top and Saint-Honorat and islands tour. The 3 sectors are adapted to the levels and on the slopes of a pass, allowing to admire on the western desires of each: The "Pelevos" sector for Night: in a 4 stars hotel slope, the mountain range of Saint-Honorat Our suggestions beginners, competitors but also "freestylers" and south of the Mediterranean sea ... Lunch: in a typical restaurant with their reserved space on the snowpark. sumptuous. Dusk outing for a snowshoe trek Dinner & night: in a 4 or 5 stars hotel The sector "Saint-Sauveur" for seasoned to explore the Planetary Trail. skiers, fans of curves or moguls with a ski in undergrowth very pleasant. Facing south, End of the tour after breakfast and departure Our suggestions the area of "Lombarde", border with Italy and to the Nice airport or to the High Speed Lunch: in a restaurant located on the slopes Trains (TGV) Station of Nice. Dinner: in a restaurant located on the resort Night: in a 3 stars hotel of Valberg ski-resort

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Vaison-la-Romaine Entrepierres Isola 2000 Sisteron Valberg TOUR N°26 ROYA LA CÔTE D’AZUR, A UNIQUE Thoard Thorame-Basse Champtercier 4 DAYS - 4 NIGHTS Caromb Digne-les-Bains 100 km Mazan Banon MEETING EXPERIENCE Aiglun Peyruis

Pernes- Les Mées les-Fontaines La Mure-Argens L’Isle-sur- la-Sorgue Fontaine- Gargas Mane Moustiers- de-Vaucluse Sainte-Marie Castellane Bouyon Coustellet Gordes Manosque Robion Apt Valensole Monaco Saint-Paul- Saint-Grégoire Lac de de-Vence Ménerbes Gréoux-les-Bains Sainte-Croix Lourmarin Èze Saint-Jean- Grasse Salon-de- Vernègues Ansouis Pertuis Cap-Ferrat Provence Aups Mougins Nice Ginasservis Meyrargues Villecroze Antibes Puyricard Draguignan Cannes Lançon- Provence Aix-en- Provence Les Arcs- Miramas-le-Vieux Rousset sur-Argens Saint-Maximin- Lorgues Fréjus la Sainte-Baume Valescure

Port-de-Bouc Gardanne Saint-Raphaël Martigues Marignane Auriol Brignoles Plan-d'Aups- Domaine de Sainte-Maxime Sainte-Baume Peyrassol Grimaud Aubagne Signes Marseille Saint-Tropez Le Castellet Ramatuelle Cassis Saint-Cyr- sur-Mer Ollioules La Farlède SAINT-JEAN-CAP-FERRAT NICE SAINT-PAUL-DE-VENCE CANNES GRASSE La Ciotat La Valette Bormes- Bandol les-Mimosas Sanary-sur-Mer Hyères Toulon Le Pradet Six-Fours- les-Plages

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4 DAYS / 4 NIGHTS: 100 KM TOUR

With exceptional natural sites, appropriate accommodations and enthusiastic professionals, the Côte d’Azur is the perfect destination for your MICE events.

YOU WILL APPRECIATE The Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat villas The quality of the French Riviera hotels The Saint-Paul-de-Vence village The perfume-making workshop

Arrival at Nice Côte d'Azur airport the border and west on the beautiful bay of Transfert to Saint Jean Cap Ferrat. Villefranche-sur-Mer. Fondation Ephrussi of Rothschild tour - Museum and grounds - event venue. DAY 1 20 KM Evening in the medieval village of Eze also SAINT-JEAN-CAP-FERRAT TO EZE known as the eagle's nest.

Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat is the hipest city in Our suggestions France, a holiday resort for wealthy families Lunch: in the restaurant of the 5 stars hôtel from all over the world for more than a Royal Riviera century, the cap Ferrat peninsula is a haven Dinner: in a restaurant in Eze village of magnificent villas, some of which are on Night: in a 4 stars hotel in Nice the water's edge. The East coast is directly on Italy and Menton the last town before

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DAY 3 20 KM DAY 4 20 KM CANNES THE MYSTERIOUS GRASSE, WORLD PERFUME CAPITAL

Cannes, seaside town of the Côte d'Azur, is Grasse is the perfume capital of the world, famous for its international film festival. the world's greatest perfumers find here La Croisette, a boulevard along the coast, is the essences of flowers, the experts and the that Yves Montand and Simone Signoret, the DAY 2 25 KM lined with sandy beaches, luxury shops and laboratories to realize their creations. Meet a French actors, appreciated a lot, they made NICE - SAINT-PAUL-DE-VENCE palaces. This boulevard also houses the Grasse perfume advisor for a perfume-themed Saint-Paul-de-Vence famous. Palais des Festivals and Congresses, a tour. Amazing introduction to perfumery Morning tour schedule in Nice with tasting modern building with its red carpet, and the and perfume-making workshop. session in the old town and fun-filled tour of Our suggestions Alley of Stars, the "walk of fame" Cannes. Nice. You'll love the charm of the old town, Lunch: in a typical restaurant Guided tour of Cannes. Discover the hidden Our suggestions the colorful walls of the facades, the flower Dinner: in a restaurant located in Les Hauts Cannes, the two islands in front of Cannes, Lunch: in the restaurant of 4 stars Beachcomber market, the art galleries, the typical restaurants de Cagnes boat cruise and Lérins, Sainte Marguerite Resort located in Biot village - Tour of the and “cafés”. Night: in a 4 stars hotel of Saint-Paul-de- and Saint Honorat and island tour. Tennis Mouratoglou Academy and spa Afternoon tour of Saint-Paul-de-Vence Vence Dinner & night: in a 4 stars hotel and game of pétanque on the square. Our suggestions Saint-Paul-de-Vence is a small village Lunch: in a typical restaurant perched on the hill above Nice, which offers End of the tour after breakfast and departure Dinner & night: in a 4 stars hotel a splendid view over the riviera. A quiet place to the Nice airport or to the High Speed Trains (TGV) Station of Nice.

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Vaison-la-Romaine Entrepierres Isola 2000

Sisteron LA ROYA LA Thoard Valberg Thorame-Basse Champtercier Caromb Mazan Digne-les-Bains Banon Aiglun Peyruis TOUR N°27 GLAMOUR, LUXURY Pernes- Les Mées les-Fontaines La Mure-Argens 4 DAYS - 4 NIGHTS L’Isle-sur- 135 km la-Sorgue & CULTURE IN CÔTE D’AZUR Fontaine- Gargas Mane Moustiers- de-Vaucluse Sainte-Marie Castellane Bouyon Coustellet Gordes Manosque Robion Apt Valensole Monaco Saint-Paul- Saint-Grégoire Lac de de-Vence Ménerbes Gréoux-les-Bains Lourmarin Sainte-Croix Èze Saint-Jean- Grasse Cap-Ferrat Salon-de- Vernègues Ansouis Pertuis Provence Aups Mougins Nice Ginasservis Meyrargues Villecroze Antibes

Puyricard Draguignan Cannes Juan-les-Pins Lançon- Provence Aix-en- Pujet-sur- Provence Les Arcs- Argens Miramas-le-Vieux Rousset sur-Argens Saint-Maximin- Lorgues la Sainte-Baume Valescure Fréjus Port-de-Bouc Gardanne Saint-Raphaël Martigues Marignane Auriol Brignoles Plan-d'Aups- Domaine de Sainte-Maxime Sainte-Baume Peyrassol Grimaud Aubagne Signes Marseille Saint-Tropez Le Castellet Ramatuelle Cassis Saint-Cyr- EZE SAINT-JEAN-CAP-FERRAT NICE ANTIBES JUAN-LES-PINS CANNES sur-Mer Ollioules La Farlède La Ciotat La Valette Bormes- Bandol les-Mimosas Sanary-sur-Mer Hyères Toulon Le Pradet Six-Fours- les-Plages / 88 GLAMOUR LUXURY & CULTURE IN CÔTE D’AZUR

4 DAYS / 4 NIGHTS: 135 KM TOUR

The French Riviera has been a land of inspiration for many artists down the centuries. Today it is a glamorous and luxurious destination, with its palace hotels and secret hideaways.

YOU WILL APPRECIATE Eze hilltop village The Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat’s jewels The “old Nice” Antibes village The islands of Cannes

Arrival at Nice Côte d'Azur airport. from all over the world for more than a century, Transfert to Eze village. the Cap Ferrat is a haven of magnificent villas, some of which are on the water's edge. Fondation Ephrussi of Rothschild tour - DAY 1 40 KM Museum and grounds - event venue. EZE HILLTOP VILLAGE Visit to the Santo Sospir villa, the former TO SAINT-JEAN-CAP-FERRAT residence of Jean Cocteau. The walls were decorated by the artist himself. Eze, a medieval village between Nice and Transfer to Nice along Villefranche harbour. Monaco, also known as the Eagle's Nest. Guided visit to the village of Eze and the Our suggestions tropical garden. Lunch: in a 5 stars "Relais & Châteaux" Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat is the hipest city in hotel restaurant France, a holiday resort for wealthy families Dinner & night: in a 4 or 5 stars hotel in Nice

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DAY 4 10 KM CANNES, THE MOST GLAMOROUS CITY ON THE FRENCH RIVIERA

Cannes, seaside town of the Côte d'Azur, is famous for its international film festival. La Croisette, a boulevard along the coast, is lined with sandy beaches, luxury shops and palaces. This boulevard also houses the Pa- lais des Festivals and Congresses, a modern DAY 2 20 KM villas. The Cap d'Antibes separates Antibes DAY 3 30 KM building with its red carpet, and the Alley of from Juan-les-Pins, a chic seaside resort with NICE TO ANTIBES JUAN-LES-PINS PICASSO ANTIBES TO BIOT Stars, the "walk of fame" Cannes. Sightseeing a lively nightlife and hosting the Jazz à Juan in Cannes. Discover the hidden Cannes, the Nice in addition to being the capital of the musical festival. Guided visit to the old town of Antibes two islands in front of Cannes, boat cruise French Riviera is a city "blessed by the gods", Juan-les Pins and the Provençal market. and Lérins, Sainte-Marguerite and the Bay of Angels in front of it and the Alps Our suggestions Visit to the Picasso Museum. Saint-Honorat and islands tour. behind. You'll love the charm of the old town, Lunch: in a typical restaurant Afternoon visit to Biot, a village the colorful walls of the facades, the flower Dinner & night: in a 4 stars hotel in Antibes specialised in the art of glass-blowing. Our suggestions market, the art galleries, the typical restaurants A workshop introduction to glassblowing Lunch: in a typical restaurant and “cafés”. Guided visit to the city of Nice in a glassworks in Biot. Dinner & night: in a 5 stars hotel in Cannes and Congress Office. Antibes is a city and seaside resort located Our suggestions End of the tour after breakfast and departure between Cannes and Nice, on the Côte Lunch: in a typical restaurant to the Nice airport or to the High Speed d'Azur. It is known for its old town surrounded Dinner & night: in a 5 stars hotel in Cannes Trains (TGV) Station of Nice. by 16th-century ramparts that house the star-shaped Fort Carré. It overlooks the luxury yachts moored at the marina Vauban. Peninsula wooded and dotted with sumptuous

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Vaison-la-Romaine Entrepierres Isola 2000

Sisteron LA ROYA LA Thoard Valberg Thorame-Basse Champtercier Caromb Mazan Digne-les-Bains Banon Aiglun Peyruis TOUR N°28 CULTURE & MEDITERRANEAN Pernes- Les Mées 4 DAYS - 4 NIGHTS les-Fontaines La Mure-Argens L’Isle-sur- 100 km la-Sorgue ART OF LIVING Fontaine- Gargas Mane Moustiers- de-Vaucluse Sainte-Marie Castellane Bouyon Coustellet Gordes Manosque Robion Apt Valensole Villefranche- Monaco Saint-Grégoire Lac de sur-Mer Ménerbes Gréoux-les-Bains Sainte-Croix Vence Lourmarin Èze

Grasse Vernègues Ansouis Pertuis Nice Aups Mougins Cagnes-sur-Mer Ginasservis Meyrargues Villecroze Antibes

Puyricard Juan-les-Pins Draguignan Cannes Lançon- Provence Aix-en- Pujet-sur- Provence Les Arcs- Argens Miramas-le-Vieux Rousset sur-Argens Saint-Maximin- Lorgues la Sainte-Baume Valescure Fréjus Port-de-Bouc Gardanne Saint-Raphaël Martigues Marignane Auriol Brignoles Plan-d'Aups- Domaine de Sainte-Maxime Sainte-Baume Peyrassol Grimaud Aubagne Signes Marseille Saint-Tropez Le Castellet Ramatuelle Cassis Saint-Cyr- VENCE CAGNES-SUR-MER NICE EZE VILLEFRANCHE-SUR-MER sur-Mer Ollioules La Farlède La Ciotat La Valette Bormes- Bandol les-Mimosas Sanary-sur-Mer Hyères Toulon Le Pradet Six-Fours- les-Plages / 91 CULTURE & MEDITERRANEAN ART OF LIVING

4 DAYS / 4 NIGHTS: 100 KM TOUR

The light and colours of Nice have always inspired famous artists. They fuel creativity, make the destination what it is and add to the cool lifestyle in Nice and its hinterland that you won't find anywhere else. This tour will guide you in the footsteps of the great Côte d’Azur artists and unveil the artistic and cultural stamp that they've left on the destination.

YOU WILL APPRECIATE Vence town centre The game of "pétanque" in front of Château Grimaldi The charm of the old Nice Eze the Eagle's Nest

Arrival at Nice Côte d'Azur airport. whom we owe the chapel of the Rosary Transfer to the open air shopping centre unique of its kind, said about Vence where he Polygone in Cagnes-sur-mer for a visit and lived: "This morning, walking, seeing all these lunch. girls, women and men running on a bicycle to the market, I thought I was in Tahiti”.

DAY 1 20 KM Our suggestions VENCE Dinner: in a restaurant of Vence city center Night: in a 3 stars hotel The city of Vence is a medieval town that has preserved some ramparts. Vence attracts the artists, Henri Matisse for example, to

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DAY 2 30 KM FROM VENCE TO CAGNES-SUR-MER

It is good to get lost in the narrow streets of Vence, you can drink at the Fountain of Foux, from where flows, since medieval times (1431), a natural mineral water of great purity. With its blessed microclimate of the Gods, its hills of olive and citrus, white and green oaks, DAY 4 20 KM Aleppo pines, its lush gardens scented with EZE VILLAGE rosemary and lavender, Vence is a city where TO VILLEFRANCHE-SUR-MER life is good. Guided tour of Vence, Vence Museum (Emile Hugues Foundation) and Eze village, Eze, a medieval village between Nice the Rosary Chapel (decorated by Matisse). and Monaco, also known as the Eagle's Nest. Cagnes-sur-Mer, a charming destination Tour of the village and a perfume & cosmetic located in the heart of the Côte d'Azur, factory. You can also visit the exotic botanical between Nice and Cannes. Cagnes-sur-Mer garden, located in the village, where an invites you to discover its authentic medieval impressive collection of cacti, succulents perched village of Haut-de-Cagnes, but also DAY 3 20 KM Cimiez is an upscale residential district of and rare species surround the remains of an NICE known for the old castle at 400 m altitude at the top of the its small fishing port on the Promenade de NICE Marc Chagall National the Beach and Museum Renoir nestled in Museum and the Matisse Museum, both cliff overlooking the sea. Dazzling! a beautiful estate planted with olive trees. Nice in addition to being the capital of the set in peaceful gardens. Visit the Matisse Transfer to Villefranche-sur-Mer, Summer Cradled by the waves under the Mediterranean French Riviera is a city "blessed by the gods", Museum, Archaeology Museum, Franciscan and winter, Villefranche-sur-Mer shines, sun, Cagnes-sur-Mer is a city with many the Bay of Angels in front of it, the Alps Church and grounds free time to enjoy this good chic-good kind, with its superb harbor faces that draws you to the rhythm of its behind with the national park of Mercantour beautiful city. which is reputed to be one of the most beautiful events, its colorful markets, its many seaside and magnificent ski resorts. The two most of the Mediterranean. Overlooking hills and and nautical activities, the equestrian seasons glamorous cities on the planet, Cannes and Our suggestions luxurious homes, it is currently one of the most of its Hippodrome and asserts itself as an Monaco are its neighbors! You'll love the Lunch: in a restaurant in "the Old Nice" requested places on the French Riviera. essential step of the Côte d'Azur. charm of the old town, the colorful walls Dinner: in a gourmet restaurant of the city Guided tour of Villefranche, the citadel and Guided tour of Cagnes-sur-Mer, the Grimaldi of the facades, the flower market, the art center Cocteau Chapel. Museum and Renoir Museum. Game of galleries, the typical restaurants and “cafés”. Night: in a 4 stars hotel pétanque in front of Château Grimaldi. Tourist train tour of Nice then guided walking Our suggestions Nice: Visit of Saint-Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral. tour of the old town and city centre including Lunch & dinner: in a typical restautant a trip to the Palais Lascaris museum, Art Night: in a 4 stars hotel Our suggestions gallery trip, artist meet & greet. Lunch: in a typical restaurant End of the tour after breakfast and departure Dinner: in a restaurant located in "the Old Nice" to the Nice airport or to the High Speed Night: in a 4 stars hotel Trains (TGV) Station of Nice.

/ 92 / 93 TOUR N°29 4 DAYS - 4 NIGHTS SPORTS, NATURE & WELL-BEING Saint-André-de-Rosans Pra Loup 240 km

Vaison-la-Romaine Entrepierres Auron Isola 2000

Sisteron LA ROYA LA Thoard Valberg Thorame-Basse Champtercier Caromb Mazan Digne-les-Bains Banon Aiglun Peyruis

Pernes- Les Mées les-Fontaines La Mure-Argens L’Isle-sur- la-Sorgue Fontaine- Gargas Mane Moustiers- de-Vaucluse Sainte-Marie Castellane Bouyon Coustellet Gordes Manosque Robion Apt Valensole Villefranche- Monaco Saint-Grégoire Lac de sur-Mer Ménerbes Gréoux-les-Bains Sainte-Croix Vence Lourmarin Èze

Grasse Salon-de- Vernègues Ansouis Pertuis Nice Provence Aups Mougins Cagnes-sur-Mer Ginasservis Meyrargues Villecroze Seillans Antibes

Puyricard Draguignan Cannes Juan-les-Pins Lançon- Provence Aix-en- Pujet-sur- Provence Les Arcs- Argens Miramas-le-Vieux Rousset sur-Argens Saint-Maximin- Lorgues la Sainte-Baume Valescure Fréjus NICE AURON SKI RESORT EZE VENCE Port-de-Bouc Gardanne Saint-Raphaël Martigues Marignane Auriol Brignoles Plan-d'Aups- Domaine de Sainte-Maxime Marseille Sainte-Baume Peyrassol Grimaud Signes Saint-Tropez

/ 94 Cassis Saint-Cyr- sur-Mer Ollioules La Farlède La Ciotat La Valette Bormes- Bandol les-Mimosas Sanary-sur-Mer Hyères Toulon Le Pradet Six-Fours- les-Plages SPORTS, NATURE & WELL-BEING

4 DAYS / 4 NIGHTS: 240 KM TOUR

Nothing beats the simple things in life. Our part of the Alpes is simply stunning. It is home to an unspoilt way of life so bountiful and rich that it has the power to attract and wow visitors all year round. The Nice Côte d’Azur metropolis has everything sports fans and nature lovers could wish for. From the sea and mountains to the fabulous Mercantour Park and hilltop villages, the destination is ideal for any activity. Spend 3 days exploring the many things to do here from mountain activities to sports and wellness by the sea.

YOU WILL APPRECIATE The Nice old town The proximity of the ski resort Eze village the Eagle's Nest Nice by e-bike

Arrival at Nice Côte d'Azur airport. and magnificent ski resorts. The two most Transfert to Nice city center. glamorous cities on the planet, Cannes and Monaco are its neighbors! You'll love the charm of the old town, the colorful walls of DAY 1 5 KM the facades, the flower market, the art NICE galleries, the typical restaurants and “cafés”.

Nice in addition to being the capital of the Our suggestions French Riviera is a city "blessed by the gods", Dinner & night: in a 4 stars hotel the Bay of Angels in front of it, the Alps behind with the national park of Mercantour

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DAY 4 30 KM VENCE FOREST

It is good to get lost in the narrow streets of Vence, you can drink at the Fountain of Foux, from where flows, since medieval times (1431), a natural mineral water of great purity. With its blessed microclimate of the Gods, its hills of olive and citrus, white and green oaks, Aleppo pines, its lush gardens scented with rosemary and lavender, Vence is a city where life is good. Outdoor sports activity provided by the Team Nature. The Pays Vençois offers, in all seasons, a wild charm and an incomparable panorama. From Col de Vence to the forest of La Sine, from Baous to Plan des Noves, Vence is the starting point for superb walks and hikes on foot or by bike: more than 200 km of marked trails accessible to all in the vast and large green spaces of the Côte d'Azur. Introduction to pétanque. Picnic lunch in the great outdoors.

DAY 2 180 KM DAY 3 15 KM be lost in the city, you'll love the charm of the Our suggestions old town, the colorful walls of the facades, SKI IN AURON EZE AND DISCOVERING NICE BY E-BIKE Picnic lunch: in the great outdoors the flower market, the art galleries, the Dinner: in a typical restaurant Day of activities in Auron, skiing or Eze village is a medieval village between typicals restaurants and “cafés”. Go on two Night: in a 4 stars hotel snowshoeing: Auron, in the heart of a Nice and Monaco, also known as the Eagle's wheels to ride “ la promenade des Anglais” (the English walk ) with on your right the bay majestic cirque of high mountains (up to Nest. Tour of the village, you can also visit the End of the tour after breakfast and departure of angels and on your left the palaces of the 2450 meters altitude), Auron offers you exotic botanical garden, located in the to the Nice airport or to the High Speed last centuries, it's magic. 135 km of slopes in winter suitable for all village, where an impressive collection of Trains (TGV) Station of Nice. levels of skiers and in summer, hundreds cacti, succulents and rare species surround of kilometers of trails that wind through the remains of an old castle at 400 m altitude Our suggestions spruces, fir and larch. at the top of the cliff overlooking the sea. Lunch: in a bistro located on the port Dazzling! Nice by bike ! From the cycling Dinner & night: in a 4 stars hotel in Nice city Our suggestions café, a e-bike ride from Nice Port along the center Lunch: in a restaurant located on the slopes coast. The best way to discover a French city, Dinner & night: in a 4 stars hotel in Eze

/ 95 / 96 OUSTANDING GOLF DESTINATIONS

EN PROVENCE, ALPES ET CÔTE D’AZUR, 36 PARCOURS À SUIVRE ! IN PROVENCE, ALPES AND COTE D’AZUR, 36 GOLF COURSES!

Ligne TGV / High-speed railway line 2400 - 4000 m Aéroport / Airport 0 Golfs Provence / Provence Golf Réseau TER / Regional Express Train network 1800 - 2400 m Port principal / Main harbour 0 Golfs Côte d’Azur / Côte d’Azur Golf 1200 - 1800 m Autoroute / Highway 600 - 1200 m Route de liaison principale / Main link road Gare TGV / High-speed train station 0 Golfs Provence & Côte d’Azur Provence & Côte d’Azur Golf 0 - 600 m Route de liaison secondaire / Secondary link road Grands domaines skiables / Large estate Cours d’eau / Watercourse

La Grave La Meije Serre-Chevalier Montgenèvre PARIS Vallée Briançon Puy-Saint-Vincent PARC PARC NATIONAL NATUREL LYON ITALIE DES ÉCRINS RÉGIONAL DU QUEYRAS AVIGNON La Joue du Loup Saint-Véran AIX-EN-PROVENCE Orcières NICE Merlette TOULON-HYÈRES Risoul

MARSEILLE 1850 Vars ESPAGNE RHONE LE Super Dévoluy Embrun BRIANÇON

GAP

ITALIE Gap Les Orres ALPES BARCELONNETTE

SISTERON

DIGNE-LES-BAINS

AVIGNON R U 17 Z MONACO A PARC NATUREL PROVENCE ’ NICE Barcelonnette ARLES D AIX-EN-PROVENCE E RÉGIONAL DES BARONNIES T Le Sauze Ô PROVENÇALES Pra Loup ITALIE MARSEILLE C ST-TROPEZ Le Castellet TOULON Valréas 0 25 50 MER MÉDITERRANÉE Val d’Allos Auron

Isola 2000

Vaison-la-Romaine Sisteron RÉSERVE GÉOLOGIQUE 36 LA ROYA LA GARD DE HAUTE-PROVENCE Péone PARC NATIONAL Orange DU MERCANTOUR 16 A7 A51 Digne-les-Bains Valberg A9 Carpentras Forcalquier 9 Vedène 7 Niozelles PARC NATUREL RÉGIONAL Avignon Saumane-de-Vaucluse Moustiers- 15 Sainte-Marie Castellane DES PRÉALPES D'AZUR Morières- 8 Roussillon les-Avignon Gordes 26 Châteauneuf- Menton 14 Manosque 10 Cavaillon Grasse PARC NATUREL Pierrevert La Martre Èze Saint-Rémy-de-Provence RÉGIONAL 34 Monaco Nîmes PARC NATUREL RÉGIONAL DU LUBERON 32 DES ALPILLES Gréoux-les-Bains PARC NATUREL RÉGIONAL 33 LE RHÔNE 35 NICE 11 13 A51 DU VERDON Cabris Les-Baux-de-Provence Pertuis Cagnes-sur-Mer Mallemort 27 Grasse Opio Mouriès Salon-de-Provence A8 Arles 12 30 31 Antibes A54 A51 Tourrettes A7 Draguignan Cannes 25 Aix-en-Provence Mandelieu-la-Napoule MER MÉDITERRANÉE A8 6 PARC NATUREL RÉGIONAL Saint-Maximin- La Motte Fréjus Les Milles 28 29 DE CAMARGUE 5 la Sainte-Baume 24 Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer 4 18 Cabriès Fuveau Roquebrune- 19 A8 sur-Argens Saint-Raphaël Marignane A7 3 A52 Nans-les-Pins Brignoles Martigues A55 A57 23 PARC NATUREL RÉGIONAL 22 Sainte Maxime 2 1 Aubagne DE LA SAINTE-BAUME Grimaud Saint-Tropez MARSEILLE Le Castellet A57 Ramatuelle Cassis 20 A50 Bormes-les-Mimosas Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer 21 Hyères Bandol La Garde PARC NATIONAL Toulon PARC NATIONAL DES CALANQUES Six-Fours- DE PORT-CROS les-Plages

/ 97 SWING ALONG THE PROVENCE AND THE CÔTE D’AZUR FRANCE ! Outstanding golf destinations… 2 passes, 36 golf courses The golf courses in Provence and on the Côte d’Azur make the region a golfing favourite, at the very heart of an exquisitely multifaceted area. Unspoilt nature, must-not-miss cultural treasures, a land of gastronomy and vineyards… everything is combined to offer exceptional golfing experiences, season-in, season-out. Drawing on these advantages, "Provence Golf Pass" and "Pass Côte d’Azur Golfs" open the doors to 36 golf courses at preferential rates in Provence and Côte d’Azur France, gateway to the Alpes. Golfing hobbyists and aficionados will be enchanted to discover these renowned courses with their perfect blend of technique and golfing pleasure. CONTACT Enjoy unforgettable sporting moments and the art de vivre of vibrant Provence and Provence-Alpes- Côte d’Azur Tourim Board sublime Côte d’Azur France. Provence Golf Pass & Pass Côte d'Azur Golfs 62-64 La Canebière - CS 10009 PROVENCE GOLF PASS & PASS CÔTE D’AZUR GOLFS, NEW CONCEPT 13231 Marseille Cedex 01 The passes give you special rates on green-fees at the partner golf courses, with +33 (0)4 91 56 47 00 saving up to 30 % off, depending on the season (fall-winter and spring-summer). [email protected] 9- and 18-holes golf courses. 2 passes with 2, 3 or 4 green-fees valid 7, 10 and 14 days after use of the first tee-time. Commissionable rates for agents and tour-operators.

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/ 97 / 98 CONTACTS DEPENDING ON THE DEMANDS OF YOUR CUSTOMERS, PLEASE CONTACT FROM THE LIST BELOW, THE PROFESSIONAL BEST SUITED TO RESPOND

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