SOUTHERN FRANCE: LANGUEDOC & PROVENCE October 2-14, 2017 13 days from $4,496 total price from Boston, New York ($3,795 air & land inclusive plus $701 airline taxes and fees) This tour is provided by Odysseys Unlimited, six-time honoree Travel & Leisure’s World’s Best Tour Operators award. An Exclusive Small Group Tour for Alumnae/i & Friends of Bryn Mawr College Featuring Catherine Lafarge, Professor Emeritus of French Dear Bryn Mawr Alumnae/i, Family and Friends, We invite you to join us on a special 13-day journey to Southern France. This exclusive tour features Southern France’s highlights from the Pyrénées and Languedoc, to beloved Provence. We begin in the beautiful town of Sorèze, and explore the historic market town of Albi, including a visit to the Toulouse-Lautrec Museum. We then set off through the Pyrénées, before traveling along the Catalan coast to Collioure, France. Next, we take a half-day cruise on the Canal du Midi, a UNESCO site, and journey to Avignon, where we explore the beautiful Saint-Bénézet Bridge and the Palais des Papes. We conclude our journey exploring the beautiful cities and vil- lages of Aix-en-Provence, Roussillon, and Gordes. Space on this exclusive, air-inclusive tour for Bryn Mawr is limited to just 24 guests, and will be accompanied by Professor Emeritus Catherine Lafarge. We anticipate that space will fill quickly; your early reservations are encouraged. Warm regards, Saskia Subramanian ’88 President, Bryn Mawr College Alumnae Association BRYN MAWR ASSOCIATION RESERVATION FORM — SOUTHERN FRANCE: LANGUEDOC & PROVENCE Enclosed is my/our deposit for $______($500 per person) for ____ person/people on Southern France: Languedoc & Provence departing October 2, 2017. I/we understand the final payment is due 95 days prior to departure. Payment may be made by American Express, Discover, MasterCard, VISA, or by personal check. 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Date _______________ Name of Cardholder ____________________________________________________________________________ Signature ______________________________________________________________________________________ Final invoicing will be sent by our tour operator, Odysseys Unlimited, Inc. The balance of the program price must be paid to Odysseys Unlimited, Inc. Final payment is due by June 29, 2017 and is payable by check or credit card. Tour membership limited to 24 alumnae/i and friends of Bryn Mawr College SOUTHERN FRANCE: LANGUEDOC & PROVENCE 13 days from $4,496 total price from Boston, New York ($3,795 air & land inclusive plus $701 airline taxes and fees) ome with us to “le Midi,” the south of France from the Pyrénées and Languedoc C to beloved Provence ... colorful landscapes, celebrated art, medieval villages and small country towns, food and wine to remember. Our small group moves at a leisurely pace as we soak up the pleasures of this treasured region. Day 1: Depart U.S. for Toulouse, France FRANCE Provence Day 2: Arrive Toulouse/Sorèze We Toulouse Nimes/ arrive in Toulouse today and transfer to Sorèze Avignon Languedoc Monte Carlo the Midi-Pyrénées town of Sorèze and our Aix-en-Provence (Monaco) lodgings, a former abbey listed as a historic Nice landmark. Tonight we meet our Odysseys Marseille Unlimited Tour Director and fellow travelers Perpignan at a briefing about the journey ahead, followed Mediterranean by a welcome dinner at our hotel. D Destination Sea Motorcoach Extension (motorcoach) Day 3: Sorèze/Albi Today we travel to the Entry/Departure historic market town of Albi, hometown Avg. High (°F) Oct Nov of Belle Epoque artist Henri de Toulouse- Languedoc (Perpignan) 68 61 Lautrec. A city tour includes a visit to Palais de Provence (Le Pontet) 70 58 la Berbie, an ancient fortress housing a museum devoted to Toulouse-Lautrec’s work. B,D Day 4: Sorèze/Carcassonne/Perpignan We journey this morning to the medieval fortress of Carcassonne. Sitting atop a hill Your Small Group Tour Highlights overlooking vast green plains that stretch as far as the Pyrénées, fortified Carcassonne boasts Toulouse-Lautrec Museum, Albi … Medieval the longest city walls remaining in Europe, Carcassonne … Cistercian monument of Abbaye de with battlements and ramparts dating to the Fontfroide … Salvador Dalí Museum in Figueres, Spain 1st-century Romans. Here we embark on … Half-day cruise on Canal du Midi … Avignon’s a walking tour, followed by time for lunch Roman sites … Pont du Gard excursion … Private on our own. We continue on to Abbaye French cooking class and dinner … Visits to charming de Fontfroide, the 11th-century monastic villages …. Tasting and dinner at a local winery … complex that ranks as the best preserved Two- and three-night stays in distinctive and Cistercian monument in France and a key intimate lodgings site in Languedoc. We tour the church Day Itinerary Hotel Rating and its cloisters then late afternoon depart 1 Depart U.S. for Toulouse for Languedoc and our hotel in palm-lined Hotel Abbaye 2-3 Sorèze First Class Perpignan, known for its Catalan flavor. B,D École De Sorèze Perpignan 4-6 La Villa Duflot First Class Day 5: Perpignan/Figueres, Spain (Languedoc) Today’s excursion showcases the beauty Nimes 7-9 Hotel Imperator First Class (Provence) of art and of nature, as we set off through Grand Hotel Sup. First the majestic Pyrénées to Figueres, Spain, 10-12 Aix-en-Provence Roi Rene Class birthplace of surrealist artist Salvador Dalí. 13 Depart Marseille for U.S. Here we visit the acclaimed theater-museum Ratings are based on the Hotel & Travel Index, the travel industry he designed to showcase his artwork; standard reference. the structure itself is considered his last Cover photo: We see the medieval fortess of Carcassonne, a UNESCO site, on Day 4. On Day 11, we visit the Vaucluse and hilltop Gordes. masterpiece. Then we have free time for residents for almost 500 years. Then after lunch on our own and to stroll the pedestrian free time for lunch on our own, we discover streets of Figueres’ compact Old Town. We the ancient Roman city that was the capital of drive back to Perpignan along the Catalan Christendom in the Middle Ages. We visit coast, stopping in downtown Perpignan for a Avignon’s historic city center, a UNESCO site, walking tour. B,D with its cathedral, half-finished Saint-Bénézet Bridge, and the Palais des Papes (Papal Palace), Day 6: Perpignan/Collioure We travel one of the world’s largest and most important this morning to Collioure, France, the “City Gothic structures. We tour the palace, where of Painters,” immortalized by such artists seven successive popes lived during the 14th as Dèrain, Matisse, and Picasso, among century. Tonight we join a local chef for a other Fauvists, the “anti-Impressionists” cooking class followed by dinner. B,D who emphasized strong, bold color in their work. After an orientation tour, we are Day 9: Nimes/Arles We explore more of free to discover this charming town as we Roman France today in Arles, once part of wish. Collioure boasts an impressive castle, Roman Gaul then a clarion of Christianity. Chateau de Collioure; photogenic medieval Our tour here features some of Arles’ ancient streets; and a picturesque harbor. Early this Roman monuments, all UNESCO sites, afternoon we return to Perpignan and our including the two-tiered amphitheater (c. hotel, where we dine tonight. B,D 90 ce), the ancient circus, and triumphal arch. Then we enjoy free time for lunch and Day 7: Perpignan/Canal du Midi/Nimes independent exploration in this lovely city of We embark on a half-day cruise aboard a traditional flat-bottomed boat on the grand 17th-century Canal du Midi, one of the Post-Tour Extension waterways connecting the Mediterranean to the Atlantic. Once a channel of kings and October 14-16, 2017 commerce, the canal today is a UNESCO site PROVENCE - ON YOUR OWN and a prime draw for boaters