St-Rémy-de-Provence – Daily Schedule

Dates on application

NZ$4500 pp twin share or double basis 

A single supplement applies (if you prefer an individual room)

 

Day 1

Meal/s included: LUNCH / DINNER

Meet in Avignon at 1pm and journey to your accommodation for the week at a Mas (farm house), on the outskirts of St-Remy-de-Provence, surrounded by lush orchards and market gardens. After settling in, explore the artists’ town of St-Remy, visit an olive oil mill, run by a family with oil in their veins and taste wines from a local cave (cellar). Tonight, take time to enjoy a typical Provençal meal listening to the cicadas performing their melody of summer songs.

 

Day 2

Meal/s included: BREAKFAST / LUNCH / DINNER

Enjoy a leisurely breakfast, then off to explore the neighbouring area known as the Gard. Hire a kayak and float (with a little bit of paddling), down the Gard river and under the immense 4th century aqueduct – Pont du Gard stopping for a feast on the riverbank. Cycle back via typical small villages, perhaps taking the chance to sample some more Côtes du Rhône wines. 

Tonight’s dinner is at a local restaurant. 

 

Day 3

Meal/s included: BREAKFAST 

A big day out biking or walking in the Alpilles. (Support vehicle
ferrying available!) Experience the Carrieres de Lumiere, a world-
renowned son et lumiere experience in a disused bauxite quarry.

 

Wander the cobbled streets of Les Baux, and climb up to the

ruined citadel, once the feudal home of the Grimaldi family,

where the expansive landscape will take your breath away!

Visit Le Destet the first all biodynamic wine appellation in
the world. Home via the villages of Mouriès, surrounded by hills,
crests and olive trees and Eygalières with its glorious Chapel St-Sixte.

 

Tonight at your leisure either relaxing by the pool or sampling
any one of many great local restaurants.

 

Day 4

Meal/s included: BREAKFAST / LUNCH / DINNER

After home-baked croissants, cycle through a sea of vines, olive
trees and orchards to neighbouring charming villages – Graveson
and Maillane. Immerse yourself in the aromas of the perfume
museum, paintings by fauvist artist Auguste-Chabaud or the
homestead of Nobel Prize winner, Frédéric Mistral, the man noted for
reviving the Provençal language.

 

Admire the Abbaye de St-Michel-de-Frigolet, hidden high in hills of
La Montagnette, then travel to Barbentane, for a typical Sunday
lunch. Finally, to the twin towns of Tarascon and Beaucaire. A chance to explore feudal castles and wander around 17th and 18th century houses or, visit Souleiado – a fascinating fabric museum that traces the history of traditional Provençal fabrics.

 

Day 5

Meal/s included: BREAKFAST / DINNER

Stroll through the great Provençal market in St-Remy-de-Provence – plenty of tasty lunch treats to be found here. In the afternoon pedal to the ruins of ancient Glanum and the monastery that inspired Van Gogh to create some of his most notable works. Continue on to the plateau of La Caume admiring the sweeping views to the Luberon, Mont Ventoux and beyond.

 

Or...

Cycle to Fontvieille with a magnificent windmill that inspired Daudet’s letters – tired of city life, he dreamed of buying a mill.

 

Or…

Explore Avignon at your leisure. Visit the Palais des Papes and imagine the
conversations of yesteryear. Use this great shopping opportunity to gather
up some last mementos. 

 

Tonight enjoy one of the active gourmet’s famed au revoir feasts.

 

Day 6

Meal/s included: BREAKFAST 

A farewell breakfast, and filled with joie de vivre (and not a kilo heavier??) we
go our separate ways, having savoured a wealth of new experiences, wonderful
food, great wine and having made many new friends.​