12 Days Bordeaux, Provence & the Riviera Tour Package
Duration : 12 Days / 11 Nights
Priced From : $11,360 ( Price is per person, based on double occupancy )
Dates : October
Discover the wine regions of Bordeaux, picturesque Provence and the glamorous Côte d'Azur.
Tour Itinerary
DAYS 1-2: USA or Canada/Bordeaux, France
Depart on an overnight flight to Bordeaux. The afternoon is at leisure before meeting your fellow travellers for welcome drinks and dinner. The Regent Bordeaux D
DAY 3: Bordeaux/Médoc Region/Bordeaux
Explore Bordeaux's quaint old town - the Place de la Bourse, Place du Parlement and the Cathedral of St. André - before taking a leisurely drive through the Médoc region. After lunch, stop at a wine-producing château, then return to the hotel. Dine at your leisure this evening. The Regent Bordeaux B L
DAY 4: Bordeaux/St. Emilion/Bordeaux
 Explore the picturesque medieval village of St. Emilion, boasting a "subterranean town" with a 10th-century, rock-carved, monolithic church. After lunch at a charming auberge, visit a beautiful wine-producing château for a wine tasting. Your afternoon is at leisure before an à la carte dinner at your choice of recommended restaurants. The Regent Bordeaux B L D
DAY 5: Bordeaux/Toulouse/Carcassonne
Stop in Toulouse to see the St. Sernin Basilica, the largest Romanesque basilica in Europe; the Place du Capitole; and the Jacobin monastery. Continue toward Carcassonne to your hotel, a former Episcopal palace. Hotel de la Cité B L D
DAY 6: Carcassonne/Nimes/Avignon
Visit the impressive walled citadel of Carcassonne and continue toward Nimes. After lunch, explore its Roman arena and the first-century BC Roman temple, Maison Carrée. Continue to Avignon and check in to your hotel, a 17th-century former cardinal's mansion nestled under the mighty Palace of the Popes.
Hotel La Mirande B L D
DAY 7: Avignon
Explore the 14th-century Palace of the Popes. After lunch, Design Your Day: visit the collection of antiquities and objets d'art at the Musée Calvet or join a local specialist on a shopping tour for Provençal antiques and accessories. Hotel La Mirande B L
DAY 8: Avignon/St-Remy-de-Provence/ Arles/Avignon
Travel through the countryside that inspired Van Gogh and stop at St. Paul de Mausole, where he was voluntarily interned for a year. Sit down to a rustic lunch at a Provençal farm, owned by the same family for generations. Continue to Arles and wander amid the ruins of its Roman amphitheater and cathedral.
Hotel La Mirande B L D
DAY 9: Avignon/Aix-en-Provence/Cannes
Drive to quaint Aix-en-Provence. Stroll through the Old Town and visit Cézanne's atelier (studio), untouched since his 1906 death. After lunch, continue to fashionable Cannes on the Côte d'Azur. InterContinental Carlton Cannes B L D
DAY 10: Cannes/Biot/St-Paul-de-Vence/ Cannes
 Visit the famous Biot Glassworks, where the region's famous "bubbled" glass is produced as it has been since the 18th century. Stop at Chapelle du Rosaire, which Matisse considered to be the culmination of his life's work, then have lunch in the medieval artists' colony of St-Paul-de-Vence. Later, join your fellow travellers for a farewell dinner at the hotel. InterContinental Carlton Cannes B L D
DAY 11: Cannes/Nice/St-Jean-Cap-Ferrat/ Monte Carlo/Cannes
Explore Nice before joining an artist in his studio, then have lunch in a nearby bistro. Continue to St-Jean-Cap-Ferrat to see Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild's collection of objets d'art and lovely gardens. Follow the famous Corniche Road to Monte Carlo, glimpse the royal family's Palais Princier, visit the magnificent 19th-century cathedral and perhaps stop at the famous casino. Return to Cannes for farewell drinks. InterContinental Carlton Cannes B L
DAY 12: Nice/USA or Canada
Board your homebound flight. B
B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner
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