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Wine
tour "Live like a Prince" - from
Corbières to Bordeaux ... with a day's hands-on
cooking in the Quercy... this tour is devoted to French
cuisine and wine as it explores 'La France profonde'.
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Biarritz
and the Basque Country - Biarritz, the Monte
Carlo of the Atlantic coast, St Jean-de-Luz the basque
fishing village, San Sébastien and the Guggenheim
Museum at Bilbao. Quite a programme. more (also available in 'self-drive) |
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Carcassonne
and Catalonia - a tour which combines the
majesty of the wild landscapes of the Corbières, the
Cathar Country
and the Mediterranean coast with an exploration of the
Fauvist art movement in Collioure and Céret and Salvador
Dali in Figuras and Cadaquès.
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Dordogne
Discovery - a delightful stroll through the
Dordogne and Lot valleys where your guide will reveal hidden
villages, chateaux and prehistoric caves. Comfortable hotels
and excellent gourmet food make for an idyllic and pampered
introduction to this beautiful region. more (also
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Cave
paintings of France - in the past we have
touched on these unique caves where our ancestors painted
bison,
horse and woolly rhinoceros on the walls of underground
caverns. This year we launch an escorted tour entirely
devoted to the exploration and understanding of these rupestrian
wonders. Based in Sarlat (of course) we'll be looking at
Lascaux, Font de Gaume, Pech Merle and many more. more |
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French
Art de Vie - art de vie or art
de vivre? Whatever
your opinion this tour will open your eyes to how the French
live their life incorporating excellent food and drink
into their daily lives .. while benefitting from the French
Paradox. 10 day tour through the entire South-West. more |
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Most
beautiful villages of France - based in the
Quercy this tour explores the stunning villages of the
Lot, Armagnac and Tarn regions which have been officially
designated 'Plus beaux villages de France'. more map |
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Heritage
and High-Tech - An
unusual tour which examines the pointy end of technology
in SW France with visits to the Airbus
plant in Toulouse and Norman Foster's extraordinary viaduct
at Millau while not forgetting the regions rich architectural
heritage. more |
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Cathar
Citadels - This new tour opens up a 13th century
can of worms – the Cathar sect, their life and times
and final persecution at the hands of the Inquisition.
This pious and peaceful movement had many followers in
the Languedoc but were deemed a threat to the established
church – and to the French throne - and so were hounded
mercilessly by Simon de Montfort and the Albigensian crusade
into seeking refuge in some of the most dramatic and spectacular
chateaux in the South of France. Our tour traces the flight
of these dissidents in the stunning landscape of the Corbières
and Pyrenees, from Carcassonne to Queribus to Montségur.
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Cities
of Art in the French Midi - a five day tour in the
triangle Toulouse-Carcassonne-Albi with accommodation in one
of France's well-preserved 'ancient monuments'. Toulouse-Lautrec,
Goya and Pierre-Paul Riquet on the menu. more |
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Romanesque
and Gothic Art tour which takes a look at
the wealth of architectural gems concentrated into just
a small area of France - probably unique in Europe. From
the largest Romanesque basilica in the world at Toulouse
the tour visits outstanding examples of Romanesque and
southern gothic in Cordes, Albi, Figeac, Cahors , Moissac
and Montauban, many of which are rarely visited or have
disappeared from all but the most demanding guide books. more |
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A
Tale of Pink Cities - the extraordinary 'pink'
brick of Toulouse and other mediaeval centres of the Midi
give rise to this unique tour of discovery. From the pink
marble facing on Toulouse's city hall to the Bishop's Palace
in Albi by way of the Ingres museum in Montauban ... a
feast of brique rose ... more map |
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Roussillon
Wine Tour - Carcassonne and the Corbières,
Limoux and its Blanquette, Roussillon Villages and the
coastal wines of Collioure and Banyuls ... as well as great
food and plenty of culture. more |
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Canal
du Midi cruise - an 8
day cruise on the UNESCO heritage site the Canal du Midi aboard
a revolutionary solar-powered barge. No petrol, no CO², no pollution!
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