AUTHENTIC PROVENCE escorted
tour
Price
per person €420
including
- 2 nights in a Bed & Breakfast in Tavel, breakfast included
- Cooking course, followed by dinner (drinks included) on day
1
- Transfers & transportation by minibus with English or
Spanish speaking driver/guide
- Entrance fees as mentioned.
note: longer versions of this tour available on
request
BOOKING ENQUIRIES
| Authentic Provence
cuisine & wine
3 Days / 2 Nights
Tavel Guest House accommodation
A
short and simple introduction to a part of Provence - land
of light, sun, lavender fields, full-bodied wines and delicious
herb-based cuisine. In this tour you will learn all about Provençal
cuisine, the wines of Châteauneuf-du-Pape and will have time
to explore the ancient city of Avignon with its famous Palais
des Papes and bridge.
Day 1 : COOKING COURSE
Pick up at Avignon TGV Station and transfer to the guest house
in Tavel, an authentic provençal "mas", offering
a splendid view of the surrounding countryside with the sound of
the cicadas in your ears. Settle into your magnificent room
with that provençal flavour. Enjoy a cooking
course followed by dinner (drinks included) : discover the scents
and
spirit of
the Provencal home cuisine, made with fruit and vegetables ripened
in abundant sunlight. Overnight.
  
Day 2 : CHATEAUNEUF WINES - AVIGNON & the PALAIS des
PAPES
Half Day Tour to discover the Wines of the Rhône
Valley (pick up in Tavel). Sightseeing in the vineyards and stops
at 2 different wineries producing red, rosé and white
wines (including Châteauneuf du Pape). During the tour,
explanations about « terroir », grape varieties,
vinification and aging cellars. And a taste of French
History, with great views from the cellars of castles and mansions
dating from the 17th and 18th centuries.
Afternoon at leisure to visit the Popes’ Palace, biggest
gothic palace in Europe and the Pont d’Avignon, famous
for the French song (English hearphone provided in both monuments).
Wine-tasting in the Palais des Papes. Back to Tavel for
overnight.
Day 3 : WINE ESTATE IN TAVEL
Stroll around the streets of Tavel, a picturesque village and
acknowledged "capital of Rosé Wine" before participating in a
wine-tasting in an estate which produces some of the
greatest vintages of the Rhone Valley : Châteauneuf du
Pape, Lirac, Tavel.
Drop
off at Avignon TGV station for onward travel.
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