10 days · 9 nights
France, Italy

Provence, the Riviera and Sanremo

Ten days in the South: Avignon and the Pont du Gard, Arles and Les Baux, Aix, Marseille and Cassis, Saint-Tropez, Nice, Monaco, Menton and Sanremo, then home via Grasse and the Route Napoléon.

Duration

10 days · 9 nights

Departure and return

Paris (CDG or Orly)

Countries visited

France, Italy

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day 1Lyon — welcome of your group at the airport or station, drive through Burgundy, the Presqu’île and Place Bellecour, Old Lyon and its traboules, night in Lyon
2. Day 2Orange and Avignon — drive down the Rhône valley, Roman theatre of Orange, Palace of the Popes and Pont Saint-Bénezet in Avignon, night in Avignon
3. Day 3Pont du Gard and Luberon — Roman aqueduct of the Pont du Gard, hilltop villages of Gordes and Roussillon, Luberon ochres, night in Avignon
4. Day 4Arles and Les Baux — Roman arena and theatre of Arles, Les Baux-de-Provence and the Carrières de Lumières, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, night in Aix-en-Provence
5. Day 5Marseille and Cassis — Old Port and Notre-Dame de la Garde in Marseille, boat trip to the calanques from Cassis, night in Aix-en-Provence
6. Day 6Saint-Tropez — Cours Mirabeau in Aix in the morning, drive through the Maures hills, harbour of Saint-Tropez, Esterel corniche, night in Nice
7. Day 7Nice and Monaco — Promenade des Anglais and Cours Saleya market, hilltop village of Èze, the Rock of Monaco and changing of the guard, Monte Carlo, night in Nice
8. Day 8Menton and Sanremo — colourful old town of Menton, into Italy, market and casino of Sanremo, seafront of the Riviera dei Fiori, night in Nice
9. Day 9Route Napoléon — perfumery in Grasse, Route Napoléon via Castellane and Sisteron, night in Grenoble
10. Day 10Grenoble — old town of Grenoble below the Bastille, drive through Burgundy, return to Paris, then transfer to the airport or station

Services

• Welcome and transfers at the airport or station of your choice
• Coach with driver throughout the tour, two drivers when needed
• 9 hotel nights with breakfast
• Optional: guide speaking the language of the group and of the countries visited, half board, cruises, tickets

Indicative programme: the order of visits may be adapted to opening hours, the weather and flight times.