8 days · 7 nights
France

Côte d’Azur, Monaco and Provence

Eight days towards the sun: Reims and Lyon, Avignon and the Rhône valley, Aix-en-Provence, Nice, Èze and Monaco, Cannes, Grasse and Saint-Paul-de-Vence, then Burgundy.

Duration

8 days · 7 nights

Departure and return

Brussels

Countries visited

France

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day 1Reims — welcome of your group at the airport or station, Notre-Dame Cathedral where French kings were crowned, champagne cellar visit with tasting, night in Reims
2. Day 2Lyon — drive through Burgundy, Vieux-Lyon and its traboules, Fourvière Basilica, night in Lyon
3. Day 3Rhône valley and Avignon — Roman theatre of Orange, tasting in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Palace of the Popes and Pont d’Avignon, night in Avignon
4. Day 4Aix-en-Provence and the Esterel — Cours Mirabeau and Provençal market in Aix, red rocks of the Esterel corniche, Promenade des Anglais, night in Nice
5. Day 5Nice, Èze and Monaco — old Nice and Cours Saleya market, hilltop village of Èze and perfumery, Prince’s Palace and Monte Carlo, night in Nice
6. Day 6Cannes, Grasse and Saint-Paul — Croisette and Palais des Festivals in Cannes, perfumery in Grasse, artists’ village of Saint-Paul-de-Vence, night in Nice
7. Day 7The Rhône valley — drive north up the Rhône valley, arrival in Burgundy, Burgundian dinner, night in Beaune
8. Day 8Beaune and Dijon — Hospices de Beaune and their glazed-tile roofs, Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy and Dijon mustard, return to Brussels, 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
• 7 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.