Alps, Verdon and Provence

Alps, Verdon and Provence

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Nine days from the Alps to the Mediterranean: Annecy and Chamonix, Grenoble, the Route Napoléon, the Verdon Gorge, Valensole lavender, Aix, Marseille and Cassis, the Luberon, Avignon and Lyon.

Day-by-day itinerary

  1. Day 1Annecy — welcome of your group at the airport or station, drive through Burgundy, old town of Annecy and its canals, Palais de l’Île, night in Annecy
  2. Day 2Chamonix — Aiguille du Midi cable car facing Mont Blanc, Montenvers train and Mer de Glace glacier, return through the Arve valley, night in Annecy
  3. Day 3Grenoble and Route Napoléon — Grenoble Bastille cable car, Route Napoléon over the Col Bayard, citadel of Sisteron, night in Sisteron
  4. Day 4Verdon Gorge — Moustiers-Sainte-Marie and its faience, Lake Sainte-Croix, viewpoints over the Verdon Gorge, night in Gréoux-les-Bains
  5. Day 5Valensole and Aix-en-Provence — Valensole plateau and its lavender fields, lavender distillery, Cours Mirabeau and fountains of Aix-en-Provence, Cézanne’s studio, night in Aix-en-Provence
  6. Day 6Marseille and Cassis — Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde Basilica, Old Port and Mucem, boat trip to the calanques from Cassis, night in Aix-en-Provence
  7. Day 7Luberon — Sénanque Abbey, hilltop village of Gordes, ochre cliffs of Roussillon, L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, night in Avignon
  8. Day 8Avignon and Lyon — Palace of the Popes and Pont Saint-Bénezet, drive up the Rhône valley, Old Lyon and its traboules, night in Lyon
  9. Day 9Burgundy — drive through Burgundy, stop in Beaune, return to Paris, then transfer to the airport or station

Included

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

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