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Provence
Vip Tours
VIP Tours in Provence
The sun-splashed Provençal landscape inspires a cuisine bursting with a bounty of fresh food and wine. Autumn in Provence is a particularly special time of the year. Avignon is at the western area of Provence and the Bouches du Rhone and makes a great center for visiting the surrounding area.
Your guide will escort you on a walking tour through this charming fortified
little town across the Rhone river, facing Avignon, which used to be
the frontier between the Kingdom of France and the provençal Pope's possessions...
The village of Baux de Provence, classed as one of the
most beautiful villages in France, is located at the very heart of the Alpilles,
on a rocky plateau 268 meters high. It dominates exceptional and breathtaking
panoramas...
Off on a magic day to the world famous village of Chateauneuf du Pape and the mediaeval abbey of Senanque. Located at abou 30 minutes from Avignon...
The origin of the "Bories" at Gordes is believed to date back
to the time of the Ligurians who lived in the region several centuries BC.
Also known as "Gallic Huts", these traditional dwellings are built
using local dry stones without mortar
Vincent Van Gogh came to Arles
at the end of the 19th century and produced hundreds of drawings, sketches
and paintings of the most suggestive sites of this beautiful city. Follow
his footsteps in the small squares, the alleys, the still living cafes, restaurants
and houses celebrated by the artist paintings.
This excursion consists of a drive across the Camargue delta National Park, with stops in the town of Sainte Marie de la Mer (mentioned in the best seller "the Da Vinci code"...), visit of the fortified village of Aigues Mortes and finally a 2 hours cruise on a barge down the Rhône river canals to le Grau du Roi.
Following a short panoramic photo stop to the Mount St. Victoire, painted under various degrees of shades and light by Paul Cezanne, you will be taken to Aix en Provence, the city where the famous painter was born.Don't forget to bring your camera to capture the gigantic cliffs of the splendid Verdon Canyon...
