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	2009 Tour Dates 26April 2009(Roman Heritage) 3 May 2009(Luberon) 10 May 2009(Roman Heritage) 17 May 2009(Luberon) 24 May 2009(Roman Heritage) 31 May 2009(Luberon) 7 June 2009(RomanHeritage) 14 june 2009 (Luberon) 6 Sept 2009(RomanHeritage) 13 Sept 2009(Luberon) 20 Sept 2009(Roman Heritage) 27 Sept 2009(Luberon) 4 Oct 2009(Roman Heritage) 11 Oct 2009(Luberon) Booking enquiries Order your brochure now
7 days / 6 nights from Sunday to Saturday. Includes transfers from Nîmes Airport / Avignon TGV station.	Price: 1618 euros / R. Heritage Price: 1734 euros / Luberon Single supplement: 435 euros
Provence, deriving is name from the Roman Provincia Gallia, is the region between the Côte d’Azur and the Rhone delta, stretching inland to the foothills of the Alps in the East and to the plateau of the Ardèche in the West.It has been said that Provence is more a state of mind than a distinct geographical area — the olive trees, fields of lavender and sunflowers, and the sunshine give a mediterranean feeling. The landscape is wonderfully varied, from the rugged hinterland with terraced vineyards, to the mini-mountain range of the Alpilles near Arles, to the flat marshes of the Camargue where the Rhone flows to the sea. And everywhere there is the evidence of the area’s Roman past, with some of the best preserved examples of Roman building anywhere. The unique quality of the light in Provence has attracted artists for the last two centuries, notably Van Gogh and Gauguin who lived in Arles and Cézanne who immortalised the area with his many studies of Mont Ste-Victoire. The cuisine of the region is as distinctive as the light, with emphasis on fresh fruit and vegetables, olive oil, seafood and the herbs de provence — rosemary, thyme, lavender — which grow wild on the hillsides. Wines there are too, for example roses from Bandol and Mont Ventoux, and reds from Nimes in the west, but above all, grands crus like Châteauneuf-du-Pape and Gigondas in the Rhone Valley above Avignon. The terrain here can be challenging for cyclists because of the topography, although none of the hills are too daunting, and anybody of reasonable fitness will be able to manage the routes comfortably.	Check price in your own currency Fitness Levels Fairly hilly and moderate distances involved. . Tour Highlights Fields of lavender in the Luberon…. The majesty of the Pope’s Palace in Avignon…. Winetasting at Châteauneuf-du-Pape…. Flamingos in the Camargue…. The Roman Arena at Nîmes
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