Colours and flavors of Provence – from Nice to Marseille

5 days

Durée

March – October

Saisonnalité

Colours and flavors of Provence – from Nice to Marseille
5 days / 4 Nights

Sung by the poets, sublimated by the painters, Provence offers a wide range of experiences and emotions. Under its sun, at the same time, shine the blue of lavender fields, the green of its vines and the silver reflections of the olive leaves. Let yourself be rocked by the cicadas‘ song and stroll through picturesque markets up to medieval perched villages and down to the Calanques (creeks) with their emerald green waters.

Cooking class close to Nice, very aromatic dishes to elaborate and taste.
The Route of Provence wines with tasting of various AOC : from the Côtes de Provence to Bandol, passing through the Coteaux d’Aix en Provence.
Tour of Luberon villages, classified among the most beautiful villages of France
A private boat cruise in the Calanques (creeks), between Cassis and Marseille.

Day 1 : Nice, Eze and Saint Jean Cap Ferrat

Visiting Nice : Rue St François de Paul, Place du Palais, the Cours Saleya, Rue de la Poissonnerie, Place Charles Félix, Rue de la Place Vieille, the Palais Descaris, the old town alleys and Piazza Garibaldi.
Lunch in a restaurant in the old Nice.
Visiting Eze villlage, a medieval town perched in an eagle’s nest above the Mediterranean sea, its Baroque church and its exotic garden.
Visiting Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild, in Saint Jean Cap-Ferrat.
Back to Nice.
Free dinner and overnight.

Day 2 : Antibes, Cannes and Grasse

In Antibes, an offbeat cooking class followed by a lunch with the dishes prepared by yourself.
Visiting Cannes : the Suquet district, the old Port, the Croisette and Rue d’Antibes.
Visiting the manufacturing workshop, the Perfume Museum and the Fragonard Museum in Grasse.
Back to Nice.
Free dinner and overnight.

Day 3 : Lorgues, The Argens Valley and Trets

Visiting the Thoronet abbey, a Cistercian Abbey dating from the 11th Century.
Visiting and tasting Côtes de Provence AOC in a wine estate, in Lorgues.
Lunch in a renowned restaurant – menu around the truffle.
In Trets, visiting a farm and tasting local cheeses.
Transfer to Grand Hotel Roi René 4 * * * *, in Aix en Provence.
Free dinner and overnight.

Day 4 : Aix en Provence and the Luberon

Visiting Aix en Provence : Cours Mirabeau, its fountains and its stately homes with aristocratic facades, the archdiocese, the cloister, Alberta Place and the Town Hall Square.
Visiting a wine estate in the north of Aix and tasting AOC Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence.
Lunch in a restaurant in Lourmarin, in the Luberon.
Visiting Lourmarin castle.
Tour of the villages nearby : Cadenet, Cucuron, Bonnieux.
Back to Aix.
Free dinner and overnight.

Day 5 : Bandol, Cassis and Marseille

Visiting and tasting in a wine estate in Bandol.
In Cassis, lunch in a seafood restaurant overlooking the sea.
Private boat cruise in the Calanques (creeks) from Cassis to Marseille.
Visiting Marseille : Notre Dame de la Garde, the old Port, the shopping district and the old Charity.
Time at disposal in Marseille.