{"id":989,"date":"2016-09-12T13:54:14","date_gmt":"2016-09-26T14:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.france-privatetravels.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=989&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2017-11-29T16:32:27","modified_gmt":"2017-11-29T15:32:27","slug":"provence-travel-private-tour-guide-wine-experience-culture-heritage","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.france-privatetravels.com\/en\/produit\/provence-travel-private-tour-guide-wine-experience-culture-heritage\/","title":{"rendered":"Wine and heritage travel in Provence 5*"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><u>Explore your travel in Provence:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Day 1:<\/strong> Arrival in Aix en Provence<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Arrival and transfer to your Hotel \u00ab\u00a0Le Pigonnet 5*\u00a0\u00bb.Day at leisure (depending of your train or plane arrival)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Night at the Hotel Le Pigonnet 5*, Deluxe room.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Day 2: \u00a0<\/strong>Discovery of the Alpilles<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u00a0Morning:<\/strong> Your guide will take you to visit Les Baux de Provence, the \u201cCarri\u00e8res de Lumi\u00e8res\u201d and tasting at a winery (appellation Baux de Provence). Twelve scattered areas on either side of the rock des Baux-de-Provence. The wines of Les Baux-de-Provence are defined both by the character of their land, unique and multiple, as by the men\u2019s choices. Recognized since 1995 by a \u201ccontrolled appellation of origin\u201d, the winemakers of Baux-de-Provence are united since their first grapes by the willingness to preserve their land intact, naturally protected and dried by the mistral.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lunch<\/strong> : You can have lunch in a restaurant in\u00a0 St R\u00e9my de Provence.<em><u>Your expert recommand\u2019s you\u00a0: le caf\u00e9 de la Place<\/u><\/em><u>.<\/u><\/li>\n<li><strong>Afternoon<\/strong>: Walking in the streets of St Remy de Provence where you can find nice shops, art galleries and local products. Known for its quality of life and beautiful landscapes, St R\u00e9my has seen among other Nostradamus and Van Gogh. Wine tasting in a vineyard with the Appellation: Baux de Provence<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00a0Dinner at leisure. <\/strong><strong>Night at the Hotel Le Pigonnet 5*, Deluxe room.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Day 3:<\/strong> Cassis and its Calanques<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Morning:\u00a0 Your guide takes you to discover the wines of Cassis and its \u00ab\u00a0Calanques\u00a0\u00bbYou will savor two wine tasting in vineyards \u00ab\u00a0appellation Cassis\u00a0\u00bb. There are more than 2600 years &#8230; The Phocaea\u2019s, during they founded Marseilles, implanting the first grapes in the Cassis bay. They introduce the \u00ab\u00a0Ugni Blanc\u00a0\u00bb, which still present today. Later, the Romans perpetuate the culture of the wine in Cassis and ship the wine by sea. As evidenced wine amphora were found in the Cassis bay.. You have to come back in the middle Age to find the first writings about the cassis Vineyard. In 1381, a notarial text recounts the presence of vineyard land in a place called &#8220;The Arena&#8221;, by the sea.<\/li>\n<li>From the beginning, the winery moved to the Mediterranean Sea to then expand into the slopes of the surrounding mountains. In the sixteenth century, Cassis sealed his destiny: the vineyard specializing in the development of white wines. A revolution in Provence! Moreover, the red wines dominate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lunch<\/strong>: you could have lunch in a restaurant in Cassis. <em><u>For lunch, your guide will recommends you:<\/u><\/em><em><u> le Bistort de la Villa Madie with a beautiful sea view<\/u><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Afternoon:<\/strong> Explore the Calanques de Cassis with a private boat (possibility of bathing therefore provide swimwear).Calanques were formed there are 120 million years. To the west of Cassis, the Massif. Calanques is made of white limestone over 400 m thick. Marine valleys have widened, creating real miniature fjords, sometimes containing great natural coves.<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><strong>Dinner at leisure.\u00a0 <\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Do not hesitate to ask your expert to reserve a table at a fabulous restaurant in the area.<\/em><\/span><strong> Night at the Hotel Le Pigonnet 5*, Deluxe room.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><strong>Day\u00a0 4 <\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> Day at leisure at l\u2019Hotel Le Pigonnet 5*<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Le Pigonnet 5* represent the Provencal \u201cArt de Vivre\u201d.Situated in the center of Aix en Provence this charming hotel provide a wonderful garden, a Spa, a very good restaurant and beautiful Suite with terrace. This place is an invitation to relaxation.<em> <u>Do not hesitate to ask your expert to add a Provencal cooking class with a chief during this day. (not included). <\/u><\/em><em>(No meals included) . <\/em><strong>Night at the Hotel Le Pigonnet 5*, Deluxe room.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Day 5<\/strong>: Discovery of the \u201cPalais des Papes\u201d in Avignon and the wines of Chateauneuf du Pape.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>\u00a0<\/em><strong>Afternoon<\/strong>: You can have lunch in a restaurant of Avignon. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Ask your expert for a reservation at the<\/em> <em>restaurant \u201cLa Maison Christian Etienne\u201d 1*at Michelin guide.<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u00a0Morning<\/strong>: You will visit the \u201cPalais des Papes\u201d and the Pont St Benezet (with audio guide).\u201cThe Palais des Papes\u201d is the church of radiation symbol on the Christian West in the XIV Century. Edified in 1335, in less than twenty years, it is the leadership of two builder popes, Benedict XII and his successor Clement VI.<\/li>\n<li>The monument is the largest Gothic palace in the West (15 000 m2 of floor or of 4 Gothic cathedrals) and has more than twenty places, events theaters universal impact, notably with the private apartments of Pope and their fabulous settings frescoes (executed by Italian artist: Matteo Giovannetti).<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> <em>Do not hesitate to ask your expert for a private guide in the \u201cPalais des Papes\u201d.<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>\u00a0<\/em>Two wine tasting in vineyard estates appellation\u00a0 Ch\u00e2teauneuf du Pape (Ch\u00e2teauneuf du Pape is one of the most famous wine regions in the world where you can visit some of the oldest wineries in France and see old castle ruins dating from the Popes&#8217; 13th century.) Ch\u00e2teauneuf du Pape has no rival when it comes to red wines of world class (10% of the high-end production is white and pink is not cultivated). You&#8217;ll love the landscapes and places that we have selected and that most visitors do not get to see).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Dinner at leisure<strong>. <\/strong><strong>Night at the Hotel Le Pigonnet 5*, Deluxe room.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Day 6\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>: Discovery of the wines of Bandol<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Morning:<\/strong> Two tastings at wineries in Bandol (Bandol is one of the first regions where the Phoenicians came cultivate vines in a privileged site that will contribute to its growth. The land then has not changed and is still the one we know today, many drawn by its geological barriers, &#8220;Big Brain&#8221; in the South, \u00ab\u00a0Mount Caume\u00a0\u00bb in the East, in the north the massif of Sainte Baume, with the natural opening to the Gulf of Bandol. In this fabulous scenery along the coastline, you will be seduced by exceptional wines.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Afternoon<\/strong>: you can have lunch in a restaurant in a medieval village.<em>Your guide will recommends you: le \u00ab\u00a0Pied de Nez\u00a0\u00bb. <\/em>Walk in in the beautiful medieval village: the Castellet dating from the 12th century. Last tasting in a vineyard in Bandol.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00a0Dinner at leisure. <\/strong><strong>Night at the Hotel Le Pigonnet 5* , Deluxe room.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Day 7:<\/strong> \u00a0After breakfast in your wonderful Hotel, you will leave this fantastic region and your guide will transfer to Marseille airport or the TGV station Aix en Provence<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0End of our services.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0The tour includes<\/strong> :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Railway station transfers,<\/li>\n<li>Private driver and guide,<\/li>\n<li>Entrances in the vineyards,<\/li>\n<li>visit with Audio Guide Palais des Papes and Pont d&#8217;Avignon,<\/li>\n<li>6 nights in a 5 * Hotel Le \u00a0Pigonnet in Aix en Provence in a Deluxe room, Continental breakfast, Tourist taxes includes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0The tour not includes: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The flight or train to Marseille or Aix TGV,<\/li>\n<li>lunch and dinner,<\/li>\n<li>all personal expenses<\/li>\n<li>Insurances<\/li>\n<li>Transfers from Marseille airport\/hotel\/Marseille airport<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Ask your expert to add an option to your tour<\/strong>:\u00a0 Cooking class of Provencal fine cuisine with a Chief of the region.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong><u>Hightlights of the itinerary<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A week immersion in Provence with private driver \/guide<\/li>\n<li>Theme around gastronomy, wine and culture<\/li>\n<li>High-end Services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>From 2 person sharing<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":870,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[35,7,38,33,34],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-989","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-culture-and-heritage-en","7":"product_cat-destinations","8":"product_cat-provence-alps-french-riviera-corse","9":"product_cat-travels-by-themes-en","10":"product_cat-wine-and-food-en","12":"first","13":"instock","14":"shipping-taxable","15":"purchasable","16":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - 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