Provence & The Riviera

Check in at your hotel in Aix en Provence – Hotel de France*** or similar

In the heart of Aix-en-Provence, Hôtel de France is a block away from Cours Mirabeau and right next to the famous Fontaine de la Rotonde, 10min’s walk from the train station, and you are close to restaurants, bars and market. The hotel features air-conditioned rooms with free Wi-Fi access and a 24-hour front desk. Rooms have private bathroom with bathtub or shower, Nuxe and Clarins products, as well they feature a TV with satellite channels, a desk and a minibar. The hotel offers lift and a computer station and multilingual staff can provide tour/ticket assistance.

Accommodation for 3 nights in a Charme room with breakfasts and taxes included.

Pick up

Your private English-speaking guide will meet you at your hotel at 9 am.

Walking tour of Aix en Provence

Historic capital of Provence, Aix-en-Provence offers an amazing and picturesque sum up of southern culture. Founded by the Romans during the 1st century BC, the city was a thermal town called Aquae Sextiae. From that heritage, Aix-en-Provence kept a high amount of monumental fountains. Strolling in the streets, you will appreciate the well preserved ensemble of 17th and 18th century buildings, making this town one of the richest in France. The St-Sauveur cathedral and cloister offers a nice panorama of medieval architecture. Try not to leave the city without visiting one the picturesque food market, making Aix-en-Provence the gastronomic capital of the area. Nearby the city center, the Montagne Ste-Victoire evokes perfectly the memory of Paul Cézanne, who painted it several times.

Lunch at a local restaurant

Wine tasting at a local domain

Our guide will drive you on a short ride in our comfortable vehicle through the magnificent landscape of an old ancient crater land on which the Côteaux d’Aix appellation vineyards have made their exquisite wine. As it will be near the time for “Aperitif”, a famous daily social ritual for french people, you will be charmed by the provençal ambiance of the vineyard and its fabulous wines which are rose, red and white, in that order of importance. You will also enjoy learning all about the wine making process of wine making in Provence.

Drop off at your hotel about 5 pm.

Overnight at your hotel in Aix en Provence

Pick up

Your guide will meet you at your hotel at 9 am.

Provence: typical food market in Avignon

Provence is known all over the world for its tasty cuisine. But no good food without good products. Strolling in the famous market of Provence is a nice occasion to understand why what you have in your plate is so genuine and delightful. You will be stunned by the bright and intense colors of olives, spices,fruits and vegetables, and by the smell of delicatessen, cheese and wine, but also by the crowd and the screaming sellers, competing to attract you to their products !

Wine tasting lunch at a local domain

Pont du Gard: guided tour – World heritage of UNESCO

Built in the 1st century AD, the Pont du Gard is one of the most impressive Roman relics conserved in France. Aqueduct spanning the Gard river, this three level bridge’s function was to bring the water from Uzès to Nîmes, the most important city of southern France during the Roman period. 48 m high and 275 m long, it is still the biggest aqueduct in Europe. Resisting several times the numerous flooding of the Gard, it was listed as UNESCO World Heritage in 1985.

Drop off

Drop off at your hotel Around 5.00pm,

Overnight at your hotel in Aix en Provence

Exclusive experience in Cannes

Pick up

Your private English-speaking guide will meet you at your hotel.

Cannes: sightseeing of the city – World heritage of UNESCO

From the modest fishermen village to the cultural world-famous seaside resort, Cannes has forged a singular history, made of passions and timely encounters as in the most beautiful love stories.
Historians located the presence of the first occupants one century before Jesus Christ, The Ligurians. These transalpine people who dominated the western end of the known world of the time, settled on a promontory, the actual Le Suquet, and erected an oppidum or fortified camp. No archaeological vestige does attest to the occupation of the site by the Ligurians, but they were named barbaric by the Greek geographer Strabon. Turn and look to the sea to find traces of these early tourists.

Lunch at a local restaurant

Grasse: walking tour of the city

You will get lost with delight in the narrow streets and staircase and admire a square Saracen tower of the 16th century, the town hall in the former Episcopal palace, raised medieval houses, magnificent mansions and beautiful villas of the 18th century and the Belle Epoque casino. You will also come across gurgling fountains and picturesque squares with welcoming terraces and freshly painted facades of ocher red or yellow.

Drop off

Drop off at your hotel about 5 pm

Hotel Monsigny*** in Nice – or similar

The hotel MONSIGNY NICE classified *** by Atout France and its multilingual staff are welcoming you in the centre of Nice.

Fully renovated and accessible for handicapped people, our hotel is located in a calm pedestrian area – you will find there the largest provencal market of Nice with its colourful fruits, vegetables and flowers. You may experience the typical atmosphere as the market is always a meeting place.

Visit Nice on foot or take the advantage of the close tramway station. In a few minutes you will be at Place Masséna, in the old town of Nice or at the famous Promenade des Anglais with its beaches. A few meters away from the hotel you will also find the museum Chagall, the museum Matisse and also the russian cathedral, one of the most beautiful in Europe.

You may also profit from the proximity of the main railway station “Gare SNCF Nice Centre” to explore easily other cities of the Côte d`Azur like Monaco, Cannes, Antibes etc.
Come to admire the panoramic view of our terrace on the rooftop after a day full of discoveries, relax enjoying this view over Nice with a glass of wine from Provence.

Accommodation for 2 nights in a Standard room with breakfasts and taxes included. Dinner is at your leisure.

Pick up

Your private English-speaking guide meet you at your hotel at 9 am.

Nice: guided tour of the city – World heritage of UNESCO

Nice’s Promenade des Anglais and Carnival are well known. Yet it is only once you get here, after having soaked up the city’s atmosphere and unique light, that the tag line ‘Capital of the Côte d’Azur’ begins to make sense and emerges into an inescapable truth.

Lunch at a local restaurant

Eze: guided tour of the city

The territory of Èze covers all three Corniche roads, from the sea (“Bord de Mer”) to the Grande Corniche, with its mediaeval village atop a rocky spur overlooking the Mediterranean.

Monte Carlo: guided tour of the city

The Rock of Monaco was a shelter for primitive populations. Traces of their occupation were discovered in a cave in the Saint-Martin Gardens. The first sedentary inhabitants of the region, the Ligures, are described as a mountain people, accustomed to hard work and an exemplary frugality. The coast and the port of Monaco were probably the sea access for the interior Ligurian population, the Oratelli of Peille.

Drop off

Drop off at your hotel about 5 pm.

Overnight at your hotel in Nice

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