Updated on 09/16/2011
REGIONAL, CULTURAL and TOURISTIC TOUR in AQUITAINE, PYRENEES and LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON - 5 DAYS
In private car service with English speaking driver
PRICES are in « euros » and valid until March 31st, 2012
Day 1. BORDEAUX/ ST JEAN DE LUZ/ BIARRITZ/ BAYONNE
ST JEAN DE LUZ. It was the marriage town of king Louis the XIVth with the Infant Maria-Theresa, on June 9th, 1660. It is now an important and colourful fishing port. BIARRITZ. Thanks to the beauty of this place, its modern facilities, its confortable hotels, and its several sport activities, it is a summer resort and a tourist place of first category. BAYONNE. It is the most important city in the basin of the Adour river and the main departing point for the different tours to the Pyrenees.
Accommodation.
Day 2. BAYONNE/ PAU/ LOURDES
PAU. Birthplace of king Henry the IV. To visit the castle where this king was born and to stroll along the boulevard of the Pyrenees. LOURDES. On February 11th, 1858, in the grotto of Massabielle, took place the first of the 18 apparitions of the Virgin to Bernadette Soubirou. Visit of the religious area, formed by the processions esplanade, the subterranean Church Pio X, the Crypt, the Rosary basilica, the Miracle Grotto of Massabielle, the Fountains with Lourdes water, and the Calvary road.
Breakfast and accommodation.
Day 3. LOURDES/ TOULOUSE/ CARCASSONNE
TOULOUSE. The pink city, « La Ville Rose », named like this because of the colour of its bricks, Toulouse was since the Middle Ages an important cultural and artistic city. To visit the St Sernin basilica, the Jacobins church and the Capitol square. CARCASSONNE. It is formed by the « Cité », located at the top of a hill and all surrounded by walls; beautiful and exceptional master piece of the Middle Ages architecture, and the low town, where is the modern urban centre, built alongside the Aude river.
Breakfast and accommodation.
Day 4. CARCASSONNE/ ALBI/ DOMME/ SARLAT
ALBI. It is a particular place thanks to its medieval atmosphere and its red coloured houses. Between the end of the XII and the middle of the XIII century, it was the centre of the heretical cathar movement. To visit the St Cecile cathedral and the Toulouse-Lautrec museum, where can be seen more than 600 of his paintings. DOMME. Built on a rocky promontory dominating the Dordogne river, it is one of the most beautiful and spectacular towns in France. SARLAT. Capital of Black Perigord. Its former part has been completely restored in 1964, thanks to that its wonderful Medieval and Renaissance architecture can be better appreciated.
Breakfast and accommodation
Day 5. SARLAT/ ROCAMADOUR/ BORDEAUX
ROCAMADOUR. Important pilgrimage place during the XII and XIII centuries. Small village built in a surprising place in the canyon of the Alzou river, and located on 3 levels. To visit the basilicas consecrated to St Amadour and to the mysterious Black Virgin. BORDEAUX.
Arrival at the end of the day and end of the services.
Breakfast.
Prices are per person in double room and based on:
| 1 pers | 2 pers | 3 pers | 4 pers | 5 pers | 6 pers | 7 pers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 638 | 2 498 | 1 785 | 1 516 | 1 284 | 1 130 | 1 019 |
| Supplement for single room : 275 | ||||||
| Reduction per person in triple room : 10 |
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Services included:
- Transportation in private car with an English speaking driver for 9 hours a day, during 5 days.
- The driver's travel fees, as well as the toll and parking fees.
- 4 nights accommodation in superior tourist class hotels with buffet breakfast: 1 in Bayonne, 1 in Lourdes, 1 in Carcassonne and 1 in Sarlat.
- Insurance for the carried passengers.
Important:
- The names of the superior tourist class hotels will be given after confirmation of the reservation of the tour.
- The entrance fees to museums, monuments, or others are not included.
- Historical and general informations concerning the places visited will be given by the driver, except inside museums; monuments; castles or others.
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