Updated on 05/10/2011
REGIONAL, CULTURAL and TOURIST TOUR in FRENCH RIVIERA and PROVENCE - 5 DAYS
In private car service with English speaking driver
PRICES are in « euros » and valid until March 31st, 2012
- 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 and others are not included.
- Historical and general informations concerning the places visited will be given by the driver, except inside museums, monuments, castles and others.
Tour French Riviera and Provence - 5 days
Day 1. NICE
NICE. Arrival. The rooms at the hotel are available since 3 PM. The capital of the Cote d'Azur faces the Mediterranean sea. Since its foundation by the Greeks, it has been a very important city. Romans left there numerous vestiges. It was an Italian city untill 1860, its constructions keep their architectural caracteristics of that country. Accomodation.
Day 2. NICE/ ST PAUL DE VENCE/ GRASSE/ AIX-EN-PROVENCE
ST PAUL DE VENCE. Surrounded by medieval walls, it is one of the most visited towns in France. GRASSE. It is the capital of perfumes since 1580 when a manufacturer of gloves, member of the royal court of Catalina de Medicis, began to perfume them. Possibility of visiting a perfume's factory. AIX-EN-PROVENCE. Important university city. The elegance of its buildings, the charm of its gardens and its fountains, as well as the harmony of its avenues make a pleasant impression on tourists. Breakfast and accommodation.
Day 3. AIX en PROVENCE. Excursion AVIGNON, ARLES and BAUX de PROVENCE
AVIGNON. Capital of Christianity in the XIV century, when 7 popes were French. Visit of the city: the « Notre-Dame des Doms » cathedral, the Doms hill and its gardens, the famous bridge of Avignon and the Palace of the Popes. ARLES. It still preserves many Roman vestiges. It was the city of the dispute between Van Gogh and Gauguin. BAUX DE PROVENCE. Surprising town located at the top of a crag. It has been the town of a prestigious court during the medieval times and place of inspiration of troubadour poetry .Breakfast and accomodation.
Day 4. AIX en PROVENCE/ MARSEILLE/ CASSIS/ ST TROPEZ/ NICE
MARSEILLE. It is the oldest French city. To visit the old port protected by the fortress of St Jean and St Nicolas and « Notre Dame de la Garde » basilica. CASSIS. The light of this little port captivated many painters like Matisse and Dufy. We propose to make a cruise to « les Calanques » -narrow and steep creeks of rocky walls-. ST TROPEZ. Small port of fishers, it was launched by the painter Signac who used to invite often his post-impressionists friends. It is now a summer resort for the « jet-set » as well as celebrities of art, literature, cinema and « showbiz » of the whole world. NICE. Arrival at the hotel at the end of the day. Breakfast and accomodation.
Day 5. NICE.
NICE. Breakfast, end of our services.
Prices are per person in double room and based on:
- 1 participant 3 505 € -- 2 participants 1 931 € -- 3 participants 1 407 €
4 participants 1 182 € -- 5 participants 1 017 € -- 6 participants 907 €
7 participants 829 € - Supplement for single room 256 €
- Reduction per person in triple room 18 €
Services included :
- Transportation in private car with an English speaking driver for 9 hours a day, during 3 days: from day 2 to 4.
- The driver's travel fees, as well as the toll and parking fees.
- 4 nights accommodation in superior tourist class hotels with buffet breakfast: 2 in Nice and 2 in Aix en Provence.
- Insurance for the carried passengers.
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