Day 1 Arrival to your hotel in Avignon
Time to visit the Roman monuments and the Palace of the Popes.
Day 2 Avignon – Tarascon 36 km
You leave Avignon by small quiet roads and you are cycling towards Tarascon, through small roads passing by Boulbon and other picturesque villages. You arrive in Tarascon, nice little town with its royal fortified castle. Overnight in a nice 3*** hotel in Tarascon.
Day 3 Tarascon – St Rémy 20 km
You leave Tarascon and cycle among fields with bulls and horses. The last kilometers before arriving in Saint Rémy de Provence will be on a cycling track. And you arrive in one of the most beautiful villages in the region and very typical: St Rémy. Known for the aromas of wild herbs. St Rémy where Van Gogh has lived and where Nostradamus was born. Overnight in St Rémy de Provence in a 2** hotel with swimming pool.
Day 4 St Rémy – Les Baux 28 km
Today you’re cycling from St Remy to Les Baux. The remarkable pilgrimage site was built at 200 m high outcrop and is dominated by a ruined fortress. It’s the area of Van Gogh and here he got the inspiration for a lot of his paintings. Wonderful landscape in the shadow of the Alpilles mountains. The wines from Les Baux havegranted their own appellation status in the late eighties. Overnight in a nice 3*** hotel with swimming pool, located 2 kms from Les Baux.
Day 5 Les Baux – St. Rémy 15 km
While leaving your hotel you have time to enjoy the beautiful lanscapes and why not visiting the famous « Carrières de Lumières »? Then you come back to Saint Rémy de Provence and ou can enjoy the end of the day in the romantic small streets and places of this charming town. Overnight in 2** hotel with swimming pool.
Day 6 St Remy – Arles 32 km
This day you left St Remy to cycling south, towards to the Mediterranean sea in the town of Arles, perched on the side of the Rhone with its well-preserved amphitheatre, countless medieval and Roman monuments. Overnight in 3*** hotel in Arles.
Day 7 Arles – Ste-Marie-de-la-Mer 37 km
Passing Mejanes you will cycle towards the Mediterranean by the protected region of the Camargue. Here you well see the white horses and exotic wildlife that roam the countryside. Transfer back to Arles by taxi Overnight in 3*** hotel in Arles.
Day 8
Return by train to Avignon and departure
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