Provence Biking Tour
Provence Biking
Activity Level: Moderate
Start / Finish: Aix en Provence / Avignon
A New Twist on an old Classic
You’ll see authentic Provence as you experience daily life in towns like Forcalquier and Pierrerue. We’ll stay in a 17th century convent, and take you inside the labs at Occitane. We’ll show you the sky from a local observatory, and teach you about the red-hued houses of Roussillon on a private tour through the ochre mines. Best of all, you still experience the classics—with a twist.
Sample Itinerary
Day 1 Pedal from the Lure Mountain to the headquarters of Occitane, where you get to blend your own Provençal fragrance
Day 2 Shop for picnic goodies among the market stalls of little-known Forcalquier, then bike into the Lubéron valley
Day 3 Build up your appetite for dinner on a Century Ride via Apt and the Calavon River
Day 4 Experience Peter Mayle’s Provence on two wheels, pedaling past the picture-postcard villages of Gordes, Roussillon, Ménerbes, and Lacoste
Day 5 Ride through Massif des Cedres in the heart of the southern Lubéron National Park
Day 6 Breakfast in Ménerbes, then "au revoir" in Avignon
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