From Avignon: Provence Highlights Full-Day Tour
Languedoc-Roussillon, Marseille
Discover the best of Provence in one day on a full day tour from Avignon.
Highlights
- Discover Fontaine de Vaucluse, the biggest spring in France
- Visit Gordes, one of the most beautiful hill-top villages in Provence
- Explore Roussillon, a colourful village which exploited ochre for centuries
- Discover Les Baux de Provence, a hill-top village full of history
- Admire Pont du Gard, a first century AD Roman aqueduct UNESCO Site
Description
We start this full day tour with the famous spring of Fontaine de Vaucluse with its pure water and leafy surroundings. Next is the Luberon Regional Natural Park established in the 1970s, which is characterised by a series of strikingly picturesque hilltop limestone villages such as Gordes, while the village of Roussillon is renowned for its magnificent red cliffs and former ochre quarry. (Lunchtime break in Roussillon).
Early in the afternoon we will discover Saint Remy de Provence, birthplace of Nostradamus and the town where Van Gogh created some of his most famous paintings. Next, we will explore, nearby, the historical village of Les Baux de Provence. We will finish the tour by travelling back to the time of the Roman Empire to admire the remarkable Aqueduct of the Pont du Gard. (UNESCO site)
See lavender fields during the blossom season.
Stop at the market in L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue on Sunday mornings.
A day you will never forget!
Includes
- Driver/guide fluent in English
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
- Bottled water
- UNESCO Pont du Gard entry included
Excludes
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Easy cancellation
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
