France - French Riviera & Southern France 13 Days

Nice

You'll be meet & greet by our driver guide in Nice airport & transfer to hotel for check in. Departure for a stroll in Vieux Nice, a labyrinth of secret passageways and cobblestone streets. walk in the old Nice , flower and food market on Cours Saleya. Lunch in a typical restaurant .
Afternoon : Walk on the Promenade des anglais, the Harbour, 3pm you'll be taken to a 1 hour cruise along the coast passing by the famous Baie de villefranche, with beautiful villas drive to Mont Boron, Cimiez , Museum Matisse or Musee chagall. Dinner in a restaurant near by the harbour

Cannes - Grasse - Mougins

After breakfast, you'll be taken to take a short walk in the town, the harbour & la Croisette. Set above the hills near Cannes , Mougins is a quaint little town' which has kept its preserved mediaeval character.
Lunch in one of the famous restaurants
Grasse, called the the town of art and history - Grasse has a great cultural heritage. As the town of perfume, it has one of the finest collections of ancient objects connected with the history of perfume. Visit of the International Perfume museum and of Gallimard factory. After the visits in parfumeries you are invited to their shops. You can buy not only parfumes there, but also different kinds of soaps, creams, lotions, bath salt, vaseline and many other things and workshop. Free time and return to Nice for dinner.

St. Paul de Vence - Vence - Vallauris, Biot

After breakfast, you'll be taken to Saint Paul de Vence, one of the most beautiful and most famous villages of Provence. The Foundation Maeght is a unique place which has one of the largest collections in Europe of paintings, sculptures, drawings and graphic works of the twentieth century: Bonnard, Braque, Calder, Chagall, Giacometti, Leger, Miro… Vence is another "village perché" which is an easy day tip from Nice. Like Biot, the best "thing to do" is to wander, explore, and get lost in the narrow streets and squares. Visit the Chapel of Matisse, In this stunning little chapel lies just north of Vence, nestled on the hillside. Return to Nice for dinner.

Eze

This morning we will drive to Eze, and start with a visit to Fragonard, the famous perfume maker for centuries.
Lunch in Eze
In the afternoon we will visit the Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild, the finest villa on the Riviera. The show of lights at night in Monte-Carlo is worth by itself the trip. You will take the corniches from Nice before enjoying the best panoramas to admire the city. Take a drive in the city before spending the rest of your evening among the temptations of Monte-Carlo. Dinner in Monte Carlo.

Le Castellet

Nice to Cassis & Calanques (lunch & swim) / then to Bandol (vinyards) and dinner at Le Castellet

Aix en Provence

Le Castellet to Aix en Provence / stay at Aix (afternoon strolling in the streets of old Aix…)

Les Baux de Provence - St Remy de Provence - Fontvieille

Let’s start our trip by visiting Les Baux de Provence. You'll be visiting an olive mill.
Next move on to Fontvieille
You will visit the Chateau Romanin for a wine tasting
The day comes to an end among the thousand and one fragrances at the Aroma and Perfume Museum at Graveson. We’ll visit the museum and its aromatic garden where the natural and beneficial scents of the essential oils come from.

Isle Sur La Sorgue   - Fontaine de Vaucluse - Gordes - Roussillon

In the morning you'll be taken to Food and flea Market in Isle sur la Sorgue.
Visit of Fontaine de Vaucluse, Gordes and Roussillon. You’ll discover the Bories Village. We’ll stop at the Notre Dame de Sénanque Abbey, a monastery and is surrounded by lavender fields. Roussillon is a little village perched on an ochre cliff (clay earth pigment).

Great vineyards of Côtes du Rhône Cairanne - Rasteau - Gigondas - Beaumes de Venise - Châteauneuf du Pape

You will follow the wine road to discover the most famous vineyards of the Côtes du Rhône.

Cairanne : produces red wines structured or more flexible and fruity, white wines and rosés.

Rasteau : known for its wine Côtes du Rhône red, it also produces an excellent natural sweet wine and rosé.

Gigondas : Wines of Gigondas are rich, powerful and colored, and offer deep red robes.

Beaumes de Venise, known for its red wines and above all famous for its Muscat, sweet wine .
Visit of an olive oil mill in Beaumes & Châteauneuf du Pape

Avignon / Lyon

Visit food market then the Papal city, visit and tasting at the wine cellar of the Pope Palace
Option : cooking class at a famous chef's
Lunch
Afternoon :
Drive to Lyon - 3 hours drive . stop on the way in Montelimar, capital of the nougat.
Assist check in at your hotel in Lyon.

Lyon & Cote De Beaune

Short visit of the old city , and visit of Les halles de Lyon
Lunch in Les Halles at the producers' . Oysters, delicatessen, cheese, cake
Afternoon : drive to Burgundy 1h 30
First stop in Chassagne Montrachet in the cote de Beaune for a 1 st wine tasting in a chateau
continuation in Beaune through the grands Crus road : Puligny Montrachet, Meursault, Pommard, Volnay
check in at Hotel le Cep
Dinner in a Michelin starred restaurant next to the hotel Loiseau des Vignes (on guests own a/c )

NUITS Burgundy Cote de Nuits

Today you will explore the Wine Route between Dijon and Beaune.
First tasting in Nuits St georges , then your guide will take you to Clos Vougeot, visit of Château de Clos Vougeot
Lunch in Chateau de Gilly (on guests own a/c)
Afternoon tasting in Vougeot
Return to Beaune and enjoy some time on your own for shopping
Dinner in a gastronomic restaurant in Beaune or in a3 Michelin starred restaurant LAMELOISE, 25 mn from Beaune.

Beaune

Visit of Hospices de Beaune with guided tour and a walk into the old town.
Tasting at Drouhin
Lunch in a brasserie
Tansfer to airport in Paris for your return journey