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Our most popular
trip takes
you back through the centuries at your own comfortable pace, past Roman
ruins, Van Gogh's sunflowers, and fields of lavender and thyme. Wind
through an apple orchard on a peaceful road, then enjoy sweeping views
from a walled medieval village.
First stop:
a picnic at the Pont du Gard, a 2000-year-old Roman aqueduct spanning
the Gard river. We'll spend two nights in Arles, so that you can fully
explore this ancient Roman capital.
Next come the
crumbling clifftop remains of Les Baux, destroyed by a vindictive
Cardinal Richelieu. Finally, we reach the Luberon, the charming mountainous
region of magical forests and stone villages captured in the book A
Year In Provence.
Highlights:
- Climb the time-worn
stone steps at Arles' Roman amphitheater, its walls still ringing
with the sound of ancient gladiator fights.
- Gaze out over
the vast countryside from the ruins of Les Baux, a legendary court
of love in the 13th century, later the refuge of brigands.
- Cycle past the
hauntingly familiar sites that Van Gogh painted during his remarkable
years in St.-Remy-de-Provence.
- Take a break
from cycling, to stretch your legs in an endless field of wildflowers.
- Take a moonlit
stroll to the crumbling hilltop castle at Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, as
the Milky Way twinkles overhead.
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Past
travelers comment on this trip:
"To experience Provence by bike is to hear
it, smell it, stop readily and feel it and perhaps, most of all,
see its Van Gogh-esque vistas in a manner that would not be as
unique in any other way." --Deborah Rossi, Brighton, Mass.
"It was the best vacation of my life."
--Andy Kaiser, San Diego, Calif.
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