Provence Cycling Tour (6 to 10 days)
Vaucluse and Drome and Lubéron, start in Avignon.
Light, active and sporting cycling tours around or over
the Mont Ventoux.
Standard, plus or luxury accommodation.
Guided visits of
wineries
Start and end in Avignon or
Aix-en-Provence, staying over
in Vaison-la-Romaine. Surf for more information on the programme on the
links below for the standard, plus or luxury packages.
Find here some pictures
of the scenery
6 to 10 days, starting in Avignon.
The Mont Ventoux in Vaucluse and Drome departments will be your campanion
all along your trip. This huge mountain hides splendid places. Provencal
villages as well as beautiful nature. This cycling tour is medium or heavy
if you would choose to climb the Mont Ventoux.
Avignon
the cultural center of Provence, (street)theatre, music, a place of and
for artists. Vaison-la- Romaine (60,000 Romans lived there 2000 years ago
as you will see by yourself). Vaison has a medieval old city and famous
market on tuesday morning. You be cycling through Cote du Rhone Villages-wineyards
all along your trip north of the Mont Ventoux. You will cycle the canyon
of the Gorges de la Nesque at the Southern side of the Mont Ventoux. You'll
visit Abbaye de Senanque. On last day you will see the famous surging river
Fontaine de Vaucluse where Petrarca wrote his poems.
Extension into the Luberon in the 9 and 10 days trips.
If you travel from Marseille we can
have you start the trip in Aix-en-Provence. It is only 30 minutes from
the Airport of Marseille to Aix-en-Provence.
The 6 and 7 day tours are light, actice or
sporting tours, the
8, 9 and 10-day tours are "active' or "sporting" tours.
Shower/bath in room (en suite) in all packages.
Starting days : any day of the week from april till november.
Starting place: Avignon.
Bike rental: The bikes have front
and rear fender. (VTC, ATB) Canondale (adventure).
There are no mirrors. (Not usual in France)
We provide a repair
kit and a spare inner tube (large valve type (as for cars))
Size of tires :700x35
A handlebar bag
with a waterproof map window is standard.
If you rent a bike, cycling starts on day 2
in Cavaillon at 20 km from Avignon.