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 Provence "Le Mont Ventoux"

B16
 Cycling, Avignon, Vaison-la-Romaine, Fontaine de Vaucluse, Lubéron.



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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. Les Dentelles de MontmirailAvignon 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.


Two more cycling tours in Provence

B15

 

Provence,
Drome and Mont Ventoux

Accommodation: Standard or plus.
Level: active holiday or sporting.
6, 7, 8 days

B17

Provence and Grands Causses
Mont Ventoux and Mont Aigoual

Accommodation: Standard, plus and luxury.
Level: active holiday and sporting.
13 days


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