A cycling holiday in Provence, daily loop tours at your pace!
Do as little or as much as you wish. Based just outside the charming village of Graveson, former home of the painter and sculptor Auguste Chabaud, this new style cycling tour allows you to ride out from your base every day and discover some of the main sights in Provence. Indeed what makes this tour different from the others is that you stay in the same hotel for the whole week. We give you ideas of places to visit and of course the road maps and directions and rental bike to visit them, but if you wake up and decide that today would be better spent reading a book by the pool then you can do just that! Also no bags to pack every day, so the tour is cheaper too as you don’t pay for the luggage transport service, without compromising the quality you’ve come to expect from France bike! The highlights you can visit include: Cultural Avignon, with the pope’s former palace, Roman Arles and its arena and amphitheater, Artistic St Rémy de Provence, with its famous market on Wednesdays, and the Pont du Gard, Roman aqueduct over the Gardon River among others! And where do you stay? In a charming 3*** hotel with a swimming-pool, the temperature of its water is 28° from April to the end of October. Ideal to relax!
Day 1: Arrival in Graveson
Settle down in your 3*** hotel in a very quiet area with excellent cuisine, swimming-pool and free car park.
Day 2: In and around Avignon ~29 km
At around 9:30 am welcome meeting, handover of maps, and documents, pick up your bike if rented. Then on back roads to Avignon. Visit the historical old city and UNESCO sites such as the pope's former palace, and the famous bridge Pont St Benezet.
Day 3: To the Pont du Gard (World Heritage) ~66 km
Head out west over the Rhone River towards the famous roman aqueduct over the Gardon River, which is also perfect for a picnic and refreshing swim.
Day 4: In and around Arles (World Heritage) ~66 km
Meander south through country lanes to the Roman city of Arles. Wander through the narrow back streets, admiring over 2000 years of history such as the arena, the amphitheater......
Day 5: Saint Rémy and Les Baux ~36 km
Follow in the footsteps of van Gogh through the small Crau to St. Rémy de Provence, where the picturesque weekly market takes place every Wednesday. Then it's up to the medieval town of Les Beaux. Perched on the rocks of the Alpilles, the village offers its visitors a breathtaking view over the wide marshy landscapes of the Camargue.
Day 6: Tarascon and Beaucaire ~45 km
Today you could take a leisurely cycle to Historical Tarascon with its castle or Beaucaire, with its port.
Day 7: End of the tour or extra nights
We can help you book extra nights in the area, or elsewhere.
