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Languedoc Camargue - 7 days

Original France-Bike Tour
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Bookingcode:
FB17+LC
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from 885 € Per person

Cevennes and Seaside.

Discover historical cities, Mediterranean beaches and the untouched wildernesses of the Camargue.
You'll start the bike tour in elegant Montpellier. This typical Mediterranean city is not far from the blue sea and its sandy beaches. The center of Montpellier is full of medieval monuments and of those from the Renaissance and Classicism periods. Its university of medicine is the oldest in the France. Lovely squares and many restaurants and cafés invite you to appreciate the Mediterranean way of life. This bike tour then takes you on to Sommières, a nice medieval town on the Vidourle River crossed by a 2000 year old Roman bridge. A little paradise and lovely villages await you after Sommières, this region is called "Vaunage". Its inhabitants were Protestants and lead a bloody rebellion against the "not so sunny" Louis XIV from 1703 to 1705 and unfortunately paid a heavy tribute. On the way onto Nîmes, with its numerous roman monuments, you ride through vineyards and the Mediterranean scrubland landscape called the "Garrigue". After the Roman town you will ride along the Rhône-Sète Canal through the untouched saltmarshes and inland lakes of the Camargue to the medieval walled town of Aigues-Mortes. From Aigues-Mortes, you ride along the beaches of the Mediterranean Sea back to Montpellier.

Day 1: Arrival in Montpellier, one of the most beautiful towns in France
Settle down in your elegant 3*** hotel and make a first sightseeing tour to discover all the medieval monuments.
Day 2: Montpellier > Sommières, ~35 km
Ride into impressive landscapes and pass little villages on your way to Castries with its elegant castle, the so-called "Versailles of Languedoc". Then pedal on to Sommières, a little medieval town where a Roman bridge crosses the Vidourle River.
Day 3: Sommières > Nîmes, ~30 km
Today you cross the famous Vaunage region, where the Protestants fought against King Louis XIVth troops from 1703 to 1705 with heavy losses. Romantic villages accompany you to Nîmes, the "Rome of Gaule". Visit the old town and the numerous Roman monuments.
Day 4: Nîmes > Aigues-Mortes, ~45 km
Today’s way leads you through the "Little Camargue" and along the Rhône-Sète Canal to Aigues-Mortes, a totally preserved medieval town, surrounded by water, Camargue and the salt tables.
Day 5: Aigues-Mortes > Camargue > Aigues-Mortes, ~20 km
Different options are possible today. You can discover untouched Camargue by bike or boat, visit the nearby salt marshes or take a walk along the imposing city wall of Aigues Mortes. From here the view over the surrounding lands is just breathtaking.
Day 6: Aigues-Mortes > Montpellier, ~40 km
You'll ride along the Mediterranean coast line with its sandy beaches. Stop for a drink in the busy little fishing port of Le Grau du Roi before arriving in the seaside resort of La Grande Motte and its architecture, which was certainly futuristic when built in the 1960s. And finally you will follow the small river Lez northwards to get back to Montpellier.
Day 7: End of the tour

6 nights in carefully chosen 3 *** and 4**** hotels
6x breakfasts
welcome briefing
luggage transport (1 piece per person)
carefully chosen roads and paths
detailed documentation in GB, D, F, brochures, plans, maps
France-Bike signs along the route
GPS tracks on request
France-Bike security vest
service hotline
tourist tax

hotel according to offer

  • twin room, BnB
    885 €
  • double room
    885 €
  • single room, BnB
    1230 €

additional services

  • extra night, single BnB, Montpellier
    110 €
  • extra night, double BnB, Montpellier
    70 €
  • supplement 'arrival any day' if 3 persons starting
    80 €
  • supplement 'arrival any day' if 2 persons starting
    120 €
  • supplement solo traveler (luggage)
    240 €
  • theft insurance for the bike
    20 €
  • theft insurance for the e-bike
    40 €
  • rental bike 21 gears
    100 €
  • electric bike
    230 €
  • own bike
    0 €
  • 5x half-board
    190 €

self-guided tour - 7 days / 6 nights
dates

arrival every Sunday
10.03.-27.10.2024
season I (745 €/person in double)
10.03.-30.03.2024
22.09.-27.10.2024
season II (+140 €/person)
31.03.-22.06.2024
01.09.-21.09.2024
season III (+160 €/person)
23.06.-31.08.2024
"arrival any day"
possible for 4 persons minimum without supplement
supplement of 70 €/person for 3 persons
supplement of 100 €/person for 2 persons
route (1)-(2): ~190 km/120 miles
on quiet and mostly flat roads that anybody can do
how to get there
by car: motorway A7, exit Montpellier
by train: station Montpellier, direct from Paris with TGV
by plane: airport Montpellier, direct from London, Paris, Amsterdam, Dublin, Copenhagen and Stockholm
parking
in hotel garage on request, 40 €/week
halfboard
if you book halfboard, the dinner in Sommières is not included.

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