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Wine, history and culture of a region off the beaten track

This wine tour program (6 days) helps introduce you to the wine, food and culture of the Languedoc-Roussillon region, as a tempting mix of French, Catalan and Spanish culture, in Southwest France. The seven-day/six-night trip is designed to provide a coherent balance of culture, gastronomy and tasting. map


Day 1 - Panoramic Tour
Toulouse - Carcassonne - Limoux
The trip starts in Toulouse with a panoramic tour of the city before heading south towards Carcassonne and its XIIth century citadel. Wine-tasting at the Château Pennautier.

Day 2 - History & Regional Specialties
Limoux – Collioure
Limoux, wine centre and home to France’s first sparkling wine. Visit to the Domaine Sieur d’Arques for the history of this wine … followed by a tasting. Lunch at hotel with regional specialties and then drive through spectacular rugged country with steep-sided gorges, mountain-top castles and windswept vineyards to Collioure on the Mediterranean coast.

Day 3 - Tasting & Gastronomy
Collioure - Cases de Pene
A day out in the Roussillon vineyards at Cases de Pene, then lunch at Château de Jau, before visit and tasting at Mas Lavail.


Day 4 - Visit & Cruise
Collioure - Perpignan
Perpignan, capital of French Catalonia has a chequered his-tory: Visit of the town in the morning before embarking on a 3-hour cruise out of Collioure in the afternoon.


Day 5 - Dalí & Special Meal
Collioure - Figueres
The Holy Grail for Dali lovers: guided tour of the Dalí Museum at Figueres, just over the border in Spain, in the morning. Gourmet meal at Clos de Pauliles in the evening.


Day 6 - Modern Art
Collioure - Céret - Toulouse
Departure for the capital of cubism, Céret, to visit the Mu-seum of Modern Art. Return through deepest Languedoc-Roussillon for a last dinner in Toulouse.
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BOOK this ESCORTED TOUR

This escorted tour is for groups of 10 (minimum) to 15 guests, travelling in comfort aboard an air-conditioned coach. The driver is accompanied by a guide: an english-speaking expert on the villages, vineyards and sights you will see. Accommodation is top class bijou hotels, chateaux and guesthouses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This tour is a suggestion: to make it a reality you just have to be between 4 and 18 people travelling and have an exact idea of dates - we'll do the rest.

Prices include:
* 3 star hotels in Limoux and Toulouse.
* 4 star hotel in Collioure.
* Breakfast from day 2 to day 7.
* 5 evening meals – drinks included – including special meal at Clos de Pauliles.
* 2 lunches – at Moderne et Pigeon in Limoux and Chateau de Jau.
* All the visits, museum ad-missions, boat trips, meals, and tastings provided in the program.
* Transport and transfers in an air-conditioned bus.
* One or more guides for the entire trip.

Prices don’t include:
- Flights.
- Drinks.
- Any other options
- Tips or expenses.
- Supplement single: € 475
- Insurance.