Cycling Holidays In Provence France
Get active, get inspired, get civilised – with a cycling holiday adventure in Provence with InspiredTravel.net Cycling holidays can mean many things – action and adventure, wine and culture, mountains and white knuckle downhill's. This tour, specially selected by the cycling experts at InspiredTravel.net, leaves out the latter for an active but more civilised cycling holiday. The holiday encapsulates the France that we all dream of - Provence; a combination of Mediterranean light, olive trees, lavender fields, vineyards and Roman remains makes for the archetypal image of a French adventure.
Details
7 nights 8 days in Provence
Your InspiredTravel.net Provence adventure cycling holiday can start any day April-October subject to hotel availability.
InspiredTravel.net Provence cycling holiday based on self drive - cars parked at hotel until end of tour
Alternative travel by air to Paris CDG or Lyon then transfer by car/ train and taxi- not included. Please ask.
Cycling holiday difficulty level is moderate with challenging options
Provence cycle hire for holiday with InspiredTravel.net is 72€ and is payable at the end of the tour.
Bikes are collected and returned to InspiredTravel.net agent’s shop.
Cycling Holiday Touring Provence – Adventure on two wheels
Day 1
Start your adventure cycling holiday in Provence in historic Villeneuve-les-Avignon, opposite Avignon.
Day 2
Loop ride from Villeneuve-les-Avignon: 22miles. Meet our InspiredTravel.net cycling agents at the hotel to adjust bikes, get detailed Provence maps and routes. Then an active warm-up ride through the vineyards of Tavalet in the heart of the Cotes du Rhone. End the night with wine-tasting in the famous Chateauneuf du Pape (not active but potentially adventurous!).
Day 3
Villeneuve-les-Avignon to Uzes: 30miles. Cycle through Provence’s vineyards and woods to the stunning first century Pont du Gard. During the afternoon your adventure cycling holiday takes you through fields and picturesque villages to beautiful Uzes. (Dinner not included at hotel.)
Day 4
Uzes to Tarascon: 28miles. Cycling amongst the Corbiere vineyards then tasting the product of the vines. The InspiredTravel.net plan then takes us to the delightful village of Beaucaire before crossing the Rhone to Tarascon.
Tarascon to Fontevielle: 24miles. Today our cycling adventure heads south and the landscape changes to the expansive light and flat terrain of the Carmargue. Visit Arles with its Roman amphitheatre and old town centre. You will love the typical village of Fontvielle.
Day 6
Fontvielle to St. Remy de Provence - 30miles. An amazing cycling adventure through the olive trees to a breathtaking medieval village. Stop to visit an olive mill and taste both oil and wine. Night and dinner in Remy-de-Provence
A loop ride around Remy de Provence - 25miles. Discover the Apilles mountain and its villages of Eygalieres, Mounie and Menerbes (possibly the loveliest village in Provence). Visit the Chateau Romarin for a tasting before cycling back to the hotel.
Day 8
Departure transfer to the hotel in Villeneuve or Avignon station.
Your InspiredTravel.net active cycling holiday adventure in Provence includes:
All hotels and all breakfasts, 2 dinners and lunch, tasting
InspiredTravel.net guide notes and detailed cycling maps, optional rides. Suggested sightseeing.
InspiredTravel.net luggage transfer, emergency 24/7 support
Fully equipped aluminium framed bikes with 27 gears, bottle, front handlebar bag & repairs
