day trips & excursions
Luberon | Culture &Heritage | Visits of monuments and museums without guide

Lavender and perched villages

Description

 

Through various landscapes, you will travel around this unique range, to visit two of the most beautiful French villages, located on the side of a hill or nestled against the rocks.

 

These landscapes were made famous by the British writer Peter Mayle author of the « A year in Provence » book.

 

 

Program / Schedule of the day

You will discover:

2 can't miss villages. Called the most beautiful villages of France.

Roussillon with its famous ochre, and

Gordes with its superb castle built in its heart!

Breath-taking landscapes will offer themselves to you!

Tuesdays and Thursdays you will profit from your free time to stroll between the booths of the Roussillon or Gordes markets.

 

 

The universe of lavender

 

Visit of a museum which is entirely dedicated to lavender.

 

This Provençal symbol par excellence will no longer hold any mystery for you.

 

Its particularities will astonish you! (Museum closed in January)

 

 

 

Depending on the season (from June 15 to July 15) you can admire one of the most beautiful postcards of Provence and immortalize this moment by a beautiful picture of the abbey of Sénanque surrounded by lavender in bloom.

Useful informations

A roadbook will be given to you to indicate where and when to meet.

Public: General public

Level: ALL LEVELS

Minimum number of participants: 2

Duration: 5 hours – from 9: 00 a.m. to 1 : 45 p.m. or from 2 :00 p.m. to 7 :00 p.m. (from April 1st to October 31st)

4 hours – from 9 : 00 a.m. to 1 :00 p.m. and from 1:00 a.m. to 6 :00 p.m. (from November 1st  to March 31st)

Rate for adults: €60/person.

Children’s rate: 30€/children under 12 years old & free for children under 4 years old.

Car seat or booster available for free upon request.

Valid
All year round
Optionally

Organization of lunch at a restaurant or a picnic basket.

(Consult us for rates)

Situation

This theme day takes place in the heart of the Luberon Regional Natural Park.

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Accommodation

Not included

You may reserve the lodging of your choice in the vacation rental columns, hotels and B&Bs.

Restoration

not included

Option of reserving at a carefully selected restaurant  with local cuisine for an extra fee. Picnic baskets are also available.

(Consult us for rates)

Supervised

Private driver

He will accompany you in an air-conditioned minibus accommodating 8 people.

This price includes

Transportation in an air-conditioned minibus for 8 people.

Museum entrance.

This price does not include

 Lodging

Personal expenditures

Meals and drinks.