Oh beautiful and natural Catalonia! The art of blending flavors with the Mediterranean influence! This region of France is a landscape of thousand faces. From vineyards to bays, from wooded hills to towering mountains, Catalonia is an open air and open country. With its nice weather and memorable walks, Catalonia is an excellent choice, with scenery that changes with the seasons and its abundance of animal and plant life. Located in the southern part of the region, just north of Spain, the region is also home to prehistoric sites of Tautavel and Belesta, some of the oldest human findings in the world. This region is also rich in wine production, and this tour includes tastings and walks among the many vineyards. Along your tour, you meet local wine producers, taste and share with them the full-bodied, tasty and rich French Catalonia wines, and enjoy the rustic and grounded traditional Catalan cooking!
Your Itinerary
Day 1:
Arrival at your hotel near Estagel in end of afternoon. Welcoming and presentation of your tour with your host. Dinner and night at the hotel. Estagel is located 40 km from Perpignan in the far south near the Spanish border. Gastronomic dinner at the hotel.
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Day 2:
In the morning, transfer to the village of Cucugnan for a local visit followed by a transfer and visit to the chateau Cathar of Queribus and have a picnic at the foot of the chateau.
In the afternoon, depart for your walking excursion with scenic view of the Canigou mountain, sacred by the Catalans. Arriving in Paziols, you will have earned a wine tasting of an AOC local wine. Gastronomic dinner and night at the hotel.
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Day 3:
After breakfast, you are transferred to Caramany, a picturesque village of Catalonia. Today, you get to the Peak Aubeil and you discover the panoramic view of the crest of Corbieres and the valley of Agly. Visit Balesta and its chateau and discover the oldest collective sepulture of the South of France dating from 6000 years ago. Then enjoy a wine tasting in a winery. Return to the hotel. In the evening, a slide presentation with a wine producer followed by a dinner with local specialties. Night in the hotel.
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Day 4:
Today is a rest day. Free time for shopping or other at your leisure. (no picnic today.) Excursions to the beaches and picturesque seaside town of Collioure is possible with a supplement - please book in advance of travel. You can also do an optional walking excursion.
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Day 5:
In the morning, you will be transferred to Cases de Pene for a nice walk among the vineyards and oaks. You will arrive at the Tor del Far which gives a nice 360 degree view of the region. You will descend to Tautavel; you discover the prehistory museum of the man of Tautavel, presenting unique prehistoric collections. The skull of the Man of Tautavel (450,000 years old) was discovered in the Caune de l’Arago (a “cavity” of forty meters in length and 15 meters wide), near Tautavel. Return to the hotel. Dinner in typical restaurant with local specialties in the heart of the Cotes du Roussillon vineyards. Return and night at hotel.
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Day 6:
Today, nice walking from the village of Saint Arnac to Ansignan along the Aqueduc Romain, continuing to Desix. Picnic and swimming possible. Following this is a walking to Caramany. Return to the hotel for gastronomic dinner and night.
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Day 7:
Departure toward Lansac with its tower and its old village. Visit of the village of Rasigneres and have a wine tasting followed by a nice picnic in the company of local wine growers. Following, you journey to the old village of Latour de France, an historic border town with Catelonia. Transfer to the hotel in end of the afternoon. Dinner in Tautavel. Night at the hotel.
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Day 8:
Departure after breakfast.
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Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Tour starts on Saturdays from April 1-July 7 and August 24-October 30,2002.
The trip includes: 7 nights accommodations in hotels 2&3 star, all breakfasts, dinners, picnic lunches, bag transfers, routes, maps and descriptions, local emergency service, arrival transfer from Montelimar to Charols.
Bike Rentals: $115
Bikes are hybrids: 21 speed, saddlebag, lock, water bottle, repair kit.
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