Luxury Travel Consultant2 has been working on the 2011 Tours to Provence .
Provence with its flower-laden landscapes, atmosphere cafe towns, small perched villages and medieval heritage , has been a land of artists and dreamers. The mistral winds & the sunlight ( more luminescent here) have inspired artists like Cezanne, Van Gogh, Renoir, Matisse & Picasso. You do not need to be an artist to appreciate Provence.
One week in Provence, ( 8 days / 7 nights)
Our Stays include:
A Local Private Chef -( Breakfast , Lunch & Dinner included)
Drivers ( Transfers & Touring the region)
Visit to L’Isle sur la Sorgue, Saint-Remy de Provence ( Circuit Van Gogh) Wine Tasting in Chateauneuf-du-Pape, visit to Avignon, still surrounded by its ancient city wall. Le Luberon, a landscape dotted with charming hilltop villages. Gordes, Joucas & the Rousillon should not be missed. Visits to Le Pont du Gard or to Arles. If you want to go back further in time, we will take you to Les Beaux de Provence, inhabited since 6,000BC.
La Camargue is a wildlife sanctuary that we will explore by boat and do some Photography….
We will keep you updated on the new dates for 2011.
We also invite you to Luberon in Provence in 2011 ” Holidays in the vineyard”
Departures Dates:
February 12, 2011 – February 19, 2011
March 12, 2011 – March 19, 2011
April 16, 2011 – April 23, 2011
10 guests are invited – $ 2,700 per person.
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Le Roussillon
L'Abbey of Senanque just outside of Gordes.
The beautiful village of Gordes.
Outside , the heat of summer or early fall is descending on the vines. You finally venture inside after paying your entrance fee, and the cool of the caves are a very welcome benediction. All is required is to observe a few simple rules of wine tasting: Do not wear white, as we all know ( reds can leave an awful 
Wine Tourism begins right in Bordeaux ’s airport at Merignac, where wines are planted just outside the terminal. A lot of vineyards are close to Bordeaux itself. One great vineyard, the Graves Estate of Chateau Haut-Brion, is in the suburb of Pessac. It was celebrated as an exclusive grand cru by Napoleon lll. Apart from Haut-Brion, all the reds are from the Medoc, one of the three main wine regions to explore. Medoc is Northwest of Bordeaux, Saint Emilion to the East, and Graves- Sauternes to the south.
Luxury Travel Consultant2 offers wine tours to Bordeaux a few times a year. For more information contact, Anne Suire, the owner.(anne@luxurytravelconsultant2.com)
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