Provence Cycling Tour (6 to 10 days)
Vaucluse and Drome and Luberon, start in Avignon.
Light or active and sporty cycling tours around
the Mont Ventoux.
Standard, plus and luxury packages in **, *** and **** hotels.
Guided visits of wineries
Start and end in Avignon. Surf for more information on the programme
on the links below for the standard, plus or luxury packages.
Find here some pictures
of the scenery
6 to 10 days, starting in Avignon.
The Mont Ventoux in Vaucluse and Drome departments will be your campanion
all along your trip. This huge mountain hides splendid places. Provençal
villages as well as beautiful nature. These cycling tours are light, medium or
rather sporty
if you would choose to climb the Mont Ventoux.
Avignon
the cultural center of Provence, (street)theatre, music, a place of and
for artists.
Vaison-la- Romaine (60,000 Romans lived there 2000 years ago
as you will see by yourself). Vaison has a medieval old city and famous
market on tuesday morning. You be cycling through Côtes du Rhone Villages-vineyards
all along your trip North of the Mont Ventoux. You will cycle the canyon
of the Gorges de la Nesque at the Southern side of the Mont Ventoux. You'll
visit Abbaye de Senanque. On last day you will see the famous surging river
Fontaine de Vaucluse where Petrarca wrote his poems.
Extension onto the Drôme and the Plateau de Sault in the
8, 9 and 10 days trips.
If you are flying in to Marseille
you can take a train to Avignon at the railway station of Vitrolle near
the airport. It is only 90 minutes from the
Airport of Marseille to Avignon.
The 6 and 7 day tours are light, active or
sporty tours, the 8, 9 and 10-day tours are only available as "active' or "sporty" tours.
Shower/bath in room (en suite) in all packages.
Starting days : any day of the week from april till november.
Starting place: Avignon.
Bike rental: The bikes have front and
rear fender. (VTC, ATB) Canondale (adventure).
There are no mirrors. (Not usual in France)
We provide a repair kit
and a spare inner tube (large valve type (as for cars))
Size of tires :700x35
A handlebar bag
with a waterproof map window is standard.
Starting place: Avignon.
But if you prefer to avoid city bustle of Avignon you
can also start in Cavaillon.
In Avignon you'll stay in a B&B hotel.
If you rent a bike, cycling starts
on day 2 from Cavaillon.
