Overview

The heart of Provence is in the hills that bind the sea to the alps. . These are the sloping vineyards; the cultivated lands and the colorful scenery that charmed Cezanne (Aix en Provence), Van Gogh (Arles), Chagall or Giono.

In Provence or the Midi the local people have a soft singing accent which evokes their whole relaxed lifestyle. They have no greater pleasure after a hard days work than to enjoy a delicious and hardy meal shared with friends.....

Here friends also bike-ride together and given the great roads, the sparce traffic, the beautiful scenery and weather you would be hard pushed to find a better location.

Below you will find a sample day from an itinerary that we designed for the active groups who enjoy great food and culture too!

Typical Day Itinerary

Morning

• Enjoy your breakfast on the beautiful veranda and start thinking about the day biking.
  

Late Morning

• Ride to Isle sur la Sorgue (25 miles):
  Beautiful town located on the river Sorgue. Includes visit to the spring of Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, The impressive spring which flows out of the 230 m high cliff. This gigantic source is the most powerful in France and fifth in the world. 630 million cubic meters of water flow out every year. The emerald green calm summer waters become spectacular in the wet seasons

  Also a great chance to visit the exciting outside market and antique fair in Isle-sur-la-Sorgue.

Lunch

• Lunch at Le Jardin de Quai
  This is the jewel in the crown of the delightful antique centre of Isle sur la Sorgue. After a morning enjoying the food market and shopping in the antique shops that are a feature of this town, there is nothing better than to head for the delightful garden at Le Jardin de Quai and to enjoy a lingering lunch and a glass of local rose selected from a bottle chilled in the oversized bird bath that is a feature of the garden setting.

Afternoon

• Ride back and afternoon at leisure to relax and recharge
  Free afternoon for shopping, sight-seeing, maybe some swimming in the hotel pool or a treatment in the Spa.

Evening

• Dinner at l"Estellan
  An attractive bistro arranged in a former local-stone farmhouse. Daudet and Mistral quotations adorn the ochre dining room walls. We'll enjoy a great meal on the terrace and talk about our day biking.

Overnight

• Hotel Bastide de Gordes
  Gazing at the Bastide de Gordes, the eye lingers on the magnificent building of which the facade, at once sober and majestic, constructed to overhang what was once the old walls of Gordes, shines proudly in the sun of Provence.

  Dazzling harmony between the Renaissance façade with its mullioned windows, the 12th century tower and the superb arched gallery in the form of a Romanesque cloister.

  You will savor your "rest and relaxation" in the calm of the terraces and dreamlike gardens restored stone by stone, using the former plans, this home today offers all the splendor of a residence, mixing charm, refinement, comfort and deluxe services.

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