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The Rhone
THE BEAUJOLAIS VINEYARDS
€27
(Afternoon) - Journey by coach - Duration around 4h. You will leave from Montmerle for a guided tour by coach through the Beaujolais vineyards. Once you reach the Hameau du Vin, a museum which is unique in Europe, you will discover the history of wine shipping, the wine-making tools museum, you will see a theatre of automata and a 3D film. The tour will end with a tasting of Beaujolais wines.
BURGUNDY AND THE HOSPICES DE BEAUNE
€27
(Afternoon) - Journey by coach - Duration 4h.
You will set out by coach to visit the Hospices de Beaune. Situated at the foot of the southern part of the Côte d'Or, the Côte de Beaune awaits you in all its splendour. You will then move on to La Roche Pot to admire its magical castle. This excursion will include the visit to the Hospices. A local guide will show you the great hall of the poor, the chapel and the apothecary. You will be offered a wine tasting at the end of the visit.
THE ARDECHE GORGE
€23
(Afternoon) - Journey by coach with numerous stops - Duration around 4h. You will leave by coach from Viviers. A stop of around half an hour is scheduled in the town of Vallon Pont d'Arc. The excursion will continue with a coach tour of the Ardèche Gorge and the magnificent Pont d'Arc, a natural construction 36 metres high. Stops are scheduled to allow you to take a few photos of the landscape. A half-hour stop at the Sainte Madeleine Cave will give you an unforgettable view over the Ardèche Gorge.
AVIGNON AND THE PALAIS DES PAPES
€18
(Afternoon) - Tour on foot - Duration around 3h You will set out on foot for the guided tour of the old town of Avignon, wonderful, welcoming and colourful. A guide will tell you of the history of Avignon and the old town. The excursion will end with the tour of the Palais des Papes, a veritable citadel perched on a rocky pinnacle, surrounded by imposing ramparts.
TAIN L'HERMITAGE, WINE TASTING
€7
(Afternoon) - Duration 1h You will visit a wine cellar and taste various vintages from the Côtes du Rhône such as Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage and Saint-Joseph.
LYONS
€17
(Afternoon) - Tour by coach - Duration around 3h You will take a guided tour of Lyons by coach. When you reach the wonderful basilica at Fourvière, you will stop to take a look round. You will end the excursion with a tour of Old Lyons, the Saint-Jean district and its ?traboules?.
LES BAUX DE PROVENCE
€19
(Afternoon) - Journey by coach - Duration around 4h. Your bus will take you to explore Les Baux de Provence, an ancient town from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance in an extraordinary setting on a steep promontory overlooking the Alpilles. From this village you will get a magnificent view towards the Alps.
THE CAMARGUE
€24
(Morning) - Journey and tour by coach - Duration around 4h You will set out by coach from Arles for the guided tour of the Camargue. Stops are scheduled to allow you to take photos of the horses, the pink flamingos and the bulls. You will then come to the delightful village of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, famed for its gypsy gatherings. You will be able to get out of the coach to visit the little fortified church or stroll around the village.
VIVIERS
€13
(Evening) - Guided tour on foot - Duration 1h30 You will leave the boat on foot for this guided tour of Viviers. The third largest protected sector in the Rhone Alps region and the residence of bishops since the 5th century, a tour of VIVIERS, a small town of 3,500 inhabitants, is like visiting an open air architecture museum where each page of history is inscribed in the stone. You will be able to admire the smallest cathedral in France in this wonderful medieval town.
VIENNE
€12
(Afternoon) - Tour on foot - Duration 1h30 You will set out on foot for a guided tour of Vienne. You will discover the temple of Augustus and Livia in the Corinthian style, converted into a church, the Roman theatre from the 1st century AD and Saint Maurice's cathedral in the Romanesque and Gothic style.
MARSEILLES
€27
(Afternoon) - Tour by coach - Duration around 2h. You will set out from the boat by bus to visit Marseilles, a city which owes its existence to the sea. Your guide will show you the Canebière, the Vieux Port and Notre Dame de la Garde.
CLUNY ABBEY
€23
(Afternoon) - Tour on foot - Journey by coach - Duration 2h You will leave the boat by coach to travel to the abbey. Your guide will show you around this ancient Benedictine abbey. This church, with its uncommon dimensions in terms of Romanesque art, was completed under the abbacy of Pierre the Venerable and consecrated in 1130. Its principal architect was Hézelon de Liège. The origin of its construction is said to be a monk's dream.
ARLES
€11
(Beginning of the evening) - Tour on foot - Duration 1h30 You will leave the boat on foot with your guide. You will visit the Roman amphitheatre and then head for the antique theatre and continue to the church of Saint Trophime. You will also pass by the Café Van Gogh and the Thermal Baths before returning to the boat.
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