Welcome to Paris!
Our journey begins with a ‘meet and greet’ at your Paris Hotel in Bastille.
Afterward, we walk to the nearby Marais area to discover the very chic neighborhood of Le Marais before a welcoming dinner in one of the most lively restaurants in Paris.
You spend the morning at the Musee Du Louvre, one of the most beautiful Museums in the world and a must-see.
The afternoon is free for you to enjoy Paris at your own leisure.
You have the option of joining a guide for a walk through the historic Marais area, filled with boutiques, hidden gardens, Place des Vosges and rue des Rosiers in the heart of the old Jewish quarter.
The group will reunite for a last Parisian dinner in a local restaurant.
After breakfast, you will wander down the street from our hotel and spend an hour strolling through the local market in the Bastille – picking up some fresh fruit for the train trip down to Provence and some lunch. An opportunity to be a part of an authentic Parisian experience—watching the locals do their morning shopping for lunch & dinner.
After packing our bags and checking out, we travel by TGV to Avignon in Provence, where you are met by your guide and transferred by minibus to our villa.
You will enjoy a welcome apéritif and dinner prepared by our own chef.
In St. Remy de Provence, visit Saint Paul de Mausole, where Vincent van Gogh spent two months of his life and created many of his paintings, and visit the Jouenne Museum.
After a morning of taking in the local Art history, you will enjoy a long, leisurely lunch at one of the bistros in St. Rémy. Back at the villa, you will have time to nap or recover from lunch before enjoying a visit to the museum of Perfume and Aroma where you will have the opportunity to create your own perfume or cosmetic before a light dinner or snack.
Day trip to Aix-en-Provence.
To discover the city, visit the many Haute Couture boutiques and Prêt-à-Porter shops, where you will also browse French Lingerie shops, pop into a chocolate artisan shop, rest in a café, and stop for a light lunch. Dinner will be prepared by our private chef at the villa.
An early morning start as you will visit the famous market of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, tasting the local treats, buying some Provencal souvenirs, or just soaking up the atmosphere, seating at a café terrace for coffee and a light lunch.
Departure to l’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue to enjoy a couple of hours wandering the many antique shops, art galleries, furniture and art-deco shops, and jewelry shops. Dinner at the villa will be cooked by our private chef.
Today it’s off to the Avignon indoor market, where Chef Barnouin will meet you and show you his favorite stallholders and produce.
After tasting some Provencal delicatessen on the market, you will be given a cooking lesson. In the afternoon, you will head to the Alpilles Mountains for an afternoon of wine and oil tasting in the Alpilles Mountains before you head back to the villa.
Free time for dinner
Strolling through the Eygalières market, you will have supplies for a casual lunch at a café in Eygalières.
Eygalières is a small village close to Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, surrounded by olive groves, vines and the Alpilles Mountains. On your way back to the villa, you will stop by Domaine de Manville to enjoy a Spa and massages of your choice. Farewell dinner.