Who could not be seduced by the landscape of Provence? This is the part of France where medieval hill towns rise among olive groves and vineyards, where fields of lavender and sunflowers soak up the sunshine while away to the south, white horses and black bulls roam the salt marsh pastures of the Camargue. Seeking out the finest gardens in the region, we follow dusty roads fringed with pines that loop through the jagged Alpilles, giving way to banks of wild cistus, rosemary and thyme – plants typical of the upland garrigue. And hidden away behind old iron gates or an avenue of ancient cedars, we find old country estates, elegantly rejuvenated in recent years, revealing gardens of sensuous formality, each in its own way responding to the spirit of place. We stay in Aix-en-Provence, which lies at the cultural and historic heart of Provence and the newly refurbished four-star Hotel Aquabella & Spa, with its delightful gardens will be our very comfortable base for this tour.
Includes Lunch
Includes Dinner
Includes Breakfast
Includes Lunch
Includes Dinner
Includes Breakfast
Includes Lunch
Includes Dinner
We check out of our hotel at 10am and head west towards Arles to visit the superb kitchen gardens at Michelin starred La Chassagnette, deep in the Camargue. A wonderful lunch still leaves us with time to transfer to Marseilles airport for our flight to LHR departing 17:55 arriving at 18:55.
Includes Breakfast
Includes Lunch