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Marseille -6 °C
Nature and Landscape
Sport, nature and landscape: between sea and mountain!
Try out your swing or putt on a green designed by Severiano Ballesteros, try canyoning in the Verdon Gorges, or what about competing in a sea regatta, discovering the Lubéron and its tiny villages by mountain bike or even perfecting your parallel turns on the sunny Southern Alpine ski slopes. Magnificent natural sites and a mild, sunny climate enable you to take part in all your favourite sports in the open air.
Book your Golf pass provence
Provence
Experience your swing and your putting on this green dominating the Mediterranean sea.The region has 43 importants golf courses, 15 are grouped in the "Golf Pass Provence". This card gives you access to various local greens fees.
Hiking in the Calanques
Marseille
15€ per person. 15 persons maximum per group (minimum age 8).
Considered as a unique site between earth and sea, the Calanques offers 160 km of signpost footpaths. Discover, during a hike accompanied with a guide, these stark white cliffs and these exceptional landscapes. Nearly a million visitors come here each year.
Biking through the Ochre Lands
Price per person: 99 Euros including accommodations in double room, breakfasts, presentation and itinerary.
"La Forge" is a charming guesthouse quiet and peace, in the heart of the Provençal Colorado, just a few minutes away from the most beautiful villages in the Luberon. Claude communicates his passion for cycling
Bicycle rental + 18 Euros/pers./day, including helmet, pump, bags. Also 300 Euros/bike deposit. Other itineraries are possible with the same conditions . Examples: The Claparèdes plateau and the Viens plateau. Does not include transportation and meals. 1 March to 31 May and 1 September to 15 November.
Canoeing and kayaking in Fontaine du Vaucluse
Vaucluse
This fontain is actually Europe’s most powerful natural spring. It is a unique natural phenomenon. Gushing out of the foot of a 230-meter cliff, and tumbling overt he rocks, It pumps out 2.5 milions cubic m (55 million gallons) of water a day, givin birth to the River sorgue. It is a spectacular setting for a lovely village. Visit it during the rainy season for a spectacular rushing torrent ou during summer time to admire the village’s georgous setting.
On Your Bike!
Provence
Price from 45,00€ per person in double room.
A revitalizing cycling break, just ¼ hour's drive from Avignon railway station, in the heart of the breathtaking Alpilles and Montagnette countryside. The owners of your charming Chambre d'Hôtes, situated in the village of Châtearenard, will be delighted to introduce you to the secrets of authentic Provence. Crossing vineyards and olive groves, our two exciting new cycling itineraries offer an exclusive insight into Provence's vast and beautiful landscapes.
All year round except July and August.
Cassis, A Callanque Town
Cassis inevitably evokes the typical colourful fishing port, the rocky inlets and Frédéric Mistral. His famous quote: "Of those who have seen Paris, if they have not seen Cassis, they have not seen anything". A geographical site: a "City-creek". The quality and the global nature of the landscape are exceptional: Cassis is built in amphitheater by the sea between the Cape Villain and Creeks.
Natural Regional Park of the Verdon
An open book about geology, flora and fauna, and the history of Man, the region of the Verdon is an exceptional spot to discover. Straddling the departments of the Alpes de Haute Provence and the Var (marked by the meeting of the two Alpine and Mediterranean climates), it gives you the most diverse landscapes. Mountains, forests, plains and plateaus of farms, lakes, cliffs: it is home to a third of all French flora and to rare animals like the Little Bustard, the Vulture and the Ocellated Lizard. The Verdon, with its 165 km and 434 million cubic meters of water retained by 5 dams, provides drinking water for the big towns of Provence. Since 500,000 years ago, Man has left his mark on the territory. The ruins, art, traditions, the rural culture that has shaped the habitations and worked the land, form the cultural heritage of the Verdon.
Excursion - Le Luberon
Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, Gordes, Roussillon
Today, you will visit one of the most beautiful regions of Provence. This is the real Provence, full of character: "le pays du Luberon", a sweet dolce vita of a climate and pure clean air! We will discover the incredible contrasts between a rich, and variable natural environment, visiting Fontaine de Vaucluse where from springs this famous fountain. Then, departure to Gordes, one of "the most beautiful villages of France". Free time for lunch. We will finish this journey by discovering the village of "Roussillon" which owns its celebrity from the flamboyant and blinding colours of the cliffs of ochre. Return to Marseille and Cassis at the beginning of the evening.
