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Duration: 6 Nights
Difficulty: Level 2
Tour Type: Self Guided
Availability: Any day from 20th March to 5th November.
Location: Vaison la Romaine

Cotes du Rhone

Tour Details

Our walking holiday in Provence takes in the Cotes du Rhone region not too far from Avignon. This tour is graded as level 2 so fits into our easy to moderate section of grading, ideal for those who maybe do not want too strenuous a walking holiday. Whilst walking in Provence you will walk is far from the crowds, where you can discover the real Provence. Filled with natural and man-made wonders, olives and vineyards as well as the history of the last thousands of years.

On this week-long walking holiday in France, you will go from the beauty and history of Vaison la Romaine with is Roman past. Walking through the area you’ll discover the world-famous Côtes-du-Rhône wine villages of Gigondas, Vacqueyras and Beaumes-de-Venise around the Dentelles de Montmirail and also lesser-known wonders, all nestled under the huge Mont Ventoux.

Starting Location

Vaison la Romaine

Price Includes

6 nights bed and breakfast
2/3 star hotels and guest houses
Information Pack
Route Book and Map
Luggage transfers
Taxi transfer day 2 to Seguret
GPS Files on Request

Price Excludes

Transport before and after tour
Single Rooms
Flights
Public Transport
Entrance to Attractions
Travel Insurance
Accommodation Upgrade
Extra Nights
Upgrade to 3 star accommodation

Trip Info

Note

From 1^st July until 15^th September access to the forest paths may be forbidden or partially restricted (access until 11am) if there is a high risk of forest fires. Walks may vary due to the weather conditions and dry season. If a walk is not possible due to those reasons then it is your responsibility to obtain this information. Any extra costs due to those restrictions will be at your own cost (extra transfers etc).

Difficulty

Level 2, walking times of 3-5 hours.

Accommodation – Subject to change

Vaison la Romaine – L’Eveche

Vacqueyras – Hotel Le Pradet

La Barroux – Hotel Les Geraniums

Malaucene – Le Blueberry

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Vaison la Romaine – Le Beffroi

Vacqueyres – Hotel Montmirail

Le Barroux – Iris de Suse

Malaucene – Domaine des Tilleuls

Travel Insurance

It is a requirement of booking this tour with Hooked on Walking that you have suitable travel insurance which covers you for the chosen activity and for emergency evacuation and hospital care.

Itinerary

Day 1Arrive in Vaison la Romaine.

Arrive during the day to Vaison la Romaine famous for its Gallo-Roman ruins which are the largest archaeological site in France. During the evening if you have time start to explore this amazing town, the narrow streets, the quaint shops and the Provencal atmosphere around street dining.

Day 2Séguret – Gigondas – Vacqueyres 10.6 miles 17 km, 5 hours, up 350m down 480m.

Transfer to Séguret by taxi with your luggage. Your bags are then transferred on arrival to your hotel. From Séguret (which has been voted one of France’s most beautiful villages), you walk to Gigondas, a village rising up from the vineyards with its 11th-century church. After maybe some lunch continue along the foothills of the range of hills called the Dentelles de Montmirail to Vacqueyres where you shall spend the night.

Day 3Vacqueyres – Beaumes de Venise – Le Barroux 9.4 miles 15 km, 5.5 hours up450m down 250m.

Today you walk from Vacqueyras to le Barroux, a hilltop village dominated by its 12th-century castle and quiet streets. You are now in the heart of the Dentelles de Montmirail (which means lace), a range of hills that forms a lacework of limestone peaks.

Day 4Malaucene 8.1 miles 13 km, 4.5 hours, +/- 500m

Today your walk takes you from Le Barroux to Malaucène in the foothills of the Mont Ventoux, the “géant de Provence”, in pine and cedar forests contrasting with its bare peaks at 1,912 metres.

Day 5Loop around Malaucene 10.6 miles 17km, 5 hours walking time, 400m up/down.

Following quiet trails in the wooden foothills of the great Mont Ventoux to around 400m where you shall experience some amazing views about the village. There follows a steeper descent to the valley where you shall follow a small country lane back to your accommodation

Day 6 Vaison la Romaine 11.3 miles 18 km, 6 hours, +400m / -280m

Walk from Malaucène towards Vaison, another great day of discovery as you pass through beautiful areas such as the village of Crestet. Relax and enjoy your last afternoon in Vaison with its Gallo-Roman remains, the largest archaeological site in France.

Day 7 Departure

Depart after breakfast.

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How to get there

By plane to Marseilles, Nimes, Paris or Nice and then a train to Orange where you can take a local bus or taxi the short distance to Vaison la Romaine.

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Kathleen Tong, USA

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Lovely holiday. Overall the experience was very good and we would book again.

April 16, 2015

Côtes du Rhône Self-Guided Walking Tour