TYLENE
TOURISME
Phone/Fax :
(33)(0)4 42 27 79 98
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Résidence de Galice D
13090 Aix-en-Provence
France
Aix-en-Provence
Ma ville sur internet
WEEK-DAY TOURS
MINIBUS REGULAR GUIDED TOURS 2008
From Aix-en-Provence Tourist Office and hotels
EVERY tour is guided in French AND in English by a professional guide.
IMPORTANT : DEPARTURES are GUARANTEED FROM 1 PERSON.
Special! The Lavender Road
Wednesdays June 25th, july 2nd and 09th
Plateau de Vaucluse / Luberon / Pays de SaultSundays June 29th and July 6th
Plateau de Valensole / Moustiers Sainte Marie / Sainte Croix de Verdon lake
Departure: 9.30am - Return around 7.00pm.
Price: 57 € per person
LUBERON : the hill top villages - THE CAMARGUE : the bird sanctuary and Les Saintes Maries de la mer - ST REMY DE PROVENCE: Provençal market/ LES BAUX - MARSEILLE - LOURMARIN PROVENCAL MARKET/ ROUSSILLON/ GORDES/ SENANQUE ABBEY - SAINTE BAUME- COTE BLEUE
WEEK-DAY TOURS
1. Every Monday
From february 11th to november 17th
Departure: 1.30pm
Return around 7.30 pm
Price: 49 € per person.
LUBERON: THE HILL TOP VILLAGES:
Bonnieux, Lacoste, Ménerbes, Oppède-le-Vieux.
All irresistibly charming villages, sentinels of Time gone by. Bonnieux, a former papal estate;
Lacoste with the castle of the Marquis de Sade; the " impregnable " Ménerbes, standing on its " stone ship ". The romantic Oppède-le-Vieux.
2. Every Tuesday
THE CAMARGUE:
the bird sanctuary and Les-Saintes- Maries-de-la-mer.
From april 22nd to October 14th
Departure: 1.30 pm
Return around 7.30 pm
Price: 50€ per person.
Entrance fees (optional) not included.Departure from Aix-en-Provence for the Museum of Nature of La Crau (stop). On to the Regional Park of Camargue with its wide spaces where bulls and horses roam, through Arles and arrival in Les-Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer and its famous legend, along the picturesque Route de Cacharel with its many pink flamingoes.Visit of the church, free time, possibility of swimming. In the late afternoon, stop at the Bird Sanctuary of Pont de Gau for a discovery, on foot, in between marshes and reeds, of the main birds of Camargue OR horse riding. Return to Aix.
From february 13th to april 23rd and from october 15th to november 12th
LES BAUX DE PROVENCE
Departure : 1.30 pm Return around 6.15 .m
Price: 50€ per person
Entrance fees (optional) not included.Arrival in the exceptional village Les Baux through the spectacular Val d’Enfer. The narrow streets and the ruins of the castle will remind you of the proud lords and troubadours of the Middle Ages while admiring a breathtaking scenery.Guided visit, free time and return to Aix
along small roads, through the enchanting scenery of Les Alpilles.
AND........From april 30th to june 18 th and from july 16th to october 8 th (except september 24th)
ST REMY DE PROVENCE: Provençal market/LES BAUXDeparture: 9.00 am
Return around 7.00 pm
Price: 57 € per person
Entrance fees (optional) not included.Arrival in Saint Rémy de Provence and free time (provencal market, discovery of the village
and main places of interest, lunch....). In the early afternoon, departure for Les Baux through
the spectacular Val d’Enfer. Stop at Cathédrale d'Images then in the village.The narrow
streets and the ruins of the castle will remind you of the proud lords and troubadours of the
Middle Ages while admiring a breathtaking scenery.Guided visit, free time and return to Aix
along small roads, through the enchanting scenery of Les Alpilles.AND …
Wednesdays June 25th, July 2nd and 9th:
Departure: 9.30 a.m.
Return around 7.15 p.m.
Price: 57€ per person.THE LAVENDER ROAD: Plateau de Vaucluse/Luberon/Pays de Sault
Through the Luberon Regional Nature Park along the picturesque and winding Combe of Lourmarin, arrival in Pays de Sault where lavender and lavandin are cultivated and distilled. Stop in Sault (time free for lunch). In the afternoon, a discovery itinerary through the hill top villages of Monieux, St Saturnin-les-Apt (panorama), Saignon. Back to Aix through the Plateau of Claparèdes with its numerous "bories" (typical dry-stoned houses) among the lavender fields.
4. Every Thursday Minibus Special !
From february 14th to november 13th
Departure: 1.30 pm.
Return around 7.00 pm
Price: 45€ per person.
MARSEILLE:
A whistle stop tour to discover this large but little known city: the Town Hall, (crossing the port aboard the " César " ferry-boat), the ancient district of "Le Panier", La Major Cathedral and the Old Major Church, the Pharo Palace, the little port Vallon des Auffes, the beach, the Prado Avenue, Borély Park and Castle, Castellane, Rue de Rome, the Préfecture, the Law Courts, Notre Dame de La Garde Basilica (panorama), La Canebière, Longchamp Palace.
From april 11th to october 10th- Except august 15th
Departure: 9.00 am Return around 7.15 pm
Price: 55 € per person + Entrance fee Sénanque 7 € = 62€LOURMARIN PROVENCAL MARKET/ ROUSSILLON/GORDES/SENANQUE ABBEY:
Arrival in Lourmarin at the foot of Luberon. Free time to wander through the open provencal market and the village (castle …). Late in the morning, departure for the colourful village of Roussillon and its ochre cliffs (Visit and free time for lunch). In the afternoon, visit of the 12th century Cistercian Abbey of Sénanque and a last stop in the beautiful hill top village of Gordes (panorama and stop) before going back to Aix .
From may 17 th to june 28 th and from september 20th to october 11th
Departure: 1.30 pm
Return around 6.30 pm
Price : 43 € per person.LA SAINTE BAUME/THE MOUNTAIN RANGES OF PROVENCE
Through Gémenos, up a wild and winding road, you’ll reach The Espigoulier pass (alt: 728m).
A wonderful view on: Pic de Bertagne , Marseille, St Cyr, l’Etoile and Sainte Victoire
mountain ranges. Further up in La Sainte Baume, a 45 mn walk through the once
sacred forest of the druids, will lead you to the cave of Mary Magdalena, the patron saint of Provence.
For people fond of Nature and legends.AND …
LA CÔTE BLEUE (Seaside): L’Estaque/Calanque de Niolon/Carry Le Rouet: From july 5th to september 13th
Departure 2pm Return around 7.00pm
Price : 43€ per person
Deep blue is the sea, deep blue is the sky along this part of the Mediterranean coast, the wilderness of which is still preserved, in many places, from the summer "madding crowd". Stop by the seaside and short stroll along the coast where, centuries ago, the Gauls were trading in their villages overlooking the sea. On to Sausset-les-pins and Carry-le-Rouet (Stop, possibility of swimming). The breathtaking beauty of the road going down through the wilderness to the inlet (calanque) of Niolon, formerly a fishing port (Stop), the impregnable view on the bay of Marseille, the light, will have you share the attractiveness of several painters (Paul Cézanne, George Braque…) for L'Estaque (Stop). The Church square, the house once occupied by Cézanne). Return to Aix but not without having tasted the local specialities "chichis frégis" and "panisses".
