Cotes Du Ventoux Cycling (Bicycle Tours)

Highlights

• Gentle cycling between the vineyards of the Cotes-du-Rhone and Ventoux appellations
• Colourful Medieval towns and villages; eclectic markets; good local wines with plenty of tasting opportunities
• Quiet lanes and tranquil countryside at the foot of the Dentelles de Montmirail
• Lively Bedoin, gateway to the incredible Mt Ventoux
• Wonderful family-run hotels, each with a pool

Included in Price

• All continental breakfasts and 4 evening meals included. Whilst not the most sophisticated of the French cuisines, most dishes use the excellent tasting local fresh produce. Cooking à la Provençale uses local olive oil, garlic, peppers, tomatoes, courgettes, aubergines and wild herbs, all ripened by the sun to give an intensity of flavour. You can browse among the colours and smells, and make picnic purchases at the lively local markets. The proximity of the sea makes fish and seafood an important element of the local cuisine. Regional dishes include the famous bouillabaisse, a rich fish stew served with aioli and rouille; the bourride – a lighter version of the bouillabaisse; pistou soupe (summer vegetable soup with a blend of garlic, basil and olive oil); authentic ratatouille, large colourful salads an delicious courgette flower fritters. Tapenade and anchoïade are savoury dips made with local olives and anchovies; pissaladière is an onion tart with olives and anchovies and is very likely to have come from the Romans. Making wine, particularly rosé, has been Provence’s specialty for a long time. The grapes and soil throughout the region vary a lot, but the hot, sunny and dry climate is ideal for the local wines. The local red grape varieties are used because they cope well with strong sun exposure and poor soils: Carignan, Cinsault, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Syrah, Tibouren and Calitor. The rosés are made out of the same varieties but the musts only macerate for a few hours so the fruits’ skin don’t darken the juice or release too many tannins.
• All continental breakfasts and 4 evening meals
• GPS Navigation for routes
• High Quality Bikes
• Luggage transfers between hotels

NOT included in price

• Travel insurance
• Single supplements (available on request - compulsory supplement)
• Solo traveller supplements (where only one person is travelling on a departure date)
• Visas and vaccinations
• Arrival & departure transfers (if booking a land only package)

Travel Package

This is an Organised Group Tour: the itinerary has been predefined by the tour operator. The tour destinations, duration, accommodations, departure dates and the price are fix. You can join, enjoy and meet other people.

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