Aix-en-Provence: Luberon Market & Villages Day Tour
ID: GYG32564-39300
Category:
Country: France
Duration:
09:30 hours
Description
Discover the vibrant village markets of Aix-en-Provence, bursting with beautiful displays of fruits, vegetables, and regional specialties. Learn about the tradition and importance of local markets as you visit some of the region’s most authentic villages.
Travel from Aix-en-Provence to Luberon valley on a full-day tour of the area's charming and unique villages.
First make your way to L'Isle sur la Sorgue, and wander through the open-air provencal market, and along the canals, taking time to stop in the various antique shops. Then enjoy lunch on your own in the exceptional hilltop village of Gordes. Afterward (from mid-June to mid-July only) stop for photos of the blooming lavender fields at Senanque Abbey.
Continue to the colorful village of Roussillon and its ochre cliffs. Stop for a photo in Bonnieux and on the way admire the Pont Julien, a Roman bridge.
Make your way back through the picturesque and winding Combe of Lourmarin. Stop in Lourmarin, one of the most beautiful villages in France, famous for its Renaissance castle. Here you can enjoy some free time before returning to Aix-en-Provence.
Highlights
- Enjoy a photo stop in the dry-stone built village of Gordes (market day on Tuesday)
- Discover the village of Roussillon and its colorful houses (market day on Thursday)
- Spend free time exploring Lourmarin, famous for its Renaissance castle (market day on Friday)
- Stop at Senanque Abbey during lavender blooming season
- Drive to Fontaine de Vaucluse and walk up to the cave from which the Sorgues River emerges
- Explore the famous market day in Isle sur la Sorgue and its antique shops (Sundays)
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
You must keep social distance while in vehicles
All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
You are required to bring and wear a mask
All participants who are over 12 years old must present either proof of full vaccination, proof of a Covid-19 infection in the past 6 months, or a negative test taken no more than 24 hours before the activity starts
Please meet your guide outside the Aix-en-Provence Tourist Information Center
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 48 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 48 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
