Cycling the Provence Wine Route

Duration
8 days
Guided Status
Self-Guided
Difficulty
Easy
D-Score™
D3 - Advanced

Overview

A week of self-guided cycling along the world-famous Provence Wine Route, staying at charming locally-owned hotels and guesthouses, with your luggage transferred for you. Starting and ending in Avignon, with its UNESCO historic centre, this tour is also accessible by train. Cycle through vine-covered valleys, oak forests and the foothills of Mount Ventoux, as well as some of the region’s most famous wine-making villages of Beaumes-de-Venise, Vacqueyras, Gigondas and Chateauneuf-du-Pape - all making for a viticultural paradise à vélo. E-bikes are also available on this tour.

Daily Ride Schedule

Day 1: Arrive in Avignon

Arrive in Avignon

Day 2: Avignon to Venasque

43 km 430 m

D1

Avignon to Venasque

Day 3: Venasque to Bédoin

30 km 450 m

D1

Venasque to Bédoin

Day 4: Bédoin Loop

27 km 330 m

D1

Bédoin Loop

Day 5: Bédoin to Chateauneuf-du-Pape

52 km 400 m

D1

Bédoin to Chateauneuf-du-Pape

Day 6: Châteauneuf-du-Pape loop

35 km 230 m

D1

Châteauneuf-du-Pape loop

Day 7: Châteauneuf-du-Pape to Avignon

42 km 130 m

D1

Châteauneuf-du-Pape to Avignon

Day 8: Departure

Departure

Accommodation & Services

Accommodation

Hotel

What's Included

Catering services
Accommodation arrangements
Bike rental

About the Provence

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