Lavender & Olive

Lavender & Olive - 2 weeks
France (Provence) and Italy (Tuscany)

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Our most popular France & Italy trip, “Lavender & Olive” is offered in Spring and Fall, idyllic riding weather in the sunny south.

This combination of Provence and Tuscany welcomes you to Europe’s oldest civilizations. It is no surprise that these should have formed on the shores of the Mediterranean: gentle climates, rich lands and beautiful scenery are a soothing joy, though most of us live without them in our modern worlds. No need to here! Bask in the soft colors and full flavors of the European south, surrounded by olive groves and Roman temples, cypress trees and stately villas, taste buds tickled by tomato sauces worthy of the name, sense of smell drawn to the sage and rosemary in the hills.

And what a line-up of cities! Nimes, Arles, Avignon, Aix, Pisa, Siena, Florence.... The only problem is finding time for them all. A survey course in aesthetics, urban and rural.
Lavender & Olive
2008 Dates
Baggage Services Offered*
(optional)
Trip Price
May 4 - 16
Trip Full

Half,
Lite

$3,595 US or C
2,295€
June 1 - 14

Daily, Half,
Lite
Sept. 21 - Oct. 4

Daily, Half,
Lite
Oct. 12 - 25

Daily, Half,
Lite

* Prices in $ and € do not include precisely the same things. Click here for details, and for prices of optional extras: private single rooms, baggage services, and (in the case of the € price only) bike rental and shipping.

** At least 4 riders must subscribe to a given baggage service for it to operate. The services listed are those currently offered on the departure in question. Services which appear in bold already have at least 3 subscribers (so, one more would ensure their operation). See here for a discussion of our baggage services.


Thumbnail view of the trip’s itinerary.
For details within each region, click on the name under “Region Visited”...
Days
Days of the Week
 Region Visited Details
0
Sa
 Access Package Travel to Nimes (night there)
The trip assembles Sunday morning in Nimes.
1 - 6
Provence
Su & Mo
 Nimes & Arles
Mo & Tu
 The Alpilles, Melons
We - Fr
 The Luberon
7
Su
 Italian Riviera train to Pisa
8 - 14
Tuscany
Su - Tu
 San Gimignano, the Elsa Valley
Tu - Th
 Siena, Colline Sienese
Fr & Sa
 Chianti, to Florence
Trip disbands Sa, upon arrival in Florence.
Florence Access Package includes a Sa night hotel and Su ongoing travel.
15
Su
 Access Package travel date