Monique's itinerary in Rhône Valley & Languedoc, Occitanie – South of France | The greatest destinations in the vineyards of France – France’s official wine tourism portal

DAY 0 – Avignon, Rhône Valley

  • Night at “La Petite Saunerie”

DAY 1 – Avignon, Domaine de Pourvarel, Le Pont du Gard, Ardèche, Rhône Valley

  • Discover « les Halles d’Avignon » (covered market)

Les Halles d’Avignon is a typical provencal market, made up for 40 merchants.

  • Visit of the Sernhac tunnels at the “Domaine de Pourvarel”

  • Lunch: Winegrowers Picnic at “Le Pont du Gard” 

  • Guided tour of “Le Pont du Gard”

  • Free time returning to Ardèche and Notre Dame de Cousignac

DAY 2 – Ardèche, Suze la Rousse, Domaine Rouge Bleu, Rhône Valley

  • Caving oenology in the caves of St Marcel d’Ardèche with a tasting of “vinolithic” wines

  • Tasting at the Chapouton Farm, visit and lunch at the restaurant Le clair de la Plume

  • Visit of “Domaine de Montine Grignan”

Visit of the estate and its surroundings by horse-drawn carriage

  • Visit of the Château and the Suze la Rousse Wine University

  • Diner & Night at “Domaine Rouge Bleu”

Overnight in a guest room in the heart of the vineyards

DAY 3 – Avignon, Rhône Valley 

  • Discovery of the vineyard with 4×4 Rhonéa

  • Lunch at “Le dolium – la cave à manger”

Fresh and seasonal products

  • Visit the city of Avignon 

  • Wine tasting workshop at « l’Ecole des vins du Carré du Palais »

Tasting with a sommelier from Suze la Rousse University of Wine (in english)

  • Diner at “Le Carré du Palais”

  • Night at “Hôtel de l’Horloge”

DAY 4 – From Avignon to Marseillan Beach, Occitanie – South of France 

  • Transfer from Avignon to Marseillan

  • Lunch at le Bistrot du Camping Beach Garden

  • Afternoon to relax at the beach, enjoy the indoor and outdoor pools and take a stroll

  • Diner at le Bistrot du Camping Beach Garden restaurant

DAY 5 – Bassin de Thau, Languedoc Vineyard, Occitanie – South of France 

  • “Behind the scenes of James Bond’s favorite cocktail” at Maison Noilly Prat

Visit of the cellars, tasting of different ranges of Noilly, Dry Martini workshop.

  • Lunch at Le Saint Barth & Discovery of an exceptional type of oyster, the “Tarbouriech Special”

  • On board of an oyster-concrete barge to discover the oyster beds

  • Diner at Domaine “la Folie” restaurant

  • Night in one of “Domaine Tarbouriech’s” lodges

DAY 6 – Castigno in Assignan, Languedoc Vineyard, Occitanie – South of France 

  • Departure for the Castigno Village in Assignan

Accommodation, restaurants, wellness area…and organic wines.

  • Road trip in Vespa and picnic in the surroundings, followed by a discovery of the village of Roquebrun.

  • Visit of the new cellar and its impressive architecture, with a tasting of 5 organic wines from the estate.

  • Evening in the village, with a surprising take on wood fire bbq. 

  • Night at “la Maison d’Amis”