Mediterranean Europe
Our guide, Eric, a convivial 58-year-old
Frenchman and 15-year Wayfarers veteran,
brought the landscape to life with his passion
and understanding of the history, culture and
people of Provence. Eric could identify any
plant that sprouted, explain the life cycle of a
grape vine, and seemed to know everyone in
every village we visited. There were herbs
everywhere - fennel, thyme, rosemary, sage and
Visiting the Ochre Museum
lavender - and Eric loved to point them out and From the picnic snacks, to the fruit basket in other for years. Afterward, we’d go to
talk about what made them special. the van, to the delicious café lunches and bed, dead tired, ready to do it again the
multi-course dinners that awaited us each next day.
Behind the scenes, assuring our coddled evening, Antonia made it impossible to go
comfort, was tour manager, Antonia, an elegant hungry. Better yet, she would shuttle you We left Provence on the morning of
Brit who’s been living in France since the 70s. to/from town in the van, drop you off for an our seventh day. We packed our gear,
afternoon massage, cart your purchases and, had one last delicious breakfast, and,
if you asked, enthrall you with tantalizing when the time came, boarded our
bits and pieces of her fairy tale life. trains and taxis with the slight feeling
of melancholy you have when you
In the evenings, Après hike, when we would depart something you know you’re
gather in the hotel bar for a drink and hors going to miss. All of us were buried in
d’oevres, and, later, sit together family-style our own thoughts.
quaffing French wine, and enjoying a
seasonal bounty of artichokes and aspara- Me, I was busy plotting my next walk.
gus, duck and lobster, strawberries and They say Tuscany is lovely in
lemon, it seemed as if we’d known each September…
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iscover the color and radiance that inspired the Walk Highlights
Impressionist masters Cézanne, Van Gogh, Poppy fields, ochre landscape, hill-
Monet and Matisse. Brilliant blues of sky and
top towns
water, dazzling flower fields and groves showered in
Michelin-star Restaurant Edouard
sunshine where the Muses are still heard by a thriving Loubet
creative community.
Côte du Luberon
We walk through cherry orchards and gentle hills, explore
dramatic limestone gorges, and follow packhorse trails
past towering medieval châteaux.
• Arrival: Avignon Rail Station
Taking a winding path through woods and vineyards, we
Le Moulin, La Bastide De Cape- Departure: Avignon Rail Station
reach the Marquis de Sade’s picturesque village of Lacoste. longue, Hotel Les Bories
• May 24-30, September 13-19, October 4-10
Then, heady scents of rosemary, cedar and thyme
Easy to moderate walking on firm
• 7 days, 6 nights
accompany us to old Ménerbes. We visit a wine grower
ground, contoured rocky paths.
• US$ 4,395
and taste the Luberon wine.
8-12 miles walking per day.
(US$ 595 Single Supplement)
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