Trips · France
South-West France · Bordeaux & Toulouse
- Bordeaux
- Saint-Émilion
- Dune du Pilat
- Toulouse
- Albi
- Castelnaudary
Six days in south-west France — Bordeaux, ‘the vineyard of the world’, medieval Saint-Émilion, the Dune du Pilat, and rose-pink Toulouse, with a cruise on the Canal du Midi.
Highlights
- Bordeaux, and a tasting at a wine estate
- Medieval Saint-Émilion, a UNESCO World Heritage site
- The Cité du Vin — one of the most striking wine museums anywhere
- The Dune du Pilat, the tallest sand dune in Europe
- Toulouse, ‘the pink city’, and Albi
- A cruise on the Canal du Midi, with a picnic
Itinerary
Athens – Bordeaux, a first tour
We meet at the airport for the direct AEGEAN flight to Bordeaux, ‘the vineyard of the world’. Arrival and a first tour of the city.
Bordeaux – Saint-Émilion, a wine estate visit
A morning visit to the medieval village of Saint-Émilion, a UNESCO World Heritage site, and a tasting at a wine estate.
🍽 Breakfast
The Cité du Vin & the Dune du Pilat
A visit to one of the loveliest and most striking wine museums in the world, then on to the Dune du Pilat, the tallest sand dune in Europe.
🍽 Breakfast
Toulouse & Albi
A morning departure for France's fourth largest city, Toulouse. A tour, then a visit to Albi and its imposing fortified cathedral.
🍽 Breakfast
Castelnaudary & a cruise on the Canal du Midi
A morning departure for the small town of Castelnaudary, whose old harbour sits on the Canal du Midi. A cruise along the canal, with a picnic in the countryside.
🍽 Breakfast
Toulouse – Athens
Breakfast and a free day until the transfer to the airport and the flight to Athens.
🍽 Breakfast
Included
- Flights Athens – Bordeaux & Toulouse – Athens with AEGEAN
- One checked bag up to 23 kg and one carry-on up to 8 kg
- Airport taxes and fuel surcharges
- Five nights in selected 4* hotels
- Buffet breakfast daily
- A tasting at a wine estate in Bordeaux
- Entry to the Cité du Vin in Bordeaux
- A cruise on the Canal du Midi, with a picnic
- Transfers, tours and guided visits as listed in the programme
- Tour leader / escort from our agency
Not included
- Supplement from Thessaloniki: €150, and from other cities: €220 with AEGEAN, subject to availability
- Entrance fees to museums, monuments and other sights
- Gratuities, porterage
- Anything not expressly listed in the programme