Bonjour Provence at Domaine de Valmouriane - BEST SELLER

• Six nights accommodations
• Daily breakfast
• Four cooking classes with meal to follow
• All dinners
• All lunches except on day six
• Wine included with meals after lessons and dinners in restaurant
• All excursions with escort as listed with transportation
• Round trip transfers from Avignon TGV or Marseille airport

(On free afternoons, a cab ride to St. Remy is approximately €20—$35 each way.)

Day One – Tuesday
• Transfer from Avignon TGV station or from Marseille airport to the Domaine de Valmouriane.
• Light lunch at the property, and time to relax.
• Welcome dinner.

Day Two – Wednesday
• Market visit in the lovely and chic town of St. Remy de Provence.
• Return for your first hands-on cooking class, followed by lunch based on your efforts.
• Afternoon at leisure and dinner in the Domaine’s restaurant.

Day Three – Thursday
• Morning cooking class followed by lunch based on your efforts.
• In the afternoon, visit the villages of the Luberon, made famous by Peter Mayle in A Year in Provence.
• Dinner out, and transfer back to the Domaine.

Day Four – Friday
• Breakfast.
• Morning cooking class following by lunch based on your culinary efforts.
• Afternoon visit of St. Remy de Provence with wine tasting.
• Following your wine tasting, visit of the Lilamand confectionery, makers of the famous candied fruits.
• Next, a visit of the chocolatiere, Joel Durand, with his delectable “alphabet” of chocolates.

You might wish to stay in St. Remy for some shopping and dinner this evening (a taxi back will cost you around €20 [$35] per car), or return to the Domaine. (If you return to the Domaine, you can always take a taxi back to St. Remy later on.)

Day Five – Saturday
• Morning class followed by lunch.
• Afternoon visit of Avignon. You will have a guided visit of city, with free time for shopping or to visit the famous Popes’ Palace on your own.
• Bistrot dinner in the evening at the Domaine.

Day Six – Sunday
• Morning visit to the famous market of L'Isle sur la Sorgue, and time to explore the town. L’Isle sur la Sorgue, besides being one of the loveliest Provencal towns because of its canals and waterways, is also one of the best places in France for antiques.
• Lunch on your own and free afternoon. You may want to go back to St. Remy to shop or sightsee.
• Farewell dinner in the restaurant.

Day Seven – Monday
• Breakfast and departure.

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About the lessons: Chef Pascal Volle, a young and enthusiastic chef for the popular restaurant “Le Saint-Georges” of the hotel will guide you through the many Provencal recipes, assisted in translation by Philippe. Just a few of the dishes you may prepare are lobster cannelloni, herbed Provencal rack of lamb, and asparagus with salmon. Of course, your lessons will be complete menus, finishing with those fabulous French desserts!

Tour available any other week on request for a minimum of two people.

All tour prices are per person, in US dollars, based on double occupancy.

2010 High Season Pricing — June 26 - September
US$3500 per person double occupancy
US$475 single supplement
US$3200 non-cooking companion (high season only)

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