Holy mountains in Provence

Holy mountains in Provence

During this tour you will discover two mountains of Provence: the Montagne Sainte Victoire and the Massif de la Sainte Baume. These limestone mountains originated with the folding of the Alps. They are very similar in height, with the same asymmetrical slopes topped by a rocky white ridge that contrasts with the blue of the sky and the surrounding ochre-colored land. You will be delighted by these arid landscapes and what they offer: Provencal villages bursting with sun; mountain peaks speckled with hermitages, crosses and chapels which have remained pilgrimage destinations for more than a thousand years; and the Grotto of Sainte Baume, the refuge of Sainte Mary-Madeleine, where popes and kings have journeyed to pray. You will be surprised by the Sainte Baume forest, alive with scents which are more northern than Mediterranean, and by the Valley of Saint Pons, an island of greenery and coolness that brings relief in this dry area. You will enjoy your return to Cassis along a natural balcony above the Mediterranean Sea.

ECO’: Half-board accommodation in hotels with all the facilities

STANDARD : accommodation in 2 star hotels with terroir dinners

Standard tour description  ( 6 days, 5 nights)

Day 1: Arrival at Aix En Provence
Day 2: Lac du Bimont – Puyloubier – Trets (20 km)
               Taxi transfer from Aix to the Lac du Bimont in the morning
Taxi transfer from Puyloubier to Trets at the end of the day
Day 3: Trets – Plan d’Aups – Ste Baume (22 km)
Day 4: Plan d’Aups Ste Baume – Gémenos (22 km)
Day 5: Gémenos – Cassis (25 km)
Day 6: Cassis – End of the tour after breakfast

Standard tour description ( 7 days, 6 nights)

Day 1: Arrival at Aix En Provence
Day 2: Tour of Aix en Provence
Day 3: Lac du Bimont – Puyloubier – Trets (20 km)
               Taxi transfer from Aix to the Lac du Bimont in the morning
Taxi transfer from Puyloubier to Trets at the end of the day
Day 4: Trets – Plan d’Aups Ste Baume (22 km)
Day 5: Plan d’Aups Ste Baume – Gémenos (22 km)
Day 6: Gémenos – Cassis (25 km)
Day : Cassis – End of the tour after breakfast

Eco’ tour description ( 8 days, 7 nights)

Day 1 : Arrival at Aix en Provence
Day 2 : Aix – Vauvenargues
Day 3 : Vauvenargues – Trets
Day 4 : Trets – Plan d’Aups
Day 5 : Plan d’Aups – Gémenos
Day 6 : Gémenos – Cassis
Day 7 : hike across the Calanques
Day 8 : Cassis, Tour ends after breakfast

What’s included?

• Accomodation and breakfast
• Dinners according to description and selected range of services
• Hotel to hotel luggage transfer along the trail.
• A set of maps (1/25 000 scale) with the route marked on and detailed route notes describing the trail.
• A daily itinerary together with information about facilities and places of interest along the trail.
• Emergency assistance in English