Tailormade tour Provence countryside by rail holiday France

7 nights/8 days

Lorgues • Provence

This holiday will take you by rail from London to the Provence countryside. This holiday includes Eurostar from London to Aix-en-Provence via Paris and back and then the use of a hire-car whilst in Provence to explore.
Holiday price guide

Available year-round subject to the opening period of the hotel, from £2,720 per person.

Luxury France rail-drive holiday to the Provence countryside

Highlights

Provence • Joucas • Gordes • Luberon

Day by day

You start your rail holiday to Provence by departing on a morning Eurostar from London St Pancras to Paris where you change stations to continue your journey by TGV to Aix-en-Provence. (We use Aix because there are more frequent direct trains from Paris to here and also the hire-car office stays open much later into the evening than the nearest station to the hotel). Collect your hire-car and then drive for about an hour and a half to your hotel in the Provence countryside.

You have six full days at leisure in Provence to explore from your base near Draguignan. This area abounds in natural attractions. About 30 kms away are the Gorges du Verdon, there are numerous parks and gardens to visit, and sites of natural beauty such as the Massif des Maures, the Grottes de Saint-Cezaire, the Lac de Sainte-Croix and the Lac de Castillon. Grasse, renowned as the perfume town, is about 40 kms away but there are many other smaller villages, typical of the region, with their quiet, mellow stone houses and painted shutters. Worth visiting in particular are Tourtour, Seillans, Gassin, Moustiers and Gourdon. The coast is only about 30 kms away but the hotel itself is surrounded by beautiful vineyards, fields and forests. There are walks, cycle paths, and vineyards to visit.

Enjoy a final breakfast at your hotel before you return your hire-car to Aix-en-Provence TGV station. If you take a mid to late morning train from Aix, you can be in London by early evening.

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Holiday price guide Prices from £2,720 per person based on two people sharing a classic double and including standard class rail travel. Supplement for standard premier/first class from £290 per person.

Holiday Code FRBR11

Luxury France rail-drive holiday to the Provence countryside

Special offers for this holiday>

I just wanted to say a huge thank you for organising our honeymoon at such short notice. We would have been completely stuck without the help you gave us and it enabled us to have a lovely time away. We particularly loved the Capelounge and will have to consider returning there at some point.
Mr W, Oct, 2021

Holiday price guide Prices from £2,720 per person based on two people sharing a classic double and including standard class rail travel. Supplement for standard premier/first class from £290 per person.

Holiday Code FRBR11

Our prices include ● Standard class Eurostar and second-class TGV from London to Aix-en-Provence TGV station (standard premier can be booked at a supplement)
● 7 nights’ bed and breakfast in a classic double room at the Chateau de Berne, near Lorgues
● Group B hire-car for seven days
● Concierge service and Expressions Holidays regional helpful hints

Our prices do not include ● Early check-in or late check-out at any hotels (although we can arrange this on request at additional cost)
● Any other services not mentioned above, such as transfers, entrance fees and meals except daily breakfast at each hotel
● Personal holiday insurance. This is essential and cover should be in place from when you book the holiday.
● Local tourist tax, usually between Euros 1 and 3 per person per night, and payable locally to the hotel
● Transfers in Paris

Additional information This holiday can be arranged throughout the year subject to the opening dates of the hotel. Additional nights can be added at any point on this itinerary. Timings can vary depending on the month and day of the week.

Luxury France rail-drive holiday to the Provence countryside

Hotels included in this tour

Special offers

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I just wanted to say a huge thank you for organising our honeymoon at such short notice. We would have been completely stuck without the help you gave us and it enabled us to have a lovely time away. We particularly loved the Capelounge and will have to consider returning there at some point.
Mr W, Oct, 2021

Holiday price guide Prices from £2,720 per person based on two people sharing a classic double and including standard class rail travel. Supplement for standard premier/first class from £290 per person.

Holiday Code FRBR11

Luxury France rail-drive holiday to the Provence countryside

Highlights of Provence

Cultural highlights include santons, Souleiado Provençal fabrics, herbs and lavender, wine and olive oil, melons and pastis, boules and berets.

Provence Climate

Average air temperatures in Centigrade: January: 12.2, February: 11.9, March: 14.2, April: 18.5, May: 20.8, June: 26.6, July: 28.1, August: 28.4, September: 25.2, October: 22.1, November: 16.8, December: 14.1. Source: Direction de la Meteorologique de France.

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