Aix-en-Provence - Lourmarin - Gordes - Village des Bories - Senanque Abbey - Fontaine de Vaucluse

Route: Marseilles - Aix-en-Provence - Lourmarin - Gordes  - Village des Bories - Senanque Abbey - Fontaine de Vaucluse - Marseilles
Duration: 10 h
The first stop of our tour will be at city of Aix-en-Provencewhich is famous for its relaxed pace of life, the city is also known for the charm of its old town and renowned Mirabeau square. Decorated with beautiful plane trees with charming fountains, pretty shops, lively cafe terraces, flower markets, but also fruits and vegetables markets filled with the colours and scents of Provence.The old town also offers visitors the Saint-Sauveur cathedral and its cloister of the 12th and 13th centuries, the town hall with its square and its Horloge tower, the so romantic Albertas square, and its museums. The city, also known for its thermal baths since the Romanesque period. Next stop will be at Lourmarin village which is ranked among the most beautiful villages in France. Lourmarin has a large number of shops, restaurants and a wide variety of art galleries of different styles. Lourmarin is also famous for two great writers  Albert Camus  and Henri Bosco . After litle stop we will drive to  Gordes which is postcard-pretty. This famous Provençal village is listed one of the most beautiful village in France. Its castle, narrow paved streets and pretty shaded square make it a lovely place to wander around. Next stop of our tour will be at Village des Bories. Where you will see omnipresent  are drystone huts known as bories. The Village des Bories is an exceptional ancient village of drystone buildings including sheepfolds, houses and bread ovens. It is also a rural settlement museum with displays of traditional objects and tools.  After we will drive to Senanque Abbey which situated, since the 12th century, deep in its Provençal  valley with lavender fields.  The Abbey of Sénanque is one of the most pure examples of the primitive Cistercian architecture. As 900 years ago, the Abbey shelters a community of Cistercian monks who lived according to the rule of Saint Benedict. The monks of Sénanque, open the doors of their abbey to visitors : during the visit, you can admire the abbey church, the ancient dormitory, the cloister, the warming room and the chapter house, built in the 12th and 13th centuries.Last stop of our tour will be in  magnificent medieval village is particularly famous for its impressive emerald green source. It springs from a 230-metre high cliff and remains one of the most visited natural sites in the Vaucluse. This gigantic fountain has the most powerful water flow in France (and the fifth largest in the world) with nearly 630 million cubic meters per year! Its abyss is more than 300 meters deep and is only accessible by underwater robots.. The beauty of the site, so characteristic of Provençal villages, will enchant you. After visit we will return to Marselles.
Price: per person