accommodation walking tour

Itinerary

Saturday 30th June

Morning Arrive Nice Airport by 11am, transfer to station to take the Chemin de Fer de Provence to Dignes
Afternoon Catch train to Dignes Les Bains
Afternoon Arrive in Dignes, meet guides and transfer to hotel
Evening Explore Dignes and visit Goldworthy’s work in the local Gassendi Museum
Evening Dinner at leisure

 

Sunday 1st July

Breakfast In local hotel
Morning Transfer to the village of Courbons to pick up walking trail over Martignon to the Col de la Croix.
Lunch Picnic Lunch en route
Afternoon Descend to AG’s chapel of St Madeleine and on the the village of Thord to spend the night.
Evening Dinner at Chambre d’Hote

 

Monday 2nd July

Morning Breakfast
Morning Pick up the trail from Thord to walk a circular route along the GR6 to visit the AG work of La Forest, amongst the ruins of an abandoned village.
Lunch Picnic Lunch en route
Afternoon Return to previous night’s accommodation
Evening Dinner in Chambre d’Hote

 

Tuesday 3rd July

Morning Breakfast
Morning Transfer to the River Bes Valley. Visit an AG ‘sentinelle’ beside the river and then climb to the refuge of the Vieil Escangon, containing an AG sculpture. Visit local viewpoint before continuing to visit the Col d’Escuichiere (AG) before descending to the River Bleone valley.
Lunch Picnic lunch en route
Afternoon Descend to the village of Le Mousteiret and short transfer to accommodation.
Evening Dinner in Chambre d’Hote

 

Wednesday 4th July

Breakfast Breakfast
Morning Relaxed morning to pack for refuge stay. Pick up trail at Le Brusquet over the Crete de la Blache to the Refuge Ferme Belon, used in the past by the Resistance.
Lunch Pack Lunch en route
Afternoon Relax and enjoy the tranquility of the refuge.
Evening Dinner in refuge provided

 

Thursday 5th July

Breakfast Breakfast at the refuge
Morning Walk out from refuge to the village of Draix
Lunch Lunch at hotel
Afternoon Transfer to Dignes for a relaxing afternoon in hotel spa or visit the town of Dignes
Evening Final dinner at the hotel

 

Friday 6th July

Morning Breakfast
Morning Transfer to train station, catch train to Nice – DEPART

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