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Cycling in Roussillon
Program in 8 Day / 7 Night

The Product:
Bicycle tour with accomodation for 8 days / 7 nights, half board, including cycling routes discovery (40 to 50 km per day).
- This tour is offered to individual customers
- Accomodation in guesthaouses superior and hotel *** (1er/03 to 15/10) in half-board (7 meals: 3 formula farmer baskets, 2 gourmet dinners and 2 local lunches)

The bike rental is possible with additional charges, with delivery of the VTS ATV to the room on saturday evening. The rate includes the delivery, repair service and the rental itself.
The wines and other products purchased will be delivered (by winemakers) to the room before the departure of the customers.
Pension dor pets is available.

Program: formula in itinerary

• Day 1 Saturday

Arrival, installation in your room at Peu del Causse *** in the Ste Colombe de la Commanderie.
Farmer's lunch basket
Transfer possible from the airport or station.
Bikes available if necessary.

• Day 2 Sunday

Morning
STOP 1: Sainte Colombe de la Commanderie, Domaine des 3 Colombes: visit of the cellar and wine cellar, wine tasting.

Noon
STOP 2: Castelnou, picnic and visit of the medieval village

Afternoon
Continue the loop to Caixas
STOP 3: Fontcouverte
Return through Maureillas > Terrats
Return to your room at Peu del Causse, farmer's meal basket
Night in Ste Colombe
The itinerary of the day follows the "boucle de Fontcouverte" A4 merked for bicycles

34 km / Slope: 500m

• Day 3 Monday

Morning
Thuir > Ponteilla > Nyls > Bages > Montescot > Ortaffa > Palau del Vidre
STOP 1: Visit of the Domaine Laffon
STOP 2: Visit through the village of Palau, glass maker

Noon
STOP 3: Picnic at the Lake in Palau

Afternoon
STOP 4: Visit of the Mas Pujol, exploitation of fruits and vegetables
Back through Ortaffa > Montescot > Villeneuve de la Raho

+/- 50 km  / Slope: 70 m

Mas Palégry > Perpignan
Gourmet Dinner and overnight at Park hotel *** in Perpignan.
Luggage transfer provided by car to the hotel.
Bikes garage available

• Day 4 Tuesday

Morning
Visit on your own the city center of Perpignan
Catalan traditional lunch in a restaurant in downtown.
Back on the bike path until Thuir (Canohès and Ponteilla)
STOP 1: Visit the Domaine Lauriga, vineyards,, wine cellar and wine tasting.

Afternoon
STOP 2: late afternoon, visit of the jewelery Paulignan in Thuir and back to Sainte Colombe de la Commanderie.

+/- 30 km / Slope: 60m
Transfer of luggage to your room
Bike path

• Day 5 Wednesday

Morning
Sainte Colombe de la commanderie > Thuir
STOP 1: Visit of the Chateau de Sau, wine tasting
Late in the morning drive by car to Collioure

Noon
Lunch on your own in Collioure
STOP 2: Visit of Collioure

Afternoon
STOP 3: Guided tour in the vineyards of Banyuls, wine tasting and gourmet dinner on the seafront of Banyuls
Back for the night by car
Car with driver available - additional charges.

• Day 6 Thursday

Morning
Sainte Colombe > Llupia > Terrats > Fourques > Tordères > Llauro forest > Tordères > Passa > Mas Mulès
STOP 1: Domaine des Demoiselles, Mas Mulès. Visit, wine tasting and picnic at the Domain.

Afternoon
STOP 2: Guided tour of Monastir del Camp (joined by the path of Monastir)
Back to Villemolaque > Trouillas > Ponteilla and Sainte Colombe
Overnight in Sainte Colombe & Farmer's basket
The itinerary of the day follows the "boucle des écureuils", A3 marked for bicycles, but in reverse /Km:

35 km / Slope: 260 m

• Day 7 Friday

Morning
Drive by car to Céret
STOP 1: Visit of Museum Art in Céret and visit on your own the city of Céret. 11.15 am: Drive by car to Oms
Travel by car with chauffeur to Céret, then Oms - additional charges.

Noon
STOP 2: Oms, GAEC le chevrefeuille. Visit the exploitation of poultry (duck, goose, foie gras processing) and farmer's lunch -based on foie gras.
Back to your room.
Cycling: Ponteilla > Trouillas > Passa
STOP 3: Visit of the Domaine Rossignol and wine tasting
Back to Fourques > Terrats > Llupia

Loop by bocycle, tagged A2 "boucle du Monastir"
Slope: 56m

• Day 8 Saturday

Departure
End of bike rental and transfer back (extra charges)

Detail about the meals

Day 1:  Evening: farmer's basket
Day 2: Midi: Optional farmer's picnic bag     -     Evening: 1/2 board: farmer's lunch
Day 3: Midi: Optional farmer's picnic bag     -     Evening: 1/2 board: dinner at Chap's restaurant of the Park Hotel in Perpignan without drink
Day 4: Midi: 1/2 board specialities lunch at Perpignan, no drink     -     Evening: Optional lunch farmer
Day 5: Midi: Lunch on your own at Colliour     -     Evening: 1/2 borad: Dinner at the restaurant "Littorine" in Banyuls, 1/4 L wine of the Roussillon and coffee inclued.
Day 6: Midi: Optional farmer's picnic bag     -     Evening: 1/2 board: farmer's basket
Day 7: Midi: 1/2 board; snacks at the farm, Oms     -     Evening: 1/2 board: farmer's basket
Day 8: Nothing

Organisation:
*Check-in in your room (Either by your own means or through an organized transfer by us (ditto for his departure) )
*Road Book in French, German or English
*Welcome meal-basket (wine inclued)
*List of restaurants nearby for the evening (track in Stars) information on market days, amenities...
*PARKING for the week
*Bikes are available (if you wish)
*Car with driver for the 2 1/2-day trips (if you do not come with your own car)

For picnic bags and farmer's meal-basket:
*Varied menus and drinks (please specify if you do not want to consume certain products)
*Delivery provided to the shelter or to the point of departure in the morning.

For the formula in Stars, accomodation will be at the Mas de la Ville, Thuir, lidgings 3 ans 4 epis. In case of non avaibility, it will be a guestroom at Peu del Causse (3epis), which can also function as a bed and breakfast (kitchen available).

Price:

615, -€ P/P base 1/2 pension
86, -€ P/P Full board supplement (5 meals: 3 farmer's picnic bag and 2 farmer's basket)

155, -€ P/P bicycle rentals for the week
59, -€ P/P transfer A / R station or airport of Perpignan
200, -€ P/P excursions by car with driver / guide to Collioure / Banyuls (noon to 10:00pm) & Céret (09:00am to 2:00pm)

The Price include
For the formula in Itinerary, accomodations are in the guesthouse *** at Peu del Causse or Best Western Park Hotel *** in Perpignan.
The price includes all services listed in the program in particular the visits of vineyards (in French or English).

The price does not include
Personnel gast
The visit not mentioned in the program
The transport
The cancellation insurance, assistance, tax...
Cost of bank transfer is charged TO
Supplement single