A TASTE OF FRANCE
For those with a special interest in the fine arts of food and wine, join us on this culinary-themed river cruise, offering departures on May 4, June 26 and October 21. Each cruise features superb tasting delights such as:
• A pastry class at École Lenôtre in Paris, designed just for Tauck guests. You’ll spend a fun morning learning tips of the trade from a professional pastry chef.
Explore an ochre-colored world in Roussillon.
once carried millions of gallons of water a day to the city of Nîmes. Join us for an outdoor reception and dinner (weather permitting) featuring Provençal wine and entertainment – with this impressive work of engineering as a backdrop. Meals BLD
• Dinner at Lyon’s L’Abbaye de Collonges, a restaurant created by the legendary French chef, Paul Bocuse, the father of nouvelle cuisine. You’ll enjoy an evening of wonderful French cooking, sourced entirely from local farms and suppliers, in a setting that celebrates the town of Bocuse’s childhood with flair and charm.
• A French cooking demonstration & a wine and cheese tasting at a gourmet cooking school.
• A tasting at Les Halles de Lyon, a Provençal lunch at a Camargue ranch, wine tastings in the Beaujolais region and in the village of Châteauneuf-du-Pape & more...
Ask for details at time of booking!
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8. ROUSSILLON / CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE You’ll travel to the Luberon region today by coach, where you’ll find trees sculpted by the famed mistral wind, narrow scenic roads and tidy buildings of stone. Sightseeing begins in Roussillon, a town with a picturesque main square, that is best known for the soft yellow-orange shades of ochre found on many of its buildings. Roussillon sits in the middle of one of the world’s largest deposits of ochre (a clay pigment) and after a walk on an orange-hued walking path, you’ll see why the town’s livelihood was once dependent on this colorful natural pigment. After lunch on the ship, you’ll head to the village of Châteauneuf- du-Pape, whose residents have benefitted from the proceeds of flourishing vineyards since the 13th century. At one time the village was encircled by a wall that included the château built by the popes of Avignon as a summer palace. Today life in the village, which dates back to medieval times, still centers around growing and producing wines of the same appellation. Later this afternoon, you’ll enjoy a tasting of these bold and richly colored wines – which might include Syrah, Grenache and Clairette varieties – before returning to ship. Meals BLD
9. TOURNON-SUR-RHÔNE & VALENCE A drive takes you up to a hillside vantage point to take in the compelling views of the tile-roofed town of Tournon-sur-Rhône and its surroundings from above. They include an ancient Grand
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