Wine Trip: Provence 1-8 May 2025
Thu, 01 May
|From Nice to Avignon
Gastronomic Provence - La cuisine du soleil, history and art in the South of France This tour is organised with Martin Randall Travel. Sample the most abundant, colourful and delicious larder in France. Journey from the Mediterranean coast to the Rhône valley; stay in Nice and Avignon.
Time & Location
01 May 2025, 10:00 – 08 May 2025, 17:00
From Nice to Avignon
About the event
Day 1
Nice. Fly at c. 12.15pm from London Heathrow to Nice (British Airways). An introductory talk precedes dinner near the hotel. First of four nights in Nice.
Day 2
Nice. A guided food walk through Nice is an opportunity to sample local delicacies such as socca, chickpea batter baked in a ferociously hot oven, and pissaladière, a sort of Provençal pizza. In the urban appellation of Bellet, in the steep wine hills above the city, taste a rare wine produced in the tiniest quantities. Dinner is at two Michelin-starred Flaveur. The chefs, brothers Mickaël and Gaël Tourteaux, who earned their second star in 2018, create characterful, delicate dishes. Second of three nights in Nice.
Day 3
St-Paul-de-Vence, Vence. Mary Lynn Riley, MRT lecturer, resident of the Côte d’Azur and specialist in modern art joins the tour today. Drive first to the Maeght Foundation, renowned for its collections (Picasso, Hepworth,…