Oh beautiful and natural Catalonia! This walking tour is an artful blending of flavors with the Mediterranean influence! This region of France is a landscape of thousand faces. From vineyards to bays, from wooded hills to towering mountains, Catalonia is an open air and open country. With its nice weather and memorable walks, Catalonia is an excellent choice, with scenery that changes with the seasons and its abundance of animal and plant life. Located in the southern part of the region, just north of Spain, the region is also home to prehistoric sites of Tautavel and Belesta, some of the oldest human findings in the world. This region is also rich in wine production, and this tour includes tastings and walks among the many vineyards. Along your tour, you meet local wine producers, taste and share with them the full-bodied, tasty and rich French Catalonia wines, and enjoy the rustic and grounded traditional Catalan cooking!		"It was a unforgettable experience and all of you guys do an awesome job, much more than you are required or expected to do." -S. Guarderas

DAY 1: Arrival at your hotel in Montner near Estagel in end of afternoon. Welcoming and presentation of your tour with your host at 6pm. Estagel is located 40 km from Perpignan in the far south near the Spanish border. Gastronomic dinner at the hotel. (D)

Day 2: after breakfast, transfer to the village of Saint-Arnac. You will then start your walk to Ansignan passing the roman aquaduct at Desix, where you can swim. Picnic lunch provided. Transfer to Maury for visits and tastings and then transfer to auberge for dinner and night. (B, L, D)

Day 3: After breakfast, you start your walk among the vines until you arrive at the Mas de la Beille, and then on to Estagel. Picnic lunch and then return later. This afternoon you have a presentation of the life of the local wine growers followed by a tasting of the wines and then return to the auberge for dinner. (B,L,D)

Day 4: Today is a rest day. There is no walking or service planned in this program, but we strongly encourage the supplemental program to Collioure and Banyuls. Depending on your group size, we can provide a driver/guide to take you to Valmy castle for a visit and tasting, followed by a visit of the seaside town of Collioure, and then guided visit of the wine cave and vineyards at the Cellier des Templiers in Banyuls. A short walk is included, but you will learn much about the exquisite wines of Collioure and Banyuls. (no picnic today.) (B,D)

Day 5: In the morning, you will be transferred by taxi and will start your walk at the Torre del Far which gives a nice 360 degree view of the region including the Canigou peak and the sea! You will descend to Tautavel; you discover the prehistory museum of the man of Tautavel, presenting unique prehistoric collections. The skull of the Man of Tautavel (450,000 years old) was discovered in the Caune de l’Arago (a “cavity” of forty meters in length and 15 meters wide), near Tautavel. A visit of the museum and tastings (Olive mill) will follow your picnic and then dinner in typical restaurant with local specialties in the heart of the Cotes du Roussillon vineyards. Return and night at hotel. (B,L,D)

Day 6: After breakfast, you are transferred to Cassagnes, a picturesque village of Catalonia. Today, you get to the Peak Aubeill and you discover the panoramic view of the crest of Corbieres and the valley of Agly. Visit Balesta and its chateau and discover the oldest collective sepulture of the South of France dating from 6000 years ago. Then enjoy a wine tasting in a winery. Return to the hotel. In the evening, a slide presentation with a wine producer followed by a dinner with local specialties. Night in the auberge. (B,L,D)

Day 7: Departure toward Lansac with its tower and its old village. Visit of the village of Rasigueres and have a wine tasting followed by a nice picnic in the company of local wine growers. Following, you journey to the old village of Latour de France, an historic border town with Catelonia. Transfer to the hotel in end of the afternoon for transfer back to Perpginan. You can choose to depart this afternoon, or add on an extra night in Perpignan. See extra night rates below. (B,L).

The trip includes: Take the Virtual Hotel Tour! 6 nights accommodations in country auberge with gastronomic restaurant and 2+ star quality lodging with large terrace rooms, all breakfast (except on day 1), all dinners in different restaurants with wine included, picnic lunches as noted, orientation and personalized welcome, all the transfers during your tour including arrival and departure at Perpignan, wine tastings, visits mentioned. Rooms have terraces overlooking the village and valley.

Excursion to Collioure/Banyuls on the rest day is 171 euros/person based on 2 up to 8 persons and includes transportation, guide, visits, tastings, guided walk. Collioure and Banyuls are beautiful seaside villages with beaches, shopping, and sites.

We also include free travel planning to add Paris hotels, car rentals, France hotels, trains, airport transfers, and more.

Optional Services:
Travel insurance, Paris museum & metro passes, Paris day tours, Lido shows, and other services. Cell phone rental and luggage storage services.

Note: prices subject to change based upon currency fluctuations. See Booking Terms and Conditions.