Full Day Avignon Private Tour of Pope's Palace and Chateauneuf du Pape from Nice
Nice, France
Trip Type: Private Sightseeing Tours
Duration: 9 hours
With your private guide, enjoy a 9-hour Avignon sightseeing driving tour from Nice and discover the Pope's Palace or taste some local wines. Explore some of the highlights of the region, and as the tour is private, your itinerary can be customized according to your preferences.
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With your private guide, enjoy a 9-hour Avignon sightseeing driving tour from Nice and discover the Pope's Palace or taste some local wines. Explore some of the highlights of the region, and as the tour is private, your itinerary can be customized according to your preferences.Meet your guide at a previously arranged time and start your private tour from Nice. Your first stop will be in the Avignon Popes' Palace, which is made up of the Old Palace and the New Palace. You will see one of the oldest fortress in France with austere architecture.
Afterwards, your guide will take you to the Tower of the Wardrobe. There, you will have some free time to visit the monument decorated by a team of artists under first Simone Martini, then Matteo Giovanetti.
You will visit the the Pope Petit Palais where stands now the Petit Palais Museum's paintings with its collection of Italian paintings from the 13th and 16th century.
Do not miss the Virgin and Child, painted by the young Botticelli, in the section dedicated to Gothic and Romanesque sculptures.
Then, by car you will head off to Avignon's last stop: a house in Chateauneuf-du-Pape, rooted in the heart of the Rhone Valley for over 70 years. There, you have different options available depending on your oenological knowledge level and the type of wine you would like to taste. Your guide will take you to the tasting room for a full and personalized presentation:
-Presentation of the House
-Presentation of the wines from the Rhone Valley
-Tasting with sommelier-guided advice.
-Visit the Museum where you have the opportunity to make some purchases
If you wish, you can stay in Avignon for the dinner or in any other place of your choice. Otherwise, you will return to Nice by car.
Afterwards, your guide will take you to the Tower of the Wardrobe. There, you will have some free time to visit the monument decorated by a team of artists under first Simone Martini, then Matteo Giovanetti.
You will visit the the Pope Petit Palais where stands now the Petit Palais Museum's paintings with its collection of Italian paintings from the 13th and 16th century.
Do not miss the Virgin and Child, painted by the young Botticelli, in the section dedicated to Gothic and Romanesque sculptures.
Then, by car you will head off to Avignon's last stop: a house in Chateauneuf-du-Pape, rooted in the heart of the Rhone Valley for over 70 years. There, you have different options available depending on your oenological knowledge level and the type of wine you would like to taste. Your guide will take you to the tasting room for a full and personalized presentation:
-Presentation of the House
-Presentation of the wines from the Rhone Valley
-Tasting with sommelier-guided advice.
-Visit the Museum where you have the opportunity to make some purchases
If you wish, you can stay in Avignon for the dinner or in any other place of your choice. Otherwise, you will return to Nice by car.
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