Agritourism

« it takes place in Provence among the sheep, in the south of France in the land of fig­urines. » Hugues Aufray

A journey through lavender
at the Les Grandes Marges estate

A pas­toral walk along paths bor­der­ing fields of laven­der, olive trees and almond trees bear­ing sweet sum­mer fruit, with an infi­nite view of fields, forests and the Alps.

A visu­al mas­ter­piece: the ochre of the land con­trasts with the puri­ty of the blue sky, the grey-white of the Luberon lime­stone cliffs and the green of the moun­tains in the back­ground. These idyl­lic land­scapes inspired many painters, includ­ing the leg­endary Vin­cent Van Gogh in Arles.

Program

Dis­cov­er the his­to­ry of the estate and the know-how of organ­ic and sus­tain­able agri­cul­ture dur­ing a walk led by your guide, and be joined (if your lucky) with a sur­prise vis­it by the farmer-agron­o­mist in charge of the estate.

Dis­cov­er how the fruit trees grow, savour the fra­grance of the aro­mat­ic plants and learn how to rec­og­nize them.

Learn how plants are dis­tilled and trans­formed into essen­tial oils… Dis­cov­er gen­er­a­tions of knowl­edge!

Prices

pub­lic rate :

  • 23 euros/person from 7 par­tic­i­pants
  • chil­dren and teenagers aged 6 to 16: 15 euros
  • fam­i­ly pack­age: 2 adults + 2 chil­dren: 60 euros
  • free for chil­dren under 6
    7 or more par­tic­i­pants

pri­vate rate :

  • 350 euros if appoint­ment on site
    from 2 par­tic­i­pants
  • excur­sion by minibus from Aix-en-Provence from €648

Equipment

  • boot­s/high-top shoes
  • water
  • hat

Meeting Point

pub­lic :

  • Les Grandes Marges, route de Manosque, 04210 Valen­sole

pri­vate :

  • Meet­ing point at the tourist office in Aix-en-Provence
  • if you booked a van from Aix-en-Provence city cen­tre, the meet­ing point will be at your hotel or at the tourism office.
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Optional

extras

  • excur­sion by minibus from Aix-en-Provence €600
  • refresh­ments and appe­tiz­ers avail­able on the estate’s shad­ed ter­race
  • vis­it to an aro­mat­ic plant dis­tillery

your choice of :

  • immer­sion in the farm : dis­cov­er the goatherd’s trade and taste goat’s cheese
  • vis­it to an api­ary and demon­stra­tion of hon­ey extrac­tion by a bee­keep­er
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Duration / Schedule

pub­lic tour :
  • dura­tion of tour: 2h

times :

  • 9.30am to 11.30am
  • tast­ing includ­ed

pri­vate tour :

Level of difficulty

  • easy. Fam­i­lies wel­come..
  • acces­si­ble to chil­dren aged 10 and over
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Extra’s

  • tast­ing of local prod­ucts made with laven­der, olive oil and almonds at the estate
  • learn to rec­og­nize aro­mat­ic plants

Consult the other tours
from our website

Calan­ques Nation­al Park

YOGA & CALANQUES

Côte Bleue

YOGA & CÔTE BLEUE

Valen­sole, Alpes de Haute Provence

YOGA & COUNTRYSIDE

Parc des Roques-Hautes, Aix-en-Provence

YOGA & FOREST BATHING

Valen­sole, Alpes de Haute Provence

LAVENDER PATH

Calan­ques of Mar­seille

BOTANICAL WALK

Côte Bleue

WELLNESS HIKE

Calan­ques Nation­al Park

SAILING & HISTORY

Calan­ques Nation­al Park

SAILING & MEDITATION

Pont de l’Arc, Aix-en-Provence

PASTIS TOUR

Vieux-Port, Mar­seille

GOURMET MARSEILLE

Noailles, Mar­seille

TOUR OF THE ORIENTAL MARKET

Bon­nieux, Lour­marin, Lacoste

LUBERON EXCURSION

Rous­sil­lon, sen­tier des Ocres

THE COLORADO OF PROVENCE

Contact and further information

Contact your guide

06 49 85 82 74

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