Catalonia, south of France and Provence (2025)

اليوم 1

Welcome to your tour with Europamundo!We travel to the north of Catalonia. GERONA, time in this city with a magnificent historic center dominated by medieval buildings and Roman, Arab and Hebrew reminiscences. We suggest visiting the Cathedral of Santa María, an impressive Gothic structure in the upper part of the city, and the old Jewish quarter with its narrow and picturesque streets. We continue to the small medieval town of BESALÚ, where we will have time for lunch and walk through its streets, its impressive, fortified stone bridge, its castle, the Jewish baths and the old pilgrim hospital. After lunch time we continue towards French Catalonia. COLLIURE, is a small coastal town full of charm, its beach, its port, its alleys and its impressive castle built on an ancient Roman castrum that housed the court of the kings of Mallorca. If you’d like to, you could see the tomb of the poet Antonio Machado. In the evening arrival in CARCASSONNE, considered the best walled city in Europe. We suggest going to see the walls illuminated at night and having a dinner in one of the hundreds of small restaurants in “la cité”.

اليوم 2

The morning in Carcassonne. With our guide we will go to its impressive county castle (entrance included) and its medieval walls. Later you will have free time for a walk. After lunch time we will continue to NARBONNE, a time to explore this occitan city with its picturesque historic center. In the evening we arrive in MARSEILLE, the second city of France, we recommend you taking a walk through its “Vieux Port” full of life and small restaurants.

اليوم 3

Today we will discover Provence. In AIX EN PROVENCE the painter Paul Cezanne was born, time to stroll in its magnificent historic center with its small streets, fountains and picturesque squares. We continue to AVIGNON, a time for a walk and lunch in this walled city on the banks of the Rhône that was the seat of the Catholic popes, becoming the second Rome, until it was integrated into France in 1791. Its immense Palace of the Popes reveals its past to us. We continue to PONT DU GARD, entrance included, to the impressive Roman aqueduct, UNESCO World Heritage, one of the most famous and best-preserved Roman monuments in the world. We continue our route towards Catalonia. BARCELONA, arrival in the evening.

اليوم 4

After breakfast, our journey will come to an end, leaving you with wonderful lasting memories.