Shore Excursion Les Baux de Provence with Wine and Cheese and Cathedrale D'Images Private Tour from Marseilles

TOUR OF LEX BAUX DE PROVENCE WITH WINE & CHEESE TASTING - Featuring the Cathedrale D'Images: 9 Hour Tour
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Les Baux de Provence, Cathedrale D'Image With Wine & Cheese Tasting

Les Baux tour Includes: Private transportation and English speaking tour guide, admission to Cathedrale D'Images, taxes, parking and tolls.

Note: Organized lunch is recommended for big groups. If you book a tour on market day in St. Remy (typically Wednesday), passing through St. Remy is sometimes not possible. An alternate route will be taken and the sites on the way to Les Baux will differ. Also, all our private tours can be fully customized.

This privately guided shore excursion features a visit to Les Baux-de-Provence, famous for its medieval hilltop castle and village carved right out of the cliff face. You will take the scenic route to Les Baux, making several interesting detours along the way, including the little chapel of St. Sixte; the beautiful town of St. Remy; the St. Paul Mausoleum, where Van Gogh spent the last year of his life and painted around 150 canvases; and assorted Roman ruins.

Finally you will cross the scenic Alpilles hill range with its vineyards and olive field to reach Les Baux. The rock-top fortress belonged to the rebellious Les Baux family in the Middle Ages. The dramatic rocky cliffs on which the town was built are said to have inspired Dante in his vivid descriptions of Purgatory in the Inferno. Cars are banned from the steep, winding streets, so you will have a brisk walk up the hill to the sights.

After some free time for shopping or to explore the village, groups signing up to include lunch on your tour will enjoy a traditional lunch featuring a variety of local cheeses, cured meat platters and other Provençal specialties, with wine tasting (three to four different local AOC wines). The wine tasting will either be in the beautiful winery chateau Estoublon, which is also an olive oil producer in the Baux Valley; in a farm with a winery on the premises; or in a winery situated in an old quarry.

Les Baux has an incredible museum called the Cathedral of Images, “housed” in an abandoned limestone quarry. A slideshow set to music featuring thousands of artworks are projected onto 20-foot walls using a series of 50 projectors, with a symphonic soundtrack. This breathtaking attraction blends the best of culture and nature. A unique and memorable experience!