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TOP TOURS<br />
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© B Chanet -CRT NA<br />
© JM Decompte - CRT NA<br />
© Alban Gilbert - CRT NA<br />
OPTIONS<br />
3 EXCLUSIVE STOPOVERS<br />
• Discovering the world of the sea alongside the<br />
oysters and fishermen of the Arcachon Bay.<br />
• Visit the Bernardaud workshops, and talk to<br />
the finest French porcelain craftmen https://<br />
www.bernardaud.com/en-gb/the-bernardaudhouse/the-fondation-bernardaud<br />
Limoges<br />
Pau<br />
Pilat dune<br />
• Stay at Villa Navarre, Hotel 5* in Pau<br />
www.villanavarre.fr<br />
THE ESSENTIALS OF NOUVELLE-AQUITAINE<br />
8 DAYS / 1,261 KM<br />
DAY 1<br />
Bordeaux, historic regional capital and<br />
gateway to the vineyards, discovery of<br />
the UNESCO city to admire its historical<br />
heritage and excursion in the vineyards<br />
(see Itinerary page 19)<br />
DAY 2<br />
The Arcachon Bay, between heritage and<br />
ocean<br />
• Morning: Visit of Arcachon, a lively city all<br />
year round (winter town with its 19 th century<br />
villas, the port and its auction house)<br />
Lunch on the waterfront or enjoying<br />
oysters in an oyster village<br />
• Afternoon: Climbing of the dune of<br />
Pilat, the highest dune in Europe, to<br />
admire the view of the Atlantic Ocean,<br />
the Banc d’Arguin, and the Pine Forest;<br />
or embarking aboard a pinasse, typical<br />
flat-bottomed boat to discover the<br />
“Tchanquées” huts, the Isle of Birds;<br />
Or, for nature lovers, stop at the Teich<br />
Ornithological Park to admire the birds OR<br />
go canoeing on the Leyre.<br />
• Evening: Night at the Hotel La Co(o)rniche<br />
designed by Starck overlooking the Dune<br />
of Pilat.<br />
DAY 3<br />
Biarritz, the internationally renowned<br />
Basque resort<br />
Stroll in Biarritz along the waterfront, then<br />
lunch in the market hall with products<br />
of Basque gastronomy, then visit the<br />
aquarium and the Cité de l’Océan or<br />
excursion in the Basque villages (see<br />
Itinerary page 19 for more details)<br />
DAY 4<br />
Pau, City of Henri IV at the foot of the<br />
Pyrenees<br />
Guided tour of Pau and its patrimonial<br />
heritage. Jurançon wine tasting (see<br />
Itinerary page 21 for more details)<br />
DAY 5<br />
Valley of the Dordogne<br />
From Périgord and its prehistoric heritage<br />
to Brive, La Gourmande, or Collonges la<br />
Rouge and Turenne, the most beautiful<br />
villages of France, the valley of the<br />
Dordogne, to its many treasures (see<br />
itinerary page 20 for more details)<br />
DAY 6<br />
Limoges – Aubusson, Land of know-how<br />
• Morning: Discovery of Limoges, labelled<br />
Creative City of UNESCO thanks to its<br />
porcelain savoir-faire (National Museum<br />
of Porcelain Adrien Dubouché, Museum<br />
of Fine Arts of Limoges, porcelain works)<br />
then lunch in the City, in Butchers’ street<br />
• Afternoon: Stop at the Cité Internationale<br />
de la Tapisserie in Aubusson, which<br />
produces, since the XV century, the finest<br />
French tapestry OR visit to the Ganteries<br />
of Saint-Junien, OR the Vassivière lake, OR<br />
Oradour-sur-Glane, village martyr in WW2<br />
• Evening: Tasting of local specialties<br />
in Petites Ventres, and night at Best<br />
Western, eco-labelled hotel<br />
DAY 7<br />
Cognac, it’s not just a spirit<br />
Discover the history of the city and the<br />
Cognac houses (see itinerary page 21<br />
for more details)<br />
DAY 8<br />
La Rochelle-Ile de Ré, maritime heritage<br />
The bicycle: best way to discover these two<br />
territories (see Itinerary page 21 for more<br />
detail)<br />
22 SMART GUIDE <strong>Nouvelle</strong>-<strong>Aquitaine</strong> www.nouvelle-aquitaine-tourisme.com
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