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CULINARY TOUR ITINERARY
The following price & itinerary includes all of the following: 10 days of hotels accommodations, all breakfasts, all several courses luncheons, 5 dinners, all accompanied with wines & beers, coffee, etc, sometimes aperitifs too (only 4 evenings will be at your leisure, so you can do some shopping too). Also includes all bus travel, entrance & tickets to daily activities (see activities below). All daily travels (from March 3 to March 12) are with a 44-seat Deluxe A/C and Heated Motor Coach. Every day is more enticing!!!
The discounted cost is $3400 ( normally $3695 ) all taxes included, per guest, twin occupancy. Single occupancy is available at $475 additional. (That price does not include the airfare from the States to Paris, nor the train tickets for Paris to Bordeaux and Bordeaux to Paris. Take the TGV, the Fast Speed Train, which takes about a couple of hours from Paris to Bordeaux, theses train tickets are inexpensive, book them online ahead ).
Friday, March 3rd –Meet Chef Didier at La “Tavern du Midi Restaurant” across from Train Station Gare Saint Jean around 2:30 pm). La Taverne du Midi - Restaurant in Bordeaux
· Chef Didier’s cell: 773-620-3986
· Email: chefdidierdurand@yahoo.com
(If you arrive early, have a bowl of fresh mussels with a Stella Artois or espresso, I probably will be there myself ).
Friday, March 3rd –the Tour begins:
Leaving Bordeaux, with the bus, going to a 3-star Hotel, in Sarlat-La-Caneda, where we will stay for 3 nights as we visit that area
Stop at Les Eyzies to see the Cro-Magnon Man (Les Eyzies-de-Tayac)
Welcome cocktail at the Hotel
Welcome dinner at a Sarlat Restaurant
Back to the Hotel (across the street from the restaurant)
Saturday, March 5th:
Breakfast at the Hotel.
Taking our Deluxe, a/c & heated bus (the same bus for the whole trip) to the town of Les Eyzies
Visit "Le Gouffre de Proumeyssac", called "The Cristal Cathedral", near the town of Rocamadour. The most famous cave in Europe and the most interesting geological site, with stalagmites & stalactites
Visit the 100 years old Magnificent Gardens of Marqueyssac
Lunch: Restaurant La Traverse: Le Bourg 24250 CÉNAC AND ST JULIEN
Visit Chateau Des Milandes and the life of Josephine Baker
Visit its surrounding Gardens and the many Falcons and Birds of Prey
Return to the hotel
Sunday, March 6th:
Breakfast at the Hotel
Visit the town of Sarlat and its market. There is a wonderful Cathedral (Mass at 10am)
One of a kind Lunch, with 14 courses, degustation style menu, made of every part of the goose, many geese are loose in the town, walking down the street to celebrate that special weekend. This is a Feast Goose, attended by hundreds of guests from all over the world, all courses accompanied with local wines. Enjoying many attractions of this two-day event, taking place in the medieval heart of this town.
Dinner at your leisure. We usually meet for a beer at a local café.
Back to Hotel
Monday, March 7th:
Breakfast at the Hotel
Check out of Hotel. Bus to visit the Lascaux IV Caves, world known and unique opportunity to explore primitive painting from 20.000 years ago
Lunch at La Dornac, visit to a goose farm
Visit of Collonges Rouge, a picturesque red brick town. Where we visit a little shop where you can buy honey, mustards, etc...
Going to a new 3-star hotel in Perigeux for 2 nights. Arrive at 7pm.
Dinner at your leisure
Tuesday, March 8th:
Breakfast at the Hotel
Depart 9am to Limoges store SAMIE PORCELAINE
Hunting & visit of a truffle farm, we will unearth fresh truffles with Loris, the specialized Doggy. Option to bring some back too! Mensignac: Truffle farm
Lunch at a Restaurant in Perigueux.
Back to the hotel 4 pm
Dinner at your leisure
Wednesday, March 9th:
Breakfast at the Hotel
Visit of the local 3 different farmers' markets around the Cathedral in Perigueux medieval town
Cooking class in a Charcuterie in Perigeux (Charcuterie Mazieres)
Lunch in the old town in PĂ©rigueux
Visit: Clovis Reymond Distillery 49 Rue Gabriel Reymond, 24140 Villamblard
Class on Foie Gras, that Chef will lead, on March 9.
Arriving 7pm to a new hotel, 4 stars, in Bergerac
CHĂ‚TEAU DES VIGIERS
Dinner at the hotel (1-star Michelin guide)
Thursday, March 10th:
Breakfast at the Hotel
9 am. Depart Hotel to visit the Car museum at the Château de Sanxet in Pomport
Lunch in Monbazillac where Chef trained during his cooking school (La Grappe d'Or)?
Visit and degustation of a winery in Bergerac.
IVBD Educational wine tasting where we will understand more of any wine making.
IVBD (Interprofession of Bergerac and Duras Wines) 1 Rue des RĂ©collets, 24100 Bergerac
Dinner at a Bergerac Restaurant
Return to the hotel
Bonus Degustation: L'Ancienne Cure (I cannot wait to taste again his Pecharmant wine)
Friday, March 11th:
Breakfast at the Hotel.
Visit of underground Saint Emilion, its collegiate church, and its cloister
Lunch in Saint Emilion old town La Table 38, 38 Rue Guadet, 33330 Saint-Émilion
Visit of Chateau Saint Georges in Saint Emilion
Cooking class (with Master Chef Michael GUEDJ): Hangar 18, 3 Cr Edouard Vaillant, 33300 Bordeaux
Arrive at Bordeaux hotel 6:00 pm
Going to a 3 stars hotel in Bordeaux for two nights, close to the train station so we can go back to Paris on Sunday easily, or just stay in town.
Evening at your leisure.
Back to the hotel
Saturday, March 12th:
Breakfast at the Hotel. Depart 9am.
Chateau Giscours https://giscours.com/en/ 10 Rte de Giscours, 33460 Labarde
Mademoiselle Margaux Chocolate Boutique
https://www.mademoiselledemargaux.com/boutique/
Lunch in Margaux
Discorvering Route des Grands Crus: Departmental 2
Afternoon tasting in Margaux
Visit of Bordeaux, La Cite du Vin, on the banks of the Garonne River
Return to Hotel
Dinner in Bordeaux Brasserie
Back to Hotel
Sunday, March 13th:
Breakfast at the Hotel
Memoir of the Trip
Visit of several Bordeaux Farmers & Antiques Markets if desired
Morning at your leisure
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