BESPOKE FRANCE
Robert Buchanan & Barbara Keen
PO Box 5489 DUNEDIN, NEW ZEALAND
ph : 03 472 7856 fax : 03 472 7855
BACKROADS
DISCOVERY
cycling and walking
Holidays at a pace to appreciate the landscape, the history,
the people, food and wine
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For people who want to explore independently, with the security of a planned itinerary. -
Your route guide and map has each day’s itinerary marked out for you to follow or modify as you wish. -
Accommodation is pre-booked, with breakfasts and most dinners included. All rooms have private bathrooms.
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Daily luggage transfers mean no security worries and just a few essentials to carry with you.
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Multi-geared touring bikes are supplied, but if you prefer to take your own, the price will be reduced accordingly.
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Routes to suit all levels of fitness and inclination, from an easy 4 night “daisy” itinerary based at a traditional inn with short daily excursions around vineyards and chateaux. Choose your itinerary for the day or just relax in the village. Serious cyclists might prefer a 16 day expedition from Orleans to le Croisic on the Atlantic coast, via Angers and Nantes.
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Choose your region and your route and leave the organisation to us.
SOUNDS GREAT - WHERE CAN WE GO?
Burgundy - the heart of France, about 2 hours from Paris, famed for wine and cuisine, a lush landscape of river flats, modest hills, vineyards and forests.
CYCLING ITINERARIES FROM 4-7 NIGHTS &
ONE 7-NIGHT, FOUR 5-NIGHT WALKING ITINERARIES
La Loire - about 2 hours by train from Paris, rolling terrain, famous chateaux, distinctive wines, popular area.
CYCLING ITINERARIES FROM 4-14 NIGHTS &
TWO 7-NIGHT WALKING ITINERARIES
Languedoc - divided by the Canal du Midi, which was built in the 17th century to extend navigation from the Garonne River to the Meditterranean.
ONE 7-NIGHT CYCLING ITINERARY
Brittany - Brittany is about 3 hours by train from Paris. A rugged peninsula, with a Celtic heritage & Neolithic & Roman monuments.
ONE 7-NIGHT CYCLING INTINERARY
ONE 7-NIGHT BIKE & WALK ITINERARY
Dordogne - Dordogne is around 4 hours from Paris, offering fortified villages, troglodyte dwellings, plus gourmet delights such as foie gras & walnuts.
ONE 7-NIGHT CYCLING ITINERARY
Normandy - Famous for lush green fields, camembert and a coastline of fishing
villages, beaches and cliffs.
TWO 5-NIGHT CYCLING ITINERARIES
Alsace - Alsace has a dramatic landscape of river plains, pine-clad hills,
vineyards, castles and charming villages.
ONE 5-NIGHT CYCLING ITINERARY
Provence - made a bit too famous by Peter Mayle, but the magic
combination of light, lavender, old villages and Mediterranean food
and wine is hard to resist.
ONE 5-NIGHT, ONE 8-NIGHT CYCLING ITINERARY
Bordeaux - a land of famous vineyards and rivers, rich cuisine and wine, so
for cyclists it’s a land of river and coastal plains, low rolling hills and
fine dining
ONE 6-NIGHT CYCLING ITINERARY
Champagne - as well as the legendary fizz, there’s a regional park of
forest and moor surrounded by vineyards.
ONE 6-NIGHT CYCLING ITINERARY
