"Be My Guest" in France

Experience the real taste of France with "Be My Guest"

Aix-en-Provence
Journey through the quiet and peaceful Provence landscape towards Vauvenargues, the final resting place of Picasso. Here, you will be welcomed at a family-owned, rustic Provence restaurant. You will join your hosts on the terrace and enjoy a Kir aperatif while hearing about history of the place and learning about Provencal cuisine and regional wines.

Later, you will enjoy an alfresco meal using the freshest, seasonal produce. Depending on the season, you will also enjoy delicious dishes straight out of the restaurant's traditional wood-fired oven.

This unique "Be My Guest" experience is available on the following tours:
Ultimate France
Wonderful France

Bordeaux
Across the country of Les Landes lies the classical town of Bordeaux. Enjoy an orientation tour of the magnificent Esplanade des Quinconces leading down to the banks of the Gironde. Here you will enjoy a sumptuous dinner of local cuisine and sample Bordeaux's internationally-renowned wines.

This unique "Be My Guest" Experience is available on the following tour:
Best of France

Tours
Travel through the Loire Vally, along a picturesque, tree-lined street and you will arrive at a beautifully-restored chateau, dating back to the 13th century. The chateau has been painstakingly restored and boasts an impressive French Renaissance garden. As you walk through courtyard, you will be welcomed by the owner as his special guests and tour the chateau and cellar. While learning about the chateau's history you will enjoy wine-tasting and petits-fours in the Louis XI cave.

Dinner will be a selection of the chateau's specialities, such as fish poached in vouvray (white wine) sauce or their secret duck recipe, along with local Loire wines.

This unique "Be My Guest" experience is available on the following tour:
Highlights of France & Spain