5 days tour with individual wine tasting program. Visiting the 9 locks of Fonserannes in Béziers, sipping wines by cruising the Canal du Midi and complete your journey by discovering the magical medieval Cité of Carcassonne. Some other date possible by asking us contact@sphereduvin.com
Schedule: 5days/4overnights (guesthouse/castle). Our program includes 4 overnights with breakfast and daily dinner. Snacks, wines, bubbles, water, juice, coffee, tea, fruits on our deck. Wine tasting program, picnic (lunch packet). Pick up from Béziers/Narbonne/Carcassonne airport or rail station to the guesthouse.
Not included: travel insurance, bike hire, besides programs, personal expenses, tip.
(indicated daytime and restaurants is subject to change!)
Day1: Arrival and transfer to the guesthouse.
18h welcome drink on deck of our boat.
19h Dinner in a local restaurant.
Day2: 10.30h Excursion to Oppidum d'Ensérune, a unique panorama over the Languedoc plain. Discover one of the most important Gallic villages in South of France. Then visit the 9 locks of Fonserannes in Béziers, which allow boats to raise a level of 21,5m over a distance of 300m.
16h: Narbonne City Trip - free time for shopping & discovering 19h: Dinner in Narbonne.
Day3: 10h By following the waterway from Le Somail, route takes us to Ventenac en Minervois and Paraza (2-hour boat trip). The highlight of your journey is the Château of Paraza, where the famous engineer Pierre Paul Riquet was living during the construction of the Canal du Midi. Relax in the pine parc with an exceptional view on the Pyrenees and individual wine tasting.
Lunch at the port restaurant/or on deck of our boat (depending from restaurant avaibility).
16h: back to Le Somail by boat
Ending the day with wine, cheeses and music
Day4: 10h We bring you by car to Carcassonne, where you have time to discover this magical medieval town. In this historical and cultural scene, you may be transported back into the Middle Ages, dreaming of brave knights and enchanted princesses.
13h: Lunch at our favorite restaurant "Le Moulin de Trèbes".
15h - 17h: discover Assignan the cute remote Saint-Chinian village
18h: Tapas, wine and music at Bizes-Minervois
Day5: After your breakfast we will drive you to the next rail station or airport (Carcassonne, Narbonne, Béziers, Montpellier, Toulouse)
For more information or reservation, please send us an email: contact@sphereduvin.com
