ROMANTIC BREAK: CERCLE PRESTIGE 25

Pre itinerary
ROMANTIC BREAK: CERCLE
PRESTIGE
25-29 June 2014
www.destinationsuddefrance.com
Sud de France Languedoc-Roussillon: the real luxury is being there
It is impossible to talk about Sud de France Languedoc-Roussillon in the singular. Like its wines and
agricultural and food products, Languedoc-Roussillon is many destinations, all exceptionally rich in
natural, historic and cultural assets.
Sud de France is the umbrella brand created by the Languedoc-Roussillon region for tourism, wine
and agrifood products. Spanning the three sectors, the Sud de France brand was created to foster the
local, national and international commercialization of Sud de France products and wines while at the
same time promoting Sud de France Languedoc-Roussillon tourist destinations.
Today, this strategy of supporting and promoting the local economic fabric has brought together
1984 regional firms and nearly 6900 products. And the Sud de France family continues to grow all the
time. Sud de France Languedoc-Roussillon also encompasses 670 Qualité Sud de France
establishments and 50 top-of-the-range establishments included within the “Cercle Prestige”.
Sud de France Languedoc-Roussillon destinations have exceptional natural assets including a sunny
climate, the sea, the mountains and beautiful landscapes.
Languedoc-Roussillon also has an incredibly rich cultural and historic heritage. The region is home to
six majestic Unesco world heritage sites including the Pont du Gard, Canal du Midi, the city of
Carcassonne, the Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle pilgrimage routes, the Vauban fortresses of MontLouis and Villefranche-de-Conflent, and the Causses and the Cévennes regions. In addition,
Languedoc-Roussillon has ten “Grands Sites de France” operations, vibrant cities with countless
museums and festivals, 13 villages that have earned the prestigious French label, “Les plus beaux
villages de France”, awarded to only the most beautiful villages in France, 11 Cathar castles,
carnivals, nautical events, fishing festivals, races, local markets, and historic spectacles, to name only
a few.
With 30 appellations and over 60 vins de pays including reds, whites, rosés, sparkling, still and
naturally fortified wines, Languedoc-Roussillon wines are as diverse as the region. However, these
wines all have in common a certain frank quality that makes them especially pleasant to drink, festive
and yet untamed.
Sud de France Languedoc-Roussillon destinations also offer a multitude of specialties including
Cassoulet from Castelnaudary, anchovies from Collioure, oysters from Leucate, Gruissan and
Bouzigues, brandade from Nimes, “le pélardon”, sweet onions from the Cévennes, rousquilles
cookies from Vallespir, apricots from Roussillon, le Bleu des Causses, rice and salt from the
Camargue, and Catalan and Lozérienne charcuterie, among countless other products. Sud de France
has something for every eating and drinking occasion from the family dinner, to an impromptu get
together, to a glass of wine among friends, or a picnic by the seaside.
Bringing together regional firms from different economic worlds including artisans, producers and
distributors, Languedoc-Roussillon has focused on pooling resources, expertise and talents.
Today, Sud de France has expanded its footprint by supporting communication campaigns for wines,
products and destinations from all over the region.
Itinerary created in partnership between Sud de France Développement
(www.destinationsuddefrance.com) and the Gard Departmental Tourism Committee
www.tourismegard.com , the Tourist Information of Uzès www.uzes-tourisme.com, the Hérault
tourism development agency www.herault-tourisme.com
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All extras (telephone, bar, mini-bar, drinks, etc) are at the journalist’s own expense
Wednesday 25th June
Karen Byrom
6:30 Ryanair flight departs Edinburgh airport
10:00 Flight arrives into Beziers airport
Welcome by Patricia de Pouzilhac, Press Relations at Sud de France Développement, at the airport
and depart to Montpellier for lunch (tbc)
Frances Barnes
11:35 EasyJet Flight departs London Gatwick
14:20 Flight arrives into Montpellier
Welcome by Patricia de Pouzilhac and Karen Byrom at Montpellier airport and leave for Uzès
16:00 Meet at the Tourist Office of Uzès with Loic Falcher, Director, for a guided visit in Uzès (06
63 20 97 50)
Office de Tourisme
Chapelle des Capucins
Place Albert 1er
30700 Uzès
00.33.4.66.22.68.88
www.uzes-tourisme.com
17:30 Visit of L’Artemise (chambers, suites & spa)
Contact : Benoît Hérault
Chemin de la Lauze; 30700 Uzès
+ 33 (0) 6 38 12 59 86
[email protected]
http://www.lartemise.com/
18:30 Depart for “la Bégude St Pierre”
Gastronomic dinner and overnight stay
295, Chemin des Bégudes
30210 Vers-Pont-du-Gard
Tél.:+33 4 66 02 63 60
http://www.hotel-begude-saint-pierre.com
Thursday 26th June
9:00
Leave La Bégude St Pierre
9:30 Visit of Le Castellas (hotel & spa) hôtel de charme dans le centre du village de Collias sur les
bords de la rivière « gardon », qui vient d’ouvrir un espace détente avec massage, hammam et un
centre de soins (à traduire)
S.A.R.L. Hostellerie le Castellas
30, Grand’ Rue; 30210 Collias
Tél. : 04 66 22 88 88
[email protected]
www.lecastellas.com
10:30 Départ pour le nouvel établissement en centre ville d’Uzès, « La Maison d’Uzès » dont
l’hôtel est classé 5* et le restaurant nouvellement doté d’un macaron Michelin depuis Février de
cette année.
18 Rue du Docteur Blanchard, 30700 Uzès
04 66 20 07 00
www.lamaisonduzes.fr/uk/
11:00 Discovery of the Wellness place (hammam, romain bath, coin tisanerie) + prévoir tenue de
bain
11:30 Aroma Soul 25 minutes
12:30 Visit of “la Maison d’Uzès”
13:00 Lunch at the restaurant “la Maison d’Uzès”
15:00 Leave for Visit the UNESCO Roman aqueduct
Pont du Gard
The Pont du Gard was built shortly before the Christian
era to allow the aqueduct of Nîmes (which is almost 50
km long) to cross the Gard river. The Roman architects
and hydraulic engineers who designed this bridge,
which stands almost 50 m high and is on three levels –
the longest measuring 275 m – created a technical as
well as an artistic masterpiece.
Dinner and overnight stay at the Disini Luxury Hotel **** (TBC)
1, rue des Carrières, 34160 CASTRIES
+33 4 67 419 786 www.disini-hotel.com
Friday 27th June
10:00 Visit the Disini spa (soin?)
12:00 Lunch in Montpellier
14:00 Tour of Montpellier – the Capital of Languedoc-Roussillon
Dinner and night in the Crown Plaza Hotel **** in Montpellier
190 Rue d’Argencourt, Montpellier
+33 4 67 72 22 22
Saturday 28th June
LONDON JOURNALISTS
08:50 Arrive at Montpellier Airport
10:50 Flight from Montpellier to London
11:40 Arrive at London Luton
Kate Byrom
Day in Montpellier
Night in Montpellier
A confirmer
Sunday 29th June
Kate Byrom
Transfer from hotel to train station ?
7h50-8h35 Train Montpellier-Béziers (next train: 8h37-9h16)
Transfer by taxi to Béziers airport
10:40 Ryanair Flight from Beziers airport
12:10 Arrive at Edinburgh airport