This is a slightly easier version of our popular 'Channel to the Med' holiday; the route is mostly the same but this trip starts at Caen in Normandy and so the daily mileages are slightly shorter.

The first couple of days take you through the pleasant countryside of Normandy, with its lush green countryside and distinctive timber framed houses.

You join our 'Channel to the Med' route in the Loire valley, and from here to the Med the two routes are the same. After the magnificent chateaux of the Loire Valley the scenery becomes increasingly dramatic as we head into the mountains of the Massif Central and around the distinctive cone of the Puy de Dome. We continue through some spectacular scenery with the landscape becoming drier and rockier as we pass through the impressive Tarn Gorge and over the Cevennes Mountains. We then drop down to the plains of southern France to arrive at the Mediterranean Sea.

The trip finishes on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea at the edge of the Camargue, the vast wetland at the mouth of the River Rhone, home to flamingoes and wild white horses. You return to the UK from the nearby city of Nimes.

There is one rest day at Besse-en-Chandesse in the Auvergne region of the Massif Central.

This is a superb ride and our cycling holiday groups are always great fun. The trip includes a certificate for those that make it all the way down to the Mediterranean Sea, just to show you did it!!!

This trip is also available as a slightly longer version starting from Calais in May.

This trip is also available as an independent holiday taking from 10 days to four weeks and starting at Calais or Caen.

Tour Ref: FY21

Holiday Dates:
Sat 25th August -
Sun 9th September
2012

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