Cycling Tours in france

A landscape, a place, a wine; a name that is known all around the world. As a lover of Bordeaux wines you will be impressed by the beauty of the region and its unique eye-catching castles. Carefully chosen routes bring us closer to the local culture, the vineyards that are world famous and of course, Bordeaux wine.

Our first night is spent in Capian. Starting out on the bicycles, you will venture out into vineyards of Premieres Cotes de Bordeaux and Cotes de Bordeaux around St Macaire. The town of St Macaire is a mediaeval cité with sites and wine caves to explore and superb views of the Garonne river. Other highlights of the day are a visit to the bastide towns of Cadillac and Chateau Malrome where Toulouse Lautrec lived. Next we head off toward the Landes National Park, following the River Ciron, but not before exploring the vineyards of Sauternes, most renowned of which is Chateau Yquem.

Our fourth day takes us into the forest and a day of easy cycling among the pines with a picnic by the lake. The next meal will be served by Monsieur Bourrissoux on a terrace shaded by vines and cooled by a fountain. Today the forest thins and the smell of the sea gets stronger as we reach a bird sanctuary by the Bay of Arcachon. Following the coast we detour for a climb to the top of Europes’ highest sand dune. It is worth it for the views. Arcachon is a sophisticated, chic resort, built on a lagoon west of Bordeaux. Its fine, sandy beach is bordered by a tamarisk-shaded promenade, with views across to the quieter beaches of Cap Ferret. On day six you can relax by the sea, but you probably won’t do that. Instead the ferry will whisk you across the bay to Cap Ferret where the wealthy Bordelaise play and to the oyster village of L’Herbe. This is the centre of France’s oyster production and from these beds come the best you can get. Having avoided oysters for 50 years, I succumbed here and have never regretted it. On day seven you can take the cycling track around the bay visiting the villages in this nature reserve or relax on one of the quiet sandy beaches.