Truffle Hunting & Cooking Adventure in Provence

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Lifestyle Vacations Truffles Hunting & Culinary Tour in Provence

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Truffle Hunting & Cooking Adventure

$3,560.00 – $4,090.00

JOIN CORINNE IN PROVENCE TO ENJOY AND TO EXPERIENCE THE TRUFFLE HUNT AND COOKING ON THE BEST WAY. You will cook a superb French cuisine paired with the finest Côte-du-Rhône wines. You will visit tucked-away perched villages and historic sites. It’s an experience of a Lifetime!

4 days / 3 nights (Thursday-Sunday)
– Private Villa accommodation
– Truffle Hunt, Marketplace tour and Cooking Class
– Daily Gourmet experiences
– Cultural guided tours
– Private minivan transfers and transportation.

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We want to be sure that this tour, the itinerary and the food offered match with your wishes, likes and expectations. Thank you.
We look forward to speaking with you and to welcoming you soon!

Join Corinne in Provence to Experience and Enjoy the Truffle in season!

Despite Provence is popular in Spring, Summer and Fall thanks to lavender fields, fruits orchards, olive groves and warm climate, we invite you to explore the South of France in January and February coinciding to the truffle season. If you love truffles, one of the world’s most luxurious foods, this tour is for you!

Truffle Cooking and Cultural Getaway to Provence is a Lifestyle Vacations France exclusive Tour, scheduled Thursday to Sunday. It’s escorted by Corinne Preteur personally.
– You will experience the truffle market.
– You will partake in a hands-on cooking class.
– You will visit Grignan and medieval hilltop villages.
– You will visit a winery and meet the producer.
– You will visit an olive oil mill when the famous green nectar comes out.

Private stone House Accommodation

LIFESTYLE VACATIONS FRANCE

Indulge in a Drôme Provençale medieval village located 10 miles away from Montélimar and only 55 minutes away from Valence TGV train station. Villa LaGarde will be your “home sweet home” in Provence, offering the perfect place to relax and to enjoy the delightful Provence cuisine with truffles but not only…

Welcome to Villa LaGarde, an architect entirely and beautifully renovated house set in the courtyard of the medieval castle. It offers two spacious bedrooms with all modern comfort set on the second floor. Each en-suite bedroom is furnished with a king-size bed. Bathrooms are equipped with a walk-in shower and heated towel rail. You will find a hair dryer, toiletry products and towels in each bathroom. On the ground floor, Villa LaGarde features a fully equipped kitchen which opens onto a spacious dining and living room. On the first floor, the living room offers a stunning view on the courtyard and the old castle remains.

Daily breakfasts in Villa LaGarde include eggs, ham, cheese, freshly baked baguette, croissants, brioches, butter, jam, honey, cereals, organic milk (cow, almond and soja), fresh fruits, crepes, home-made cakes, tea, coffee… everything to start the day on the best way!

TRUFFLE HUNTING, COOKING CLASS, GOURMET & CULTURAL EXPERIENCES

Lifestyle Vacations Truffles Cooking Tour

This noblest and most characteristic underground mushroom grows in symbiosis with oak trees. Tuber Melanosporum black truffle is above all a sigh of pleasure and satisfaction – a sigh that says, “Finally, the Greatest Joy is here!”. Though Provence is not the only place they are found, more than 80% of France’s truffle production comes from the Enclave des Papes in the north of Provence.

Searching truffles provides lots of fun! You will walk in the foot steps of the truffle hunter and the dog to see how he works in a total symbiosis with his owner. On Saturday morning, you will stroll across Richerenches village to experience the largest truffle market in France (from December to mid-March). The market attracts nearly 400 producers and more than 2000 passionate visitors about the famous “black diamond”. A part of the village is devoted to the professional market, closely watched by the police … for the simple reason that transactions are done “on the back of the truck” and only in cash. At more than 1200 € per kilogram depending on the season, offer and demand, the transactions reach considerable amounts. On the other side of the village, along main street, producers display truffle, fruits and vegetables producers and regional products. After a certain time walking through the village, you will enjoy a truffle aperitif at L’Escapade, an institution in the village!

Saturday late in the afternoon, comes the time of the hands-on cooking class. You will join Corinne in her kitchen to partake in a 4-course truffle cooking class. You will enjoy a food and wine pairing tasting gourmet dinner afterwards.

In addition to the truffle adventure, you will take the advantage of the winter season to visit an olive oil mill. Olives are always harvested after the fall when the fruits are ripe, immediately brought by the farmers to the mill to be pressed. You will see the oil process and enjoy the different kind of first cold pressed oils depending on the olive varieties and terroir.

Provence is one of France’s largest wine region. You will get the opportunity of your journey to visit one of the top-ranked Côtes-du-Rhône winery in Gigondas Grand Cru village. You will visit the cellar and enjoy a tasting.

You also visit Grignan and its chateau built on a rocky headland overlooking the village. Originally built in the 11th century by Adhemar de Monteil (one of the principal figures of the First Crusade and bishop of Puy-en-Velay from before 1087), the chateau was transformed during the Renaissance period into a prestigious “leisure residence”. It pays tribute today to Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, Marchioness of Sévigné and to her daughter Françoise-Marguerite who married François Adhémar, Count of Grignan. Dismantled at the Revolution, the chateau was rebuilt at the beginning of the 20th century in a pure Renaissance style.

ITINERARY

Day 1 (Thursday) – Welcome to Provence
Late afternoon minivan private transfer from Valence TGV station to Grignan.
Check-in at the Villa. Welcome dinner.
Overnight.

Day 2 (Friday) – Truffle Hunting – Visits to the Olive oil mill and to a Winery
Breakfast in the Villa.
10:30am: Transfer to the nearby truffle farm. Meet the truffle hunter and his dog to experience the growing process of black truffles. You will see how the dog works in a total symbiosis with the farmer.
Back to the farm around 12:30pm to enjoy a 6-course tapas lunch accompanied by a glass of wine.
Afternoon visit to an authentic olive oil mill nearby Vaison-La-Romaine (the opportunity to see a mill working when the olives are pressed to get the oil).
Visit to one of the top-10 Côtes du Rhône winery in Gigondas. Tastings follow each visit.
Back to the Villa end afternoon. Resting time in the Villa.
Aperitif and gourmet 4-course food & wine pairing truffle dinner in the Villa.
Overnight.

Day 3 (Saturday) – Truffle Market tour – Visit to the Chateau of Grignan – Cooking Class
After a copious breakfast, transfer to Richerenches around 10am.
You will stroll across the village and enjoy the truffle market. Lunch in Richerenches.
Afternoon visit to the remarkable Chateau of Grignan. The opportunity to learn more about Adhémar-de-Monteil family and Marquoness of Sévigné).
Back to the villa to partake in the hands-on cooking class starting at 4pm for 3 hours. Aperitif and gourmet dinner follows.
Overnight.

Day 4 (Sunday) – Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux and La Garde Adhémar guided Tour
Breakfast in the Villa. Check-out (not later than 11am).
Morning visit to Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux hilltop village hosting a small truffle market.
Lunch in La Garde Adhémar followed by the village walking tour
Transfer to Valence TGV train station.
End of the tour.

LIFESTYLE VACATIONS TRUFFLE CULINARY TOUR

PROGRAM PRICES

$3,560 per person (DBL occupancy)
Single occupancy supplement: $530
VAT and all taxes included.

Price includes:
♦ Valence TGV station round-trip private transfer
♦ Minivan daily transportation for visits and tours
♦ 3-night private Villa**** accommodation
♦ Daily breakfasts, lunches and dinners
♦ Hands-on truffle cooking class
♦ Truffle market tour
♦ Truffle hunting experience
♦ Visits to local artisans and producers
♦ Quaint villages and historic sites guided tours.

Not included: airfare from your country, wine in restaurants, personal expenses, personal insurance and all which is not listed in “price includes”.

2025 TOUR DATES

January 23-26 (sold out)
February 12-16 (sold out)

Tour is confirmed with 2 people and limited to 4 participants.
Considering the high demand for the truffle season, an early reservation is strongly recommended. Thank you.

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