Experience the colour of the Basque festivals, devour the famous local produce of Fois Gras, Perigourd truffles, Arcachon oysters and cheese, delve into the rich basque and landes cultures and above all, explore the world's largest fine wine regions, Bordeaux and St Emillion and taste its sweet nectars as we go.  This tour has been carefully crafted for those gourmet travellers that like to travel in a bit of style. This carefully crafted tour starts in Bordeaux and heads up the Dordogne, a perfect destination to start a gourmet tour and be introduced to the delicacies that this region has to offer. The Dordogne region of France is famous for its magnificent castles, truffles and fois gras and is where we stay in a luxury chateau just outside of Perigueux for the next 3 nights.  Whilst in the region, we explore the magnificent Perigord Noir, an area that follows the Dordogne river and is famous for its many medieval castles and villages and quaint Bastide towns. We spend a day in the historic town of Perigueux and visit its lively markets with a renowned local chef before heading for a cooking class and lunch by the river Isle. At night, we enjoy a truffle masterclass and dinner back at the chateau.

We head back down to the Bordeaux region and visit the famous Chateau de Monbazillac, a 16th Century castle and taste its globally reputed dessert wine and the visit  the Sunday markets at the medieval village of Issigeac before heading to accommodation in the vines for the next 3 nights. For the next few days, where we explore 2 of Bordeaux's best wine areas, Graves and St Emillion, and of course taste some of the region's Grand Cru wines. 

From Bordeaux, we head to the coast to visit one of Frances's destinations for the rich and famous, Arcachon. Here we taste oysters and mussels, fresh off the boats, climb to the top of Europe's largest sand dune, Dune de Pyla or explore the towns lively markets and superb mansions and villas. We continue the tour by following the spectacular Atlantic Coast to the chic seaside village of Soorts-Hossegor, to relax or explore the the landes and Basque coastal  areas and enjoy their local villages festivals for the next 2 days. Heading up into the Pyrenees mountains, we explore the mysterious Basque cultures that have inhabited this region for centuries and taste their unique cusine, before heading to our last destination, the great foodie city of San Sebastian.  Internationally acclaimed for its culinary prowess, and where there is no less than 9 Michelin starred restaurants, San Sebastian is the perfect end to this tour.    

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