This exceptional 8-day tour is designed to introduce you to French cuisine as well as to French culture.

Discover Provence and its regional products such as olive oil, cheeses, truffles, nougat, chocolate and of course its rich selection of local wines, including the famous Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

The tour includes hands-on cooking sessions led by French chefs, as well as visits to markets, vineyards, olive tree fields, local restaurants and cultural visits.

Whether you are a culinary professional or an amateur, you will be able to experience cooking sessions with different professional French chefs who will guide you through the delights of the art of French cuisine.

The settings for your cooking program will be at the home or workshop of French chefs. All classes will be in English and a complimentary cooking apron will be provided (for you to keep).

Between your cooking sessions, Jackie will take you on daily trips to enjoy the wonders of Provence, the colorful markets, the hilltop villages and to taste delicious local products.

Here is a summary of what to expect:

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- Go hunting for Spring truffle, also called the white truffle, specialty of Provence. We will be accompagnied by a local farmer and its dog who will teach us how to find the truffles under the oaks.

- Learn with a French "sommelier" how to taste the famous Cotes du Rhone, Chateau Neuf du Pape wine.

- Make chocolate specalties with a French chocolate maker and bring them with you after your session.

- Prepare a Provencal lunch with a famous chef from the region: he will go with you on the market to teach you how to recognize quality produts. With him, you will prepare a local dish.

- Walk with a local producer of olive oil through his olive fields. He will share with us his knowledge and passion. The visit will end with a tasting of his olive oil and tapenade.

- Discover the whole history of lavender, its distillation and use in medicinal therapy and in cooking at the lavender museum. This will be the perfect time to shop for all the products made out of lavender.

- Stroll and shop on the incredible markets of Isle-Sur-La-Sorgue: the biggest Provencal market and the biggest antique market in Provence: table cloths, jewelry but also spices, herbes de Provence, lavender, olives, cheese and much more.

Accommodations

The luxury guesthouse offers 12 bedrooms with private full bathrooms all with high comfort, tranquility and relaxation, with its heated swimming pool set in over 2 acres of private grounds, landscaped with pine and 100-year-old oak trees.

The house has 2 living rooms for you to enjoy, with antique furniture, game tables, a fireplace and a piano.

From your bedroom window, you will have a breathtaking view of the Mont Alpille and internationally renowned vineyards. Each room has: a flat screen TV set, telephone, heating and AC, a minibar, a safe, ADSL and WiFi and a big full bathroom.