Tuesday 24 May 2016

STAYING AT LA PETITE GALERIE EACH NIGHT AND CHOOSING THE BEST DAY WALKS ON THE PILGRIMS ROUTE IN SW FRANCE.




AN ALL INCLUSIVE, ATTRACTIVELY PRICED WEEK'S HOLIDAY FOR SMALL GROUPS OF UP TO 6 WALKERS.
THE BEST BITS ON THE ST JACQUES ROUTE BETWEEN LECTOURE AND EAUZE.
SENIOR WALKERS WELCOME.



Your hosts and guides are Ray & Lynne Johnstone. Here they are at an official signpost to Compostela. It's just outside their gite, La Petite Galerie in the heart of Gascony.
ray@johnstonesinfrance.com


This is where you stay, La Petite Galerie


SUMMARY AND OUTLINE
This is a fully inclusive 7 day walking holiday 
for 4 to 6 guests.
WHAT'S INCLUDED: 
Airport pick up and drop off.
We collect you at Bordeaux or Toulouse airports - and we drop you off at the same airport at the end of your holiday.
All daily transport in a minibus.
We take you to the start of the walk - one of us accompanies you - and then we take you back to La Petite Galerie at the end of the day.
All meals.
Day of arrival: a buffet dinner 
of local delicacies.
Daily: continental breakfast and picnic lunch.
Evening meal (pre ordered) at a local bistro, bar or restaurant, and consisting of a starter, main course & dessert.
All accommodation.






Accommodation is at 
La Petite Galerie in Mézin
Up to 6 guest walkers are accommodated in 3 bedrooms, each with its own bathroom.

Everyone gets a Pilgrim Passport - a great walking souvenir


PRICES

Question: What does an ALL IN group holiday like this cost?

Answer: The main benefit of a group holiday is that the individual cost is very attractive. 





GROUP COSTS FOR 2018
The main benefit of your Group Holiday is that the 
cost per person is very attractive.
If 6 people travel together, the cost is only 
1400 Euros per person 
for a fully inclusive* week's holiday.
Total for six = €8400 
5 guests in a group = 1680 Euros per person.
4 guests in a group = 2100 Euros per person.
(Please email for prices for smaller groups).

Remember that your holiday is FULLY INCLUSIVE of:
 + airport transfers (pick up and drop off)
+ all transport every day 
+ Accommodation in a double bedroom with bathroom
+ All meals, every day: Continental breakfast, picnic lunch with wine, and a pre ordered dinner with wine - entree, main course and desert.
 Please email Ray if you have any questions. 

Please ask for the price for a smaller group:


Fources - we picnic here on one of the walks

HERE'S HOW IT ALL WORKS
We pick you up at the airport or train station on your arrival and you are driven in a minibus to La Petite Galerie (where you stay for the week). Your 'welcome' evening meal consists of a spread of local delicacies and wine.
Up to 6 guests share 3 bedrooms with 3 bathrooms.
A generous continental breakfast is provided every day.
Each morning you are taken to the start of the walk in a mini bus for that day's stage. 
Everyone has a detailed map of the route.
You are accompanied by an English/French speaking guide every day.  
A picnic lunch of local produce and wine is provided at midday every day.
The minibus picks you up at the end of the day’s walk and takes you back to La Petite Galerie.
The minibus is only a phone call away if needed.
Dinner with wine is taken at a nearby restaurant, bar or bistro. This meal is pre ordered and consists of an entree, a main course, and a dessert.
On the final day we drive you back to the airport or railway station after breakfast at the end of your holiday.

DAY TO DAY ALONG THE PILGRIM'S WAY
We follow the GR 65 route which takes you on some of the prettiest and most interesting stages on the 
St Jacques Route to Compostelle in SW France. 
Several villages are officially designated 
'One of the most beautiful villages in France'. 
Lectoure, La Romieu, Condom, Larressingle, Fources, Montreal and Eauze are all particularly pretty.  
HOW TO GET THE BEST DEAL
Travelling with a group of 6 friends, workmates, or relatives will get you all the best price: an all inclusive 7 days for only 1400 Euros per person.

Why not email this link to anyone you think might be interested in travelling with you?
http://pilgrimswayingascony.blogspot.fr

PHOTO GALLERY

Breakfast at La Petite Galerie

On the road at Montreal - the backpacks go in the support vehicle

Always time to smell the flowers

And lots of time to think about the meaning of life

For more information on walking on the best bits of the St Jacques de Compostela route in France, 
please contact Ray at 

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LINKS

*** FAMILY ART HOLIDAYS

WALK THE PILGRIMS ROUTE
A WEEK LONG ALL IN GUIDED WALK ON 
THE ST JACQUES ROUTE 
FROM GASCONY TO THE PYRENEES
An attractively priced holiday 
for groups of up to six walkers

LEARN FRENCH IN FRANCE
BRUSH UP ON YOUR FRENCH 
OR START FROM SCRATCH
A group of six makes this a very attractively priced 
ALL IN HOLIDAY

ART HOLIDAYS FOR FAMILIES OR FRIENDS
Everyone - yes everyone - can learn to paint and draw
Let Ray prove it to you on a week long all in art holiday.
All watercolour materials included.
A group of up to six makes this a very attractively priced holiday.

SELF CATERING HOLIDAY GITE 
LARGE VILLAGE GITE WITH GARDEN
Ideal for families or groups of friends 
3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms:


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