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The Art of Living ~ Provence Preliminary Itinerary

Air Program: 23 days/22 nights (includes 1 air night) Land Program: 22 days/21 nights Breakfasts: 21 Lunches: 5 Dinners: 5 This itinerary is subject to change due to operational conditions. You will receive an updated itinerary with your final documents. Your Travel Director will advise you of any additional changes on site. Optional Enrichment Tracks are available at an additional cost. Excursions may require walking on cobblestones, unpaved paths or other uneven surfaces. Day 1 — Friday Depart gateway city Appropriate in-flight meal service AHI FlexAir passengers depart for Marseille, France. Please check your luggage from your gateway city to your arrival city. Your claim checks should have the following airport code: MRS. Day 2 — Saturday Aix-en-Provence, France Adagio Aix-en-Provence Centre Appropriate in-flight meal service and dinner Arrive at Marseille Airport. Proceed through immigration to the baggage claim area and retrieve your luggage. After completing customs, AHI FlexAir passengers traveling on flights that qualify for the group arrival transfer to hotel and Land Program passengers who have purchased seats on the group transfer should exit the baggage claim area and proceed to the designated meeting spot, where an AHI Travel representative will meet them. The meeting location will be provided with your final documents. This afternoon, participate in a group welcome briefing. This evening, gather for a Welcome Reception and Dinner at a local restaurant. Day 3 — Sunday Aix-en-Provence Adagio Aix-en-Provence Centre Breakfast and lunch Breakfast is included at the hotel each morning of your stay.

2 AHI Travel The Art of Living ~ Provence Preliminary Itinerary Educational Focus: Introduction to Provence Inhabited since prehistoric times, the region of Provence today is celebrated for its famous wines, delicious cuisine, historic palaces, sun-drenched countryside and picture-perfect villages. During today’s lecture, trace the region’s storied history, from its habitation by the Ligurians, Celts and Greeks through its conquest by the Romans. Excursion: Walking Tour of Aix-en-Provence Stroll along the Cours Mirabeau, which Peter Mayle declared “the most handsome street in France” in his best-selling book “A Year in Provence.” See the celebrated Fontaine de la Rotonde, which dominates the western entrance to the avenue, and the Fontaine des Quatres Dauphins, the first fountain in Aix to be placed in the middle of a street rather than against a wall. Pass through the Old Town, and admire the wrought-iron work above the entrance to the Town Hall and the mix of architectural styles that create the elaborate Cathédrale St. Saveur. Also during the walk, locate shops, pharmacies and other essential locations. Local Flavor Sample some of the local cuisine during lunch at a restaurant in Aix. Independent Exploration The remainder of the afternoon is free to pursue your own interests. You may wish to browse the shops of the lively Old Town. Day 4 — Monday Aix-en-Provence Adagio Aix-en-Provence Centre Breakfast and dinner Optional Enrichment Track: Language Your language lessons begin today. Tour the school and meet the staff, then begin learning French. Optional Enrichment Track: Cuisine Attend a lecture on French cuisine, its history and its influence on Provençal cooking. Local Flavor Gather with your fellow travelers for dinner at a local restaurant Day 5 — Tuesday Aix-en-Provence Adagio Aix-en-Provence Centre Breakfast Optional Enrichment Track: Language Continue your language lessons today. You will have classroom instruction, but your instructors may also take you around Aix to give you a chance to practice your speaking and listening skills in everyday situations throughout the program.

3 AHI Travel The Art of Living ~ Provence Preliminary Itinerary Optional Enrichment Track: Art & Architecture Enjoy a guided visit of the Musée Granet. Housed in a 17th century priory, this exceptional museum contains collections of paintings, drawings and sculptures by Picasso, Renoir, Rembrandt and Cézanne, among others.

Day 6 — Wednesday Aix-en-Provence Adagio Aix-en-Provence Centre Breakfast and dinner Optional Enrichment Track: Cuisine Discover the flavors of Provence during a walking tour through Aix. See where locals shop and visit some of their favorite markets. Discover the best wine and cheese shops in town. Optional Enrichment Track: Language Your French language lessons continue today. Educational Focus: The Art of Provence Van Gogh was drawn to scenes in St. Rémy and Arles, while Cézanne preferred to portray his native Aix-en-Provence and surrounding landscapes. From past masterpieces to contemporary works, learn about the region’s strong artistic tradition. Local Flavor After the lecture, enjoy dinner at a restaurant with your new friends. Day 7 — Thursday Aix-en-Provence Adagio Aix-en-Provence Centre Breakfast and lunch Optional Enrichment Track: Language Your French language lessons continue today. Local Flavor Savor a delicious lunch at a restaurant in town. Optional Enrichment Track: Art & Architecture The Romans, who built a city here because of the strategic location and the thermal springs, called their city Aquae Sextiae. Water has been integral to Aix’s identity ever since. A modern thermal spa stands upon the Roman ruins, and fountains are everywhere. Discover the many fountains —and their stories — that grace the squares, private mansions, courtyards and streets of Aix-en-Provence, aptly nicknamed the City of a Thousand Fountains.

4 AHI Travel The Art of Living ~ Provence Preliminary Itinerary Day 8 — Friday Aix-en-Provence Adagio Aix-en-Provence Centre Breakfast Optional Enrichment Track: Language Enjoy your final French lesson of the week. Tonight, meet with your fellow travelers at a café to compare stories about your first week in Aix-en-Provence. Your first drink is included. Day 9 — Saturday Aix-en-Provence Adagio Aix-en-Provence Centre Breakfast Independent Exploration The entire day is at leisure to pursue your own interests. Day 10 — Sunday The Villages of Les Lubéron Adagio Aix-en-Provence Centre Breakfast Excursion: The Villages of Lubéron The Lubéron Valley is a picturesque mountain region dotted with lush forests and vineyards. Visit the famous antique market in Isle-sur-la-Sorgue before continuing to Roussillon, where the buildings are a harmonious mélange of yellows, oranges, browns, siennas, umbers, pinks and reds. The ground underneath the village contains an ochre deposit, which supplies the pigments for the paints and stains used on the houses. Then, stop in the hilltop village of Gordes. Local Flavor Visit a local winery and enjoy a tasting of a selection of wines. Day 11 — Monday Aix-en-Provence Adagio Aix-en-Provence Centre Breakfast Optional Enrichment Track: Art & Architecture Journey to Arles, a town filled with extraordinary monuments and Roman ruins. Even after centuries of baking in the Provençal sun, the ancient amphitheater testifies to Roman power and is still used to stage bullfights. Admire the Cathedral of St. Trôphime and its 12th-century portal, a masterpiece of Romanesque style. Your exploration of Arles includes a visit to the Musée de l’Arles Antique. After the museum visit and a walking tour of the Old Town, enjoy some free time to have lunch and to further explore on your own.

5 AHI Travel The Art of Living ~ Provence Preliminary Itinerary Day 12 — Tuesday Aix-en-Provence Adagio Aix-en-Provence Centre Breakfast Optional Enrichment Track: Cuisine Learn the fundamentals of French cooking and the techniques of preparing a main dish during today’s cooking lesson. Then sit down and enjoy the results. Optional Enrichment Track: Language Your second week of French language lessons continue today. Day 13 — Wednesday Aix-en-Provence Adagio Aix-en-Provence Centre Breakfast and lunch Optional Enrichment Track: Language Your French language lessons continue. Local Flavor Lunch will be served at restaurant. Optional Enrichment Track: Art & Architecture Cézanne found inspiration for many paintings in and around Aix-en-Provence. Visit the artist’s remarkably well-preserved studio. After a tour of the studio, continue up the hill to take in the view of majestic Mont Sainte Victoire, one of his favorite landscape subjects. Day 14 — Thursday Aix-en-Provence Adagio Aix-en-Provence Centre Breakfast Optional Enrichment Track: Language Enjoy another French language lesson. Optional Enrichment Track: Cuisine Wine and cheese are undoubtedly central elements of the French diet. During today’s gathering, you will have the opportunity to sample an assortment of French cheeses and discuss the basics of cheese tasting and pairing. Cheeses will be paired with complimentary wines that enhance their flavor profiles. Day 15 — Friday Aix-en-Provence

6 AHI Travel The Art of Living ~ Provence Preliminary Itinerary Adagio Aix-en-Provence Centre Breakfast Optional Enrichment Track: Language Your French language lessons continue. Gather once again with your fellow participants for drinks and conversation at a local café. Your first drink is included. Day 16 — Saturday Aix-en-Provence Adagio Aix-en-Provence Centre Breakfast Independent Exploration The entire day is at leisure to pursue your own interests. Day 17 — Sunday Marseille Adagio Aix-en-Provence Centre Breakfast and lunch Excursion: Marseille Travel to Marseille today. See its highlights and enjoy panoramic views of the city from Notre Dame de la Garde, the highest point in the city. Local Flavor Enjoy lunch at a restaurant in Marseille. Day 18 — Monday Avignon and Pont du Gard Adagio Aix-en-Provence Centre Breakfast and lunch Excursion: Avignon Journey to Avignon located on the banks of the Rhône River. Visit the impressive Palace of the Popes, made up of two distinct buildings: the austere Old Palace, built by the severe Pope Benedict XII, and the ornate New Palace, built by the lighthearted Pope Clement VI. The immense palace is an outstanding example of Gothic architecture. Local Flavor Lunch is served at a restaurant in Avignon.

7 AHI Travel The Art of Living ~ Provence Preliminary Itinerary Excursion: Pont du Gard Nearby is the Pont du Gard, built by the Romans in 19 B.C. as part of a 30-mile canal to supply water to the town of Nîmes. This enormous three-tiered aqueduct rises as much as 160 feet above the valley and was used through the ninth century. Its first level carried a road and its third, a conduit; all three levels were built without mortar. Day 19 — Tuesday Aix-en-Provence Adagio Aix-en-Provence Centre Breakfast and dinner Optional Enrichment Track: Language Continue your French language lessons today. Local Flavor Gather with your fellow travelers for dinner at a restaurant. Day 20 — Wednesday Aix-en-Provence Adagio Aix-en-Provence Centre Breakfast Optional Enrichment Track: Language Enjoy another French language lesson today. Optional Enrichment Track: Cuisine During today’s cooking lesson, learn to prepare a traditional French menu. Day 21 — Thursday Aix-en-Provence Adagio Aix-en-Provence Centre Breakfast Optional Enrichment Track: Language Today is your final French language lesson. Celebrate your accomplishments during a Graduation Ceremony. Tonight, meet with your fellow travelers at a café to compare stories about your time in Aix-en-Provence. Your first drink is included.

8 AHI Travel The Art of Living ~ Provence Preliminary Itinerary Day 22 — Friday Aix-en-Provence Adagio Aix-en-Provence Centre Breakfast and dinner Optional Enrichment Track: Art and Architecture Option Explore the castles and abbeys of Provence during today’s half-day excursion. Tour the ruins and hear the history of some of Provence’s most iconic castles. Then, visit the Sylvacane Abbey, a former Cistercian monastery and a wonderful example of 12th Cistercian architecture, which focused on simplicity, austerity and harmony. Tonight, gather with your fellow travelers one final time and enjoy a Farewell Reception and Dinner. Day 23 — Saturday Depart for gateway city Breakfast and appropriate in-flight meal service After breakfast, AHI FlexAir passengers traveling on flights that qualify for a group transfer and Land Program passengers who have purchased seats on the group transfer to Marseille for your return flights home. Your Travel Director will provide the details.

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The Art of Living ProvenceIssued: 8/6/15

Land Program: October 8-29, 2016Before After You3/8/16 3/8/16 Save

B0 - Studio Apartment $3,995 $4,245 $250B1 - One Bedroom $4,495 $4,745 $250

All prices quoted are per person, based on double occupancy and do not include air program costs (unless otherwise stated). VAT: $395Deposit: $600

Single Supplement in a Studio: $1,295Single Supplement in a One Bedroom: $1,595

Art & Culture Optional Track: $675Culinary Optional Track: $595Language Optional Track: $895Purchase all three optional tracks and receive a 5% discount: $109

Extra night in Studio Room (double or single): $200Extra night in One Bedroom (double or single): $250

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Adagio Aix-en-Provence Centre3-5 Rue des Chartreux13100 Aix-en-Provence

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Ideally located near the Rotonde and the Cours Mirabeau, the Adagio Aix-en-Provence Centre isclose to Aix-en-Provence’s key landmarks, enticing restaurants and lively markets. It offers a widerange of modern amenities.

Some amenities and services may be seasonal. Any costs for services or use of facilities that arenot listed in the Included Features on the program brochure or online are the guest’s responsibility.

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The Art of Living ~ Provence Recommended Reading

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representing the diversity of topics relevant to the areas you’ll soon be visiting. Any of them will serve to spark your anticipation and enhance your experience on this exciting adventure.

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Caro, Ina The Road from the Past, Traveling through History in France Harvest Books (PAPER, 1996. 339 Pages, USD 17, Item FRN03) Time travel through France by way of its finest castles, chateaux, cathedrals and monasteries. This unusual travelogue is an invaluable companion for traveling in Paris, southern France, the Dordogne and the Loire Valley, combining personal observation with large doses of well-presented history. Brennan, Georgeanne A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France Lightning Source (PAPER, 2007. 209 Pages, USD 15.95, Item FRN687) Marvelously frank about daily chores and the decidedly unglamorous business of raising goats and pigs, Brennan lards her earthy tale of the rural life with recipes, one per chapter. Fisher, M. F. K. Two Towns in Provence Vintage Books (PAPER, 1983. 208 Pages, USD 18.95, Item FRN27) Celebrated food writer M.F.K. Fisher contrasts village life in Aix-en-Provence with bustling Marseilles, evoking these two favorite places with anecdote and loving description. Williams, Roger Eyewitness Guide Provence & the Cote D’Azur DK Publishing (PAPER, 2013. 272 Pages, USD 23, Item FRN18) This is an illustrated, colorful guide to the art and architecture, literature, history and attractions of Provence. With photographs and site plans, maps and sections on the Riviera, the Var, Bouches-du-Rhone, Vaucluse and the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. Michelin Travel Publications Provence Alps French Riviera Map 527 Michelin Travel Publications (MAP, 2008. USD 12.95, Item FRN22) A colorful and detailed map of the region from Lyon to Marseille along the Rhone River, at a scale of 1:200,000.

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Maps & Guidebooks Girard, Marie-Helene, and Anny Monet Lonely Planet French Phrasebook Lonely Planet Publications (PAPER, 2012. 272 Pages, USD 8.99, Item FRN120) This handy phrasebook focuses on pronunciation, basic grammar and essential vocabulary for the traveler. Morelli, Laura Made in France, A Shopper’s Guide Universe Publishing (PAPER, 2008. 208 Pages, USD 24.95, Item FRN706) Both a fascinating history of France’s artisanal legacy and an insider’s shopping guide, the book includes illustrations, maps, a primer on French shopping culture and craft festivals. History, Culture & Exploration Goldstone, Nancy Four Queens, The Provencal Sisters Who Ruled Europe Penguin Putnam (PAPER, 2008. 347 Pages, USD 16, Item FRN945) Transporting you back to the apogee of independent Provencal power in the Middle Ages, Goldstone captures the drama of 13th-century Europe in this history of the four daughters of the count of Provence – future queens of France, England, Germany and Sicily. Jacobs, Michael The Most Beautiful Villages of Provence W. W. Norton & Company (PAPER, 2012. 299 Pages, USD 26.95, Item FRN28) With an excellent introduction to the history, culture, landscapes and pleasures of Southern France, this illustrated guide features 34 towns and villages across Provence from the Vaucluse to Bonnieux and Gordes, tranquil Alpine villages and southern vineyards. Mcculloch, Janelle Provence and the Cote D’Azur Chronicle Books (PAPER, 2015. 256 Pages, USD 27.95, Item FRA200) This erudite guide to the hidden gems of Provence and the shores of the Cote d’Azur highlights the most chic, quaint and exceptional markets, shops, cafes, art galleries and restaurants alongside vibrant color photographs. Mullins, Edwin The Popes of Avignon, A Century in Exile Perseus (PAPER, 2011. 256 Pages, USD 14.95, Item FRN806) Grounded in the architecture and papal legacy of Avignon and the surrounding area, this engaging history sets the 70-year period of papal exile in the south of France against the context of Europe’s turbulent transition from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance.

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Archaeology, Art & Architecture Stoeltie, Barbara Living in Provence Taschen (HARD COVER, 2012. 197 Pages, USD 14.99, Item FRA50) Bringing together the region’s most remarkable interiors, classical and contemporary, this book paints a gorgeous picture of Provencal living. Tompkins Lewis, Mary Cezanne Phaidon Press (PAPER, 2001. 352 Pages, USD 29.95, Item FRN508) A well-illustrated introduction to Cezanne’s life and works in the stimulating Art and Ideas series by Phaidon, featuring 193 color and 13 black and white illustrations. Travel, Biography & Memoir Durrell, Lawrence Provence Skyhorse Publishing (PAPER, 2014. 200 Pages, USD 14.95, Item FRN172) A love letter to Provence, strong on the Greek and Roman heritage of the region. Goodman, Richard French Dirt, The Story of a Garden in the South of France Algonguin (PAPER, 2002. 203 Pages, USD 13, Item FRN417) Another story of a foreigner transplanted to the south of France. This captivating tale, set near Avignon, is noteworthy for Goodman’s willingness to work, passion for horticulture and frank portrait of his neighbors. Stone, Irving (Editor) Dear Theo, The Autobiography of Vincent Van Gogh Plume (PAPER, 1995. 480 Pages, USD 17, Item NTH88) This collection of letters from the troubled artist to his brother offers an illuminating gaze into Van Gogh’s passion for art while revealing his dramatic personal struggles. Literature Haasse, Hella In a Dark Wood Wandering, A Novel of the Middle Ages Academy Chicago (PAPER, 1991. 594 Pages, USD 21.95, Item FRN86) With a cast of thousands including Joan of Arc and the Dukes of Burgundy, this 1949 historical novel renders the political intrigue, people and texture of 15th-century Europe and of medieval court life during the Hundred Years War. Longworth, M.L. Death at the Chateau Bremont Penguin Putnam (PAPER, 2011. 311 Pages, USD 15, Item FRN972) When local nobleman Etienne de Bremont falls to his death from the family chateau, the town is abuzz with rumors. A lively whodunit steeped in the rich and romantic atmosphere of Aix-en-Provence.

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Natural History & Field Guides Lynch, Kermit Adventures on the Wine Route, A Wine Buyer’s Tour of France Farrar, Straus & Giroux (HARD COVER, 2013. 288 Pages, USD 30, Item FRA44) Lynch brings the domains, appellations and grand personalities to life in this warm tale of his many encounters in search of wine. To Order

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