You are invited to Bask in the delights
of the pays Basque

Sally Peabody's NEW Basque Country Culinary Tour
October 3-11. 2009

Distinctively delicious regional cuisine, unique culture & architecture, a splendidly varied countryside including world-class seaside resorts, atmospheric fishing villages, surf-fringed cliffs, sandy beaches, deep-green mountain valleys, tranquil rural villages of charm, vivacious small cities replete with medieval quarters, cathedrals & cobbled streets.  It’s all there for your enjoyment in the French & Spanish Pays Basque.  This nine-day trip will provide guests with a fine taste of this delightful region.  In France we will visit Biarritz, Bayonne, St. Jean Pied du Port, St. Jean de Luz, & Espelette.  In Spain, we visit San Sebastian, Spain’s ‘hottest’ culinary mecca. 

Highlights of the trip will include:

• A guided visit to Les Halles in Biarritz with a teaching-chef.  After learning about the uniquely Basque seafood, Jambon de Bayonne, Espelette peppers, ewes milk cheese, wines, gateaux Basque & myriad other goodies, we will have a cooking ‘party’ to prepare a delicious lunch with fresh foods from the market. 
• Exploring vibrant markets & interesting quarters in Bayonne, St. Jean Pied du Port, St. Jean de Luz and San Sebastian. 
• Visits to culinary artisans, including a tour of a chocolatier’s production atelier to learn about the origins of French chocolate in the Bayonne/Biarritz area.  We will visit a vigneron to taste & learn about the region’s distinctive Irrouleguy wines.  And we will enjoy a dégustation of Basque cheese & charcuterie. 
• In San Sebastian, one evening will be devoted to a ‘tapas crawl’ where we will dine and drink in the legendary tapas bars in the gothic ‘old quarter’.
• Shopping for Basque table linens, espadrilles, pottery & other regional treasures.

This Basque Country Culinary tour is limited to six guests.  Included: hotel double occupancy (two nights in Paris, four in Bayonne, three in San Sebastian).  Daily breakfast.  Meals & tastings as detailed in itinerary.  Round-trip flights from Paris Orly to Biarritz/Bayonne airport.  Airport transfers to & from Paris Orly. Transportation in the Pays Basque in a comfortable minivan with a knowledgeable local driver-guide who a fluent English-speaker.  Optional: during our free day in San Sebastian guests can visit nearby Bilbao or book lunch at one of the famed Michelin-starred restaurants. 

Price:  $3,695.    Deposit: $350     Single supplement available.

Questions: Call Sally.  781 391 6183  or email sally@yourgreatdaysinparis.com

Book Now! You won’t want to miss this experience.

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