HIGHLIGHTS: Palace of the Popes in Avignon, charming Aix-en-Provence, mediterranean Provençal cuisine, chocolate manufacture, wine tasting of Chateauneuf-du-Pape and other Provençal wines, lavender plantation, perched villages, boat excursion into the mediterranean bays, art experience in ancient stone quarries, private castle tour, colorful bustling markets, sipping an aperitif in a fishing port, bull round-up in the Camargues region, Paul Cezanne and his art, Roman aqueduct and arena, regional handicrafts (i.e. the well-known Santons and local products.