Originally Posted by
stimpy
For me I'd head straight to Avignon and stay at the R&C property Hôtel Le Prieuré. Have an nice gourmet meal and the next morning walk around the Prieuré (priory) and then into Avignon itself.
As for the amphitheater in Nimes, for me it wasn't worth the time. Nor Orange. I'd spend a night in central Annecy having a nice mountain meal there, relax and then tour around the lake in the morning. You can also take a cable car up the mountain for some spectacular views and fresh air.
Lastly why not visit Geneva for a few hours? There are some interesting museums. One of my favorites in the Red Cross museum.
Stimpy, thanks for your input. We had tried Le Prieure on the R&C website but it was really expensive for our dates. When we looked on the Le Prieure website itself, the rates were better, so we booked there for night two.
So we will drive down from Geneva on day one, stay the first night (with dinner) at the R&C Villa Augusta, do the Luberon on day two and stay at R&C Le Prieure (with dinner), do Avignon on day three and drive up to Chambery and stay at the Domaine Saints Pères (with dinner) and then drive back up to Geneva via Annecy on day four.
Any further comments or suggestions are welcome.