Best of Provence
DO NOT DO THIS TOUR unless you are comfortable with dangerous roads, an unreliable navigation app, and unreliable instructions on a paper road map. The most dangerous segment, between Cavaillon and St. Remy de Provence, is completely avoidable via a dedicated bike path, but neither the app nor the written road map include directions for this. Instead, the route includes a short but terrifying segment on a VERY busy road with a narrow bike lane and large trucks whizzing by. In addition, both the app and the road map are inaccurate every day in several places, but never in the SAME place – so then, the rider must decide which one to follow! We were told to use the app primarily, but it does not use GPS navigation so if you get off route, it only tells you that this has happened – not how to fix it. Thank goodness for many kind people who helped when we got lost, including German couple who were traveling with a different bike company and showed us where to get on the stress-free and lovely Velo green bike route to St. Remy after the busy road segment described previously. True, there were only a few dangerous segments on the route but they were so scary that they ruined the days when they occurred. That, plus lousy directions via both the app and the road map, made this much more challenging ride than we were promised and a much less pleasant ride than we anticipated. This was our fourth trip with Discover France but we will never, ever use them again. Buyer beware!
29 juin 2022
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