Real Travel France

October 6, 2016

2017 Tour Schedule on Pause

Here’s the latest… Clara’s seen every inch of the Eastern French Pyrenees from the vantage of a bicycle. So far she’s embraced life on two wheels with delight. But I realize this is a delicate thing. To keep her carefree cycling spirit alive, I’ve decided to pause all Real Travel France tours for 2017. I…

organic food and wine bike tours in France

November 5, 2015

What’s Real Travel?

Real Travel is about focus. It’s about saying no to doing it all, and doing what you do with your all. It’s about going deeper, staying longer. It’s savoring. It’s paying attention and seeing with all your senses, not just looking with your eyes. It’s a quest for the real, the authentic, the organic. It’s not as…

Organic bicycle tour company Real Travel France founder Avery Sumner

November 12, 2015

Who Are We?

Avery Sumner, FOUNDER/TOUR ORGANIZER/LEADER Professional Version… Avery Sumner is an American living in France who began her career as a newspaper staff writer and high school journalism teacher in the Florida Keys. From there, she fell in love with the Florida Everglades where she eventually opened a seasonal organic restaurant. During her seven years as…

farm to table bicycle tours in the Eastern French Pyrenees

Pyrenees Peaks to Mediterranean Plage Tour

TBA World’s collide on this six-day Pyrenees to Plage tour (plage means beach in French) where the French Pyrenees meet the Mediterranean sea and France meets Spain. One of the best features of this region of France is its concentrated nature. By that I mean snow covered peaks juxtaposed against the blue-green Mediterranean, arid lavender…

farm to table bicycle tours in southernmost france realtravelfrance.com

October 8, 2014

Harvest Between Mountains and Sea Tour

TBA The French table is inextricably linked to terroir—the earth and elements of a particular place that give character to the products cultivated in that place. On this six-day tour we’ll introduce you to the unique and stunning terroir of French Catalonia while we pedal between mountains and sea ( and if we’re lucky it…

October 10, 2014

Scenic Climbs and Organic Farms Tour

TBA Home is where the heart resides and you’ll get to know our hearts well on this tour based from our home in the Castellane Valley. This is a single location tour, where we return to the same place each day. We’ll share a sprawling old stone mill house alongside a roaring river with a…

small group bike tours in southern France

Why Ride Real?

Five Reasons to Roll with Real Travel France 1. Teeny Tiny Tours: Real Travel France tours are limited to six participants. That means the experience remains real. You won’t travel like a tourist or stand out as a group, rather you’ll get personalized attention from two qualified and enthusiastic resident tour leaders in a very…

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