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Day One
- From Marseilles, take A50 in the direction of Nice for 14 miles, then take exit 8 toward Cassis. (14 miles; 20 minutes)
- 300 meters after the tollbooth, turn right following signs to Cassis and continue for 2 miles. Take a left just before the small Peugeot garage, and follow signs to the Super U Marché. (3 miles; 5 minutes)
- Approximately 1,000 feet from the garage is a rotary. Go straight though and veer left. Continue for about 2,000 feet until the second rotary, then take a left following the signs for “Casino”.
- Pass the casino on the right, until you reach another rotary. Take a left in the direction of “Parking Madie.” (1,100 feet)
- After about 500 feet, take a right onto the small road called Chemin des Lombards to the Chateau de Cassis.
- To reach Domaines Bunan winery in Bandol, turn right onto D559. Enter the rotary and take the first exit to continue on D559. Drive 14 miles and take the A50 entrance ramp on the left in the direction of La Ciotat/Toulon to A50. (14 miles; 15 minutes)
- Take exit 12 toward Bandol/Sanary-sur-Mer and turn right onto D559. Continue for about a mile to the next rotary and take the third exit to stay on D559. (1 mile; 5 minutes)
- Pass through a second rotary and take the first left after a bridge over a small channel, then follow signs to the Domaines Bunan winery. (1 mile; 5 minutes)
- To return to the Chateau de Cassis, turn left onto D559. Follow it to a rotary and take the first exit to Exchangeur de Bandol. After about half a mile, the Exchangeur will become the A50. Continue for 14 miles and take exit 8 to Cassis. Retrace directions above from exit 8. (15 miles; 20 minutes)
Day Two
- From Cassis, turn right onto D559. Enter the rotary and take the first exit to continue on the D559. Pass through Bandol, Sanary-sur-Mer, Toulon, and Le Lavandou. (56 miles; 2 hours 15 minutes)
- 7 niles after the town of Cavalaire, turn right on the N98 and pass through Sainte-Maxime and Saint-Raphael, until you reach Théoule-sur-Mer. (47 miles; 1 hour 10 minutes)
- In town, turn left after the fire station to reach Marco Polo restaurant, which is in a parking lot.
- To reach Le Manoir de L’Etang in Mougins from Théoule, take N98 toward Cannes. Take the second exit off the rotary onto Avenue Jacques Soustelle. Avenue Jacques Soustelle becomes Boulevard du Bon Puits. (2 miles; 4 minutes)
- Enter the next rotary and take the second exit to D2098-Avenue du Maréchal Juin. (less than 1 mile)
- Enter the next rotary and take the fourth exit to RN7-Avenue de Cannes. Follow signs to Nice/Aix-en-Provence and take the entrance on the left to A8-La Provençale to Cannes/Nice. (1 mile; 2 minutes)
- Take exit 42 to Cannes-Centre/Grasse/Le Cannet/Mougins/Mouanssartoux. Stay to your left when the road splits. (6 miles; 8 minutes)
- Enter the next rotary and take the third exit to N1085-Pénétrante Cannes Grasse. Veer slightly to the right on D35 Avenue de la Valmasque. Turn right on Avenue de Grasses.(3 miles; 5 minutes)
- Turn right on the Promenade de l’Etang. (less than 1 mile)
- Turn right on the Allée du Manoir to the Le Manoir de l’Etang in Mougins. (less than 1 mile)
Day Three
- From Mougins, take D35, past Sainte-Basile, then take the first exit at the rotary to travel along D3/Avenue de Notre Dame de Vie. (1 miles; 2 minutes)
- Turn left onto D6185 until you approach Cannes, where it becomes A8/E80, and take exit 52. (1 mile; 5 minutes)
- At Nice, the road becomes D6202. Near Saint-Martin-du-Var, turn left onto D2209. (8 miles; 8 minutes)
- Connect with the N202, and when you reach a rotary, take the first exit to travel along D227 until you reach Gilette. (15 miles; 24 minutes)
- A mile and a half outside of town, park on the side of the road to access the Clue de la Cerise. (1 miles; 5 minutes)
- Continue on D227 and take the third exit at the rotary for D2209.
- Near Gattieres, connect with D18 and take it to La Gaude. Follow signs to La Senguiniere. (5 miles; 12 minutes)
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