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France Study Tour

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For additional information contact:
UK Office of International Programs for
Agriculture
302 Charles E. Barnhart Building
Lexington, KY 40546-0276
Dr. Michael Reed, 257-7259, E-mail: mrreed@uky.edu
Anita Hill, 257-1711, E-mail: anita.hill@uky.edu
Typical Itinerary
Spring Study Tour
Pick the group at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, to Dijon.
Welcome meeting at ENESAD
Dinner with ENESAD students
Wednesday
09:00 a.m. Introduction to Historic Burgundy
and guided tour of downtown Dijon
02:00 p.m. General introduction to Burgundy
03:30 p.m. Tour of a "small red fruit" farm at
Concoeur
05:30 p.m. Reception at the City Hall of Dijon
(Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy)
Thursday
10:00 a.m. Tour of the Cistercian Abbey of
Fontenay (11th Century)
12:30 p.m. Lunch at the farmer restaurant of Flavigny
- fortified middle age city
03:00 p.m. Overview of agricultural landscapes and
tour of a cereal farm
08:00 p.m. BBQ with students
Friday
08:30 a.m. Presentation of the Comte cheese
processing and tour of a factory
11:00 a.m. Tour of a Montbeliarde caw dairy
farm
02:00 p.m. Aging at Cheese Cellars at Fort St Antoine
04:30 p.m. Tour of a "lapidaire" factory
Saturday
On your own for visiting Dijon (market, museum)
Optional tour at Château de Bussy-Rabutin in the afternoon
Sunday(300 miles)
09:00 a.m. Tour of a "truffe" farm at Grignan
11:00 p.m. A lavender distillery at Nyons
03:00 p.m. Visit of the Roman theater at Orange
08:00 p.m. Dinner and night at Saintes Maries de la
Mer
Monday (30 miles)
Relax, visit of the city, abrivado at 11:00 a.m., lunch on your own,
Tour of a Fighting bull farm. Riding and dinner at 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday (300 miles)
09:00 a.m.
Tour of an organic rice farm
11:00 a.m. Tour of an olive tree farm and an
oil factory at Nimes
03:00 p.m. Stop and cross Pont du Gard Roman aqueduc
Wednesday (120 miles)
09:00 a.m. Presentation of the wines of
Burgundy
11:00 p.m. Visit of the Hospices de Beaune
02:00 p.m. Tour at Domaine Latour at Aloxe Corton:
vineyard and cellars
08:00 p.m. Great BBQ party
Thursday (60 miles)
09:00 a.m. Introduction and tour of a slauter
11:00 a.m. Tour of a Charolais breeding farm
03:00 p.m. Tour of a Bresse Capon farm
05:30 p.m. Tour of a Montbeliarde
dairy farm
Friday (100 miles)
09:00 a.m. Visit of the European Taste
Institute and conference on new consumer's taste
02:00 p.m. Conference and final discussion on changes
in agriculture policy (EU, USA)
08:00 p.m. Dinner with ENESAD students
Saturday
Depart for Paris at 09:00 a.m. Hôtel BVJ, Downtown Paris
(Metro LOUVRES)
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