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In particular, for this Living and Learning program, we urge you to complete and submit your Participant Information Form as soon as possible. Please bring a passport-sized photo of yourself in order to obtain a Provence Pass for independent travel on local public transportation.
A passport is required for this program. It must be valid for at least 6 months after your return date.
This information about travel documents pertains to participants holding U.S. passports. Non-U.S. citizens should refer to their country's requirements to ensure they have the necessary documentation for travel.
United States citizens don’t need a visa for any of the countries you’ll be visiting. Non-U.S. citizens should refer to their country's requirements to ensure they have the necessary documentation for travel.
If Road Scholar is arranging your air travel to and from the program, and you travel on the scheduled start and end dates, you’ll receive free round-trip transfers from the airport to the hotel.
Arrival day is on October 3, 2025
Meet the group at Adagio Aix-en-Provence Centre in Aix-en-Provence
Start of Trip: 3:00 p.m. hotel check-in; Orientation in the early evening, followed by Welcome Dinner.
Getting to the site: Participants who booked their air through Road Scholar will be provided with an arrival transfer if arriving on the group arrival date. Participants who do not arrive on the group arrival date or who are POP (Program Only Participant), are responsible for their own transportation to the first location. Taxis are readily available from the airport in Marseille to the apart'hotel in Aix. The ride takes approximately 30 minutes and costs around 65€. Shuttle buses are available from the Marseille airport to the Gare Routière (bus station) in Aix. A one way ticket costs about 10€. The hotel is a 10 minute walk from the bus station.
Your trip ends on: Saturday, November 15, 2025 in Aix-en-Provence at Adagio Aix-en-Provence Centre
End of Trip: 12:00 Noon hotel check-out.
Getting to the airport: Participants who booked their air through Road Scholar will be provided with a departure transfer if departing on the group departure date. The group leader will let you know the exact time of your transfer during the program . Participants who do not depart on the group departure date TCA (custom air itinerary) status or who are POP (Program Only Participant), are responsible for their own transportation from the last location. Hotel staff would be happy to help arrange a local taxi transfer.
Information if you are purchasing your own airfare: Participants who have not purchased airfare through Road Scholar are responsible for making their own transfer arrangements to the first site at the beginning of the program, as well as from the last site at the end of the program. The Information Packet Road Scholar sends in advance of the program includes details needed to make your transfer arrangements. If you wish to purchase airfare through Road Scholar, please call (800) 241-1404. Please note: In the unlikely event Road Scholar must make changes to the program's arrival or departure details, we will notify all participants as soon as possible. Participants who have purchased Road Scholar airfare are protected against airline change fees; however, anyone who has not purchased Road Scholar airfare will be required to make their own adjustments and may incur fees imposed by the airline.