Places to visit:
- The beautiful walled city of Avignon - a UNESCO World Heritage Site - the medieval city of Popes - the biggest gothic palace in the world and the legendary bridge made famous by the song known to every child 'Sur le Pont, d'Avignon'
- St Remy de Provence and the impressive Greco-Roman archaeological site of Glanum, and the beautiful retreat where Van Gogh spent a prolific year inspired by the luminosity of the light in this region
- 11th century Les Baux de Provence dominating the Provence landscape
- The Roman centre of Arles described by Constantine as 'the little Rome in Gaul' and once the Roman capital for all of Spain, France and Britain.
- The Luberon - Gordes, Menerbes, Bonnieux and Roussillon
- Marseille with its picturesque old port and beautiful church high up on the hill overlooking the city (go up on the little 'street train touristique'), the Mediterranean, and the fortress island , Isle d'If - home of Alexander Dumas' Count of Monte Cristo
- Montpelier, elegant and classical, rather like a Paris of the South
- Orange, the great Imperial Roman theatre - yet another UNESCO World Heritage site
- The Camargue - calm and mysterious - try to take a Land Rover safari or a boat trip through the lagoons and waterways
- Aigues-Mortes, a beautifully preserved town completely enclosed by ramparts. The French kingdom's first Mediterranean port and the departure point for the Orient and the Crusades
- St. Maries de la Mer - like Mediterranean seaside resorts were 70 years ago - quiet and gentle with unspoilt and uncrowded beaches.
There are hundreds of excellent restaurants in the area to choose from and most are very inexpensive. I give a list of recommendations in the villa and you will certainly have great fun discovering your own favourites. For all your shopping there is a very large supermarket just over 1/2 mile (1km)
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marks the location of the property in Alpilles
