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| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | Where to visit in Provence? Posted: Fri March 26, 2004 03:52 PM UTC
Hi everyone!
I am visiting the Provence area in late may for 2-3 days, and I'm having trouble decided where to visit & where to book accomodation. I'll probably only have time to visit 2-3 places. Which are more worth my time: Arles, Avignon, Les Baux, St. Remy, Nimes, Pont du gard, etc..?. Also, which places are the best to spend the night? Any advice regarding this area is apprciated!! Thanks! -Martha |
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| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | Re: Re: Where to visit in Provence? Posted: Fri March 26, 2004 06:32 PM UTC
We will be depending on busses and trains instead of a car. Is Aix-en-Provence still a good place to stay in this case??
-Martha
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| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | Re: Re: Where to visit in Provence? Posted: Fri March 26, 2004 06:37 PM UTC
All the places you've mentioned are very rich in history and things to see, so you'd struggle to fit them all into your trip. My choices would be Nimes and Arles.
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| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | Re: Re: Where to visit in Provence? Posted: Fri March 26, 2004 06:41 PM UTC
may be i know more about other countries than mine
i don t know very well this area but had a big emotion when i visited Les Baux de Provence, Cucugnan and other cities around, of course french people read Daudet and Pagnol who are from this area vsiting all little village is very important lionel
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| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | Re: Re: Where to visit in Provence? Posted: Fri March 26, 2004 06:49 PM UTC
Provence is really a fairly large area. If you have no car and only 2-3 days, you'll waste too much time on buses if you try to see a lot. I'd choose Avignon and St. Remy but I also love Les Baux and from there it's not far to St. Remy. People forget Carpentras and the area to the north... also very beautiful as in Crillon-Le-Brave.
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| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | Re: Where to visit in Provence? Posted: Sat March 27, 2004 10:50 AM UTC
Without a car, you should definately stay in a larger town/city - I'd recommend either Aix or Arles. Then from either one, via the tourist office you can take a tour bus to visit some of the smaller villages which you mentioned. With only 2-3 days, this would be your best way to get a flavor for the area.
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| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | Re: Where to visit in Provence? Posted: Sat April 10, 2004 10:10 AM UTC
Hi Martha,
You are soo lucky you are visiting the Provence, it´s one of the nicest areas of France. I should definately visit Arles, St remy, nimes and maybe pont du gard (it takes a drive). I didn´t like Avignon, the bridge was a big disappointment and there were lots of tourist busses. I should look for a place to stay in the triangle nimes, arles, salon the Provence, than you´re close to all the nice villages. Take a look on my provence page for more tips. Have a very nice trip! X Emke
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| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | Re: Re: Where to visit in Provence? Posted: Sat April 10, 2004 06:40 PM UTC
"Cucugnan and other cities around, of course french people read Daudet and Pagnol who are from this area"
Outrageous! Cucugnan is in Languedoc, not Provence!
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| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | Re: Re: Where to visit in Provence? Posted: Sat April 10, 2004 09:05 PM UTC
a french made a mistake, sorry !
i was bad and would like to write tarascon, and may be (may be) suggest to visit all my country when will you arrive in bordeaux? ;-) lionel
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| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | Re: Re: Where to visit in Provence? Posted: Sat April 10, 2004 10:25 PM UTC
Yes, Tarascon is a good place to visit. It is on the other side of the Rhone from Beaucaire, one of the oldest market towns in the area.
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| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | Re: Re: Where to visit in Provence? Posted: Tue April 13, 2004 08:42 PM UTC
Hmmm...this is a lot to think about! Thanks everyone! I'm trying to decide whether to stay in Avignon or Arles. I'm leaning towards Arles, but I'm having trouble finding hotels for under 50euro/night. Does anyone know of good places in Arles?
-Martha
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