The Camargue, Western Europe's largest river delta, covers an area of over 900 sq kms - a wild landscape of red salt lagoons teeming with...

Although part of the region of Provence, Marseille has a soul of its own. Founded in 600 BC. by the Greek sailors of Phocaea, this great...

The fortified city of Avignon is very much a city of history and theatre. Avignon's architecture is marked by papal history. Going...

Arles is a city on the Rhone River in Provence. It is famed for inspiring over 200 paintings of Vincent Van Gogh. Once a provincial...

The Iles de Lerins consist of 4 Islands but only 2 are inhabited the Ile Sainte-Marguerite and the Ile Saint-Honorat. They were first...

The 2 islands, Porquerolles and Port Cros, are a really enjoyable “must see” day out for visiting, swimming, snorkelling, sunbathing and...

Protected by the Montagne Ste Victoire Aix is surrounded by a countryside full of vineyards and olive groves and traditional Provencal...