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VISITING PROVENCE

Aix en Provence

a 20 min. drive

|> A magnificent historical and cultural center.
(www.aixenprovencetourism.com)
|> An internationally renown university town.
|> Known for its summer music festival, as well as for its museums, art galleries, shops, restaurants, cinemas and active night life.
(www.festival-aix.com)

  

Marseille

a 30 min. drive

|> The oldest city in France, and a major Mediterranean city with ferries to Corsica and north Africa.
|> The superb coastal road with breathtaking views of the islands of Frioul and Paumèges.
|> Boat trips to the island of the Château d'If (the famous prison island in Alexander Dumas' novel "The Count of Monte Cristo") as well as to the Calanques coastline.
|> and, of course, its Bouillabaisse !

CEZANNE Countryside

|> The view from the house and the neighbouring valley is dominated by the St. Victoire, the mountain which was the subject of many of the Cezanne paintings.
(www.atelier-cezanne.com)
|> The painting locations used by the artist for several of his works can be visited in the nearby provençal market town of Gardanne.

La Sainte Victoire
Views of the St.Victoire from La Bartavelle :
Stormy sky - Sunrise - Spring - Autumn Mist - A Rare Winter's View

Day trips

|> Arles and the Camargue.
|> The Verdon Gorges.
|> The Luberon mountain region.
|> The islands of Porquerolles, Port Cros and Levant (off Hyères and the Presqu'Ile de Giens).
|> Avignon and the Pont du Gard (try the canoeing).
|> The Côte d'Azur (St. Tropez, Cannes, Nice, Monaco … and even into Italy).
|> The Callanques coastline (from Cassis).
|> Boat and fishing trips from Carry le Rouet.
|> The beaches from Carry Le Rouet to Cap Couronne (la Côte Bleue).

 

Sports

|> Walking (Mimet, the St. Victoire, the Luberon …)
|> Mimet marathon (cross-country running) in May each year.
|> Mountain biking (Mimet and the Etoile mountain range).
|> Scuba diving (Marseille, Carry le Rouet, Cassis, La Ciotat).
|> Horse riding / trekking (Mimet and nearby Cadolive).
|> Other water sports such as wind surfing, sailing, water skiing … etc.
|> And in winter: 2 hours to skiing in the French Alps !