roads

Uzès

motoways

Pont du Gard

AVIGNON

train TGV

Remoulins

NIMES

Tarascon

St Rémy de Provence

Les Baux de Provence

ARLES

Le Grau du Roi

Beloved of Caesar, who called it “the little Rome of the Gauls”, Arles has preserved many traces of its association with Rome, in particular the Antique Theatre, the Roman Circus and the Amphitheatre.  The invasions of the late Middle Ages were to inflict lasting damage on the city, but by as early as the 12th century it succeeded in healing its wounds with the construction of splendid monuments, such as the church of St Trophime. Vincent Van Gogh was just one of the artists fascinated by Arles and its region.  In under two years there, he painted almost 300 paintings.

distance 20 km

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The Pont du Gard is now classified worldwide as a site of exceptional importance. It was built to carry the Roman aqueduct which once brought water from the source of the Eure in Uzès to Nîmes.

distance 20 km

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The legend tells us that in 48 AD, Martha, one of the "Saintes Maries de la Mer", came to Tarascon, to rid the region of the Tarasque, the river monster which was terrorizing the local population.  On her death, Martha naturally became the patron saint of Tarascon. >From the 12th century, the cult of St Martha led to the construction round her tomb and the church bearing her name, of many convents and monasteries.  It thereby contributed to the richness of Tarascon's architectural patrimony, of which King René's castle, part medieval, part Renaissance, is one of the masterpieces.

distance 3 km

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Born next to a sacred water source, Nîmes took its name from Nemausus the ancient Roman god of water. The city well aware of its Roman past has been able to safe-keep many monuments. From its Amphitheater to the Tower of Magne, to the “Maison Carrée” to the Temple of Diana, these traces of the empire, boardered by other monuments dating from the 1st Christians in the region, make a walk in Nîmes a stepback into history. Not to mention the luxerious mansions, born during the textile boom in the 16th century, which rest incomparable when compared to what has since been built in the modern age.

distance 25 km

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The first official “duke” title of France, who gave to Christianity Saint Firmin and Pope Urbain the 5th. Uzès, which has Huguenot roots, knows how to guard its rich feudal patrimony despite the many religious wars that tormented the local population over the ages. From the high tower of Bermonde, a voyager is confronted with over a millenium of history. Add another millenium when you go to visit the “Pont du Gard” just a few kilometers from Uzès. This aqueduct whose construction was started around 50 A.D. crosses the Gardon River to deliver water to Nîmes nearly 50 kilometers away from the Eure a pure source of water near Uzès.

distance 33 km

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A papal city from the 14th century to the Revolution, Avignon, with its reputation as a city of sanctuary, has enriched itself over the centuries by its contacts with cultures from across the world, its exceptional patrimony being classified as a Unesco World Heritage site. Behind the city walls, the golden Virgin on the cathedral tower, and the towers of the Palace of the Popes can be seen from far beyond the Rhône.  Such striking beauty is impossible to resist.

distance 26 km

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One day, in the mid-19th century, Le Grau du Roi decided to break free from its mother town Aigues-Mortes, the crusader city. On the 18th of July 1879 the inhabitants of Le Grau took into their own hands the destiny of their wind and spray battered village. Over the years, these experienced fishermen were to build, between the Camargue and the Mediterranean, the most important yachting harbour in Europe: Port Camargue.

distance 65 km

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In this eagle's nest exposed to the anger of the elements, the inhabitants have learned to cut into the rock, the better to shelter themselves.  Under the governance of the proud lords of Les Baux, protected by its 10th century fortress, for five centuries the town successfully defied the Counts of Toulouse and of Provence.  Finally, weary of this ongoing state of war, the inhabitants of Les Baux laid down their arms. Now it is only the vines and the olive trees which lay siege to this hilltop village, now officially recognised as one of the "Most Beautiful Villages of France".

distance 20 km

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A crossing point between the Languedoc and the Rhone valley. Remoulins is at a crossroads between the Gardon valley and the Nîmes – Avignon road.

distance 20 km

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St Remy de Provence has never denied its Roman heritage. At the foot of the Alpilles, astride the Domitian Way, the ancient town of Glanum bares its glorious remains to the sun of the Midi. And from the hills around, over the olive groves, vineyards and garrigues so dear to Van Gogh, the eye travels from the peaceful town to the distant turquoise blue ribbon of the Mediterranean.

distance 18 km

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