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Places and topics covered
- Avignon: St-Louis cloister, Caumont mansion, Jesuits church, Calvet museum, palace of the Popes
- Arles: place de la République, church and cloister of Ste Trophime, espace Van Gogh, Constantine's thermal baths, amphitheatre
- Tour of the Alpilles: history of the Baux de Provence and Louis Jou, Glanum and mausoleum of the Antiques, monastery and cloister of St-Paul-de-Mausole
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Informations: Arles: from St Trophime to the Roman Theatre
Author: Didier Bouchard
Departure point: Place de la République beside the Town Hall
Arrival point: Arena
Times: This tour can be taken any day of the week, but if you’d like to visit the interior of Saint-Trophime church, we suggest you avoid Sundays. If you plan to visit the theatre and the arena, note that these close at 4:30 pm in winter and depending on the season, at 5:30 pm or 6 pm the rest of the year. We recommend you take this tour in the morning so as to leave the afternoon free to visit Arles’ museums or one of two nearby sights: the Church of Saint-Honorat or Montmajour Abbey.
Informations: A walking tour of Avignon
Author: Didier Bouchard
Departure point: Entrance to the Saint Louis Cloister at 20 Rue du Portail Boquier, located near the Tourist Office on the Cours Jean Jaurès
Times: This tour can be taken any day of the week, morning or afternoon. However, if you would like to visit the interior of the cathedral, it’s best to avoid Sunday mornings. We suggest you begin the tour in the morning to allow time for lunch in Avignon and to keep the afternoon free to visit the Palais des Papes and possibly one of the museums.
Informations: A tour of the Alpilles: Les Baux, Les Antiques and Saint Paul de Mausole
Author: Elizabeth Petitjean
Access: By car
Comments: Baux de Provence: Several access routes are possible. The most spectacular one is the D27 through the Val d’Enfer, or Hell Valley. As its name would suggest, this is a jumbled formation of rock sculpted by wind and rain. Alternatively, you can take the much wider and virtually straight. D27A.
The Antiques and St Paul are to be found on the D5 about a mile and a half south of St Remy de Provence and 4 miles from Baux. If this is your chosen route, you’ll arrive on the D27A before joining the D5.
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