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Places and topics covered
- Gordes and the Bories: rue des Clastres, rue André Lhote, the Bories village and its houses
- Fontaine de Vaucluse, Roussillon, the Ochre Path: walk by the Sorgue, poet Francesco Petrarca, castle of Roussillon and view over the Luberon mountains, geology and vegetation of the Ochre Path
- 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
- Aix-en-Provence: place de l'université, cathedral of St-Sauveur, place de l'hôtel de ville, church of Sainte-Madeleine, cours Mirabeau
- Château of Lourmarin and Silvacane abbey: main rooms of the castle and Renaissance style, Silvacane abbey and Romanesque architecture
- Cezanne: its life and works
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Informations: A walking tour of Aix en Provence
Author: Frédéric Ducarré
Departure point: Place de l’Université by Saint Sauveur Cathedral, to the north of the old town
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: The Château de Lourmarin and Silvacane Abbey
Author: Elizabeth Petitjean
Times: Note that the Château is closed in January, except at weekends. The rest of the year it can be visited daily between 10 am and 11:30 am, then from 2:30 pm to either 4 pm, 4:30 pm or 5 pm, depending on whether you are there in spring, summer or autumn.
From 1st of June to the end of September, the Abbey is open 10 am until 5 - 6 pm daily, with the exception of Tuesdays when it is closed.
Entrance fee: The entrance fee for the Abbey is around 6 euros.
Comments: The Château de Lourmarin is situated on the outskirts of the village of the same name and is at the centre of a triangle formed by Avignon, Aix and Manosque.The Chateau is located 13 miles north west of Aix and 18 miles east of Cavaillon.
Silvacane Abbey: the nearest village is Roque d'Anthéron. The Abbey is located 9 miles from the Chateau of Lourmarin.
Informations: Luberon: Fontaine de Vaucluse, Roussillon, The Ochre valley
Author: Elizabeth Petitjean
Departure point: Village square in Fontaine de Vaucluse
Access: By car
Comments: The Fontaine de Vaucluse: Our audio tour begins on the village square. The village itself is located some 19 miles to the east of Avignon. Set off from there on the N100 as far as Ile sur Sorgue where you’ll pick up the D25. You’ll be able to park in the large car parks outside the village.
Roussillon: leave your car in the paying car park at the entrance to the village. You’ll pick up signs there directing you to the famous “Chemin des Ocres”. When you’ve completed your walk along the Ochre Path you can continue with the tour of Roussillon.
Informations: The Luberon: Gordes and the Bories village
Author: Elizabeth Petitjean
Departure point: Place du marché, in front of the chateau walls
Access: By car
Entrance fee: Les Bories: the entrance fee is about 5-6 euros per person. The abandoned village of Les Bories is just beside the village of Gordes.
Comments: How to get to Gordes: It you’re on the D15, drive past the chateau and park at the top of the village. If you arrive by the D102, cross the village, drive past the château and turn onto the D15 leading to the top of the village. Whichever direction you take and regardless of where you park, we’ll meet in front of the chateau walls on the Place du Marché.
Informations: Understanding Cezanne and his works
Author: Christine Darmagnac
Comments: There is obviously no meeting point for this lecture - you can listen to it wherever you so wish.
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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